From The Tribune staff reports
TRUSSVILLE — Trussville City School Board President Kathy Brown, who was recently reappointed to the school board, thanked the Trussville City Council and Mayor Buddy Choat with a statement during the BOE meeting on Monday, April 20, 2020.
“I would like to thank the Trussville City Council for my reappointment to the Board of Education,” said Brown. “I am so thankful for our relationship with the city council and Mayor Choat and for their continued support of the BOE.”
Brown was reappointed by the council during a virtual meeting on Tuesday, April 14.
“I am happy to volunteer for another 5-year term and humbled to serve our community in this way,” Brown continued in the statement. “Our Board of Education is a hardworking group that is 100% committed to the education of our students and I am proud to play a part in that.”
Brown, who has been on the board since December of 2014. Brown, a Trussville resident since 1988, works part-time at Brookwood Advanced Wound Care Center. She has served on the Trussville City Schools Foundation while also serving in several roles for the Hewitt-Trussville Athletic Foundation since 2002.
The remainder of Brown’s statement can be read below.
I would also like to commend Dr. Neill, our administrators, and all employees on the exemplary job they have done in response to the Covid 19 crisis. They have gone above and beyond their job descriptions to keep our students and families safe, healthy, and engaged in learning, with the same high standards and expectations that were present before this crisis.
The BOE will continue to be committed to the education of our students as we navigate the next few months and face ongoing changes/challenges. We will continue to perform only essential functions and essential business as we wait on updated guidelines from the State.
The City of Trussville is a strong and resilient community and we will persevere together, and the BOE is here to serve in whatever way is needed.
The Trussville Tribune streamed the entire board meeting live and the video can be viewed below.