The top vote getter was incumbent Lisa Hultz, followed by newcomers Karri Murayama and Jill Sprenkel. While attending a board meeting on Election Day, the three candidates were text-messaged updated election tallies by friends and family, although no one learned the final tally until after midnight.
"I didn't want to say it was a done deal until it was," Murayama said.
Items the new board will be working on include Measure C construction (the school bond passed in the June primary), updating the district's Master Plan and networking with other school districts on ways to make the plan more successful.
The trustees also stressed the importance of keeping the board accountable to its constituents, and the need to get input from the staff, administration, teachers and members of the community on issues affecting the district and its students before making decisions.
"There's no reason we shouldn't be working together for the benefit and growth of the community," Sprenkel said.
The new trustees will be sworn in during a board meeting in December and serve four-year terms.
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