OAK HARBOR SCHOOL DISTRICT: School board appoints new member (WNT)

Rachel Rosen reports in the Whidbey News-Times from the Oak Harbor School District board of directors’ meeting on Jan. 9, 2023.

The Oak Harbor school board chose Sharon Jensen from among five candidates for an open seat.

During Monday night’s meeting, Board President Lynn Goebel said the board received a total of 13 applications. The board interviewed the five finalists before going into executive session. Board members then unanimously voted to appoint Sharon Jensen to the seat that was vacated by Erik Mann last month.

They Said It

Jensen said she wanted to be a board member because she believed in public education and the importance of all children having access to a good education…. She said she has experience in reading financial statements and preparing budgets and would bring a business perspective to the board…. Jensen said she thought a strength of the district was the collaboration and assistance from the military but that the district could improve its overall communication with the community.