The Avon Grove School Board welcomed two new members and selected a new leadership team for 2026 during the recent reorganization meeting at the Avon Grove Intermediate School Audion.

The meeting began with two new board members—Natalie Ortega-Moran, Ed. D., and Katie Leonard—taking the oath of office for the first time as school board members. Also taking the oath of office were Bill Wood and Ruchira Singh, who were both reelected to the board in the November general election.

Once the oath of office was administered, the nine members of the school board set out to select a president and vice president for the next year.

Longtime board member Bonnie Wolff nominated Dorothy Linn, Ed. D., for the position of president. There were no other nominations, or public comment, and the board then unanimously voted in support of Linn.

Linn thanked her colleagues for selecting her to once again serve as president.

Next, the board set out to select a vice president, and two board members were nominated—longtime school board member Herman Engel and Singh. Singh secured the five votes necessary to secure the nomination, and she will serve as the board vice president for 2026.

The full school board now includes Linn, Singh, Wolff, Engel, Wood, Ortega-Moran, Leonard, Ken Roark, and Nick Taylor.

The school board reorganization meeting also included a brief discussion about a motion to approve a list of meeting dates, places and times for school board meetings to be conducted in accordance with laws required under the Sunshine Act. The Avon Grove School Board is considering the possibility of changing the structure of some of the committees that board members serve on. There will be more discussions about the structure of committees at an upcoming board retreat, and if any changes are undertaken, they will be shared publicly and new meeting dates and times will be advertised.

Linn concluded the reorganization meeting by welcoming the newly elected board members and welcoming back the two newly re-elected board members.

“We are so looking forward to having you on the board and working together as a team,” Linn said.

The next business meeting of the Avon Grove School Board will take place at 6 p.m. on Thursday, January 22 at the Avon Grove Intermediate School Audion.