By Steven Hoffman
Staff Writer

The Avon Grove School Board has long been one of the more experienced elected boards in Chester County, so when the reorganization meeting took place in early December, there were several members who could have been selected to serve in leadership roles for 2025.

Ultimately, the board members unanimously selected Dorothy Linn, Ed.D., to serve in the president for 2025. Linn has served on the school board since 2019, and has previous stints as board president and board vice president.

“Thank you very much,” Linn said moments after she was elected president. “I look forward to working with everybody.”

The board members then selected Rick Dumont to serve as the vice president in 2025. There were no other nominations for this position, and Dumont was also unanimously approved for his position.

In 2025, in addition to Linn and Dumont, the Avon Grove School Board will also include Bonnie Wolff, who has been on the board since 2003, Herman Engel, who has been a member since 2010, and Bill Wood, Mike Woodin, Ken Roark, Ruchira Singh, Nick Taylor. 

The next year is shaping up to be a busy one for the Avon Grove School District. Longtime superintendent Dr. M. Christopher Marchese is departing the school district on Jan. 3, so the school board is very early in the process of finding its next superintendent.

The Avon Grove Board will hold its next Committee-of-the-Whole meeting on Jan. 14 and its first regular meeting of the new year on Jan. 23. Both meetings will be held at 6 p.m. at the Avon Grove Intermediate School.