{"id":84,"date":"2011-10-06T11:03:42","date_gmt":"2011-10-06T15:03:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/coatesvilletimes.com\/?p=84"},"modified":"2011-10-06T11:03:42","modified_gmt":"2011-10-06T15:03:42","slug":"fox-named-to-casd-school-board","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coatesvilletimes.com\/?p=84","title":{"rendered":"Fox named to CASD school board"},"content":{"rendered":"

Already on the ballot for the Nov. election, Fox to replace Bob Knecht<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

By Stephanie Weaver<\/strong>, Correspondent, CoatesvilleTimes.com<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>CALN \u2014The Coatesville Area School District Board of Education is back to a full compliment.<\/p>\n

The Board of Education voted Sept. 28 to appoint Jim Fox, a resident of Sadsbury, to finish out the term of Bob Knecht, who resigned earlier this year, from among four candidates for the open position.<\/p>\n

Fox, who will represent Region III (Sadsbury, East Fallowfield, Modena, West Caln and South Coatesville), will fill out the final two months remaining in the term. But Fox, who won a write-in race in May for the GOP nomination for a Region III seat, was not a unanimous choice \u2014 and his selection seemed to ruffle at least one board member: Dr. Tonya Thames Taylor, who expressed some concerns.<\/p>\n

Taylor took issue with with a statement in Fox\u2019s application letter that stated that he would take \u201ca strong stand against frivolous spending.\u201d According to Taylor, the board is very careful with their money. She also seemed bothered that Fox did not attend the meeting.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt would have been nice to have had him at the meeting, but I welcome him onto the board,\u201d Taylor said. \u201cHe is a qualified addition.\u201d<\/p>\n

Board President J. Neil Campbell was one of the majority of board members who voted in Fox\u2019s favor. According to Campbell, Fox\u2019s background is very strong and he is running unopposed on a ballot for a four-year term with the school board.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe other three candidates would have only been on the board for two months and are not on the ballot for the four-year term,\u201d Campbell said. \u201cThere is so much to learn when you first become a board member and in my experience, a two-month term is not long enough. You need to be on the board for at least a year to get a grip on things and these two months will give Jim Fox a head start.\u201d<\/p>\n

In addition to Fox, the board considered three other candidates: John Maffei from East Fallowfield, who garnered one vote from member Diane Brownfield; Jami Vernon from East Fallowfield, who was supported by Taylor and Jennifer Borneman, also from East Fallowfield, who received no board votes.<\/p>\n

Fox will start his term on Oct. 11.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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