An Honor to Serve
/As school board elections draw near, there is one name that won’t be on the ballot. After 20 years of service, Barb Reid is stepping down.
JCSD has always been a part of Barb’s life. Her father served as superintendent and her mother taught at the school while Barb was a child. She had been involved with the school through the Booster Club and other organizations. Barb’s son had just graduated and her daughter was still in school. At the time, Barb chose to run because there was talk of merging with another district and she wanted to see if there were other options available for JCSD.
Barb says her greatest accomplishment is the passage of the 2018 General Obligation Bond which funded 12 classrooms (2 preschool, 4 elementary, 3 middle school and 3 high school), a new band room, a new competition gymnasium with locker rooms, new parking lot, new roof for the 1974 addition, and addressed air quality issues throughout the school. Barb credits the community and the many people who gave their time for this project.
Barb hope new/future board members won’t be afraid to ask questions. She wants them to be open to new ideas and understand they aren’t going to learn all they need to know overnight.
“It has been an honor to serve on the Board for the last 20 years and I look forward to seeing JSCD continue long into the future,” remarks Barb Reid.