COUPEVILLE: Phay quits school board

Jessie Stensland reports from the Coupeville School District for the Whidbey News-Times.

Sherry Phay, the longest-serving current Coupeville school board member, announced this week on social media that she is resigning from her elected position after the July board meeting. She has been known as a strong, independent voice on the board.

…While there hasn’t been any indication of in-fighting on the current board, Phay has remained an independent voice. She was the only board member, for example, to vote in April against a modified education plan that included staff reductions.

They Said It

“Like every vote I’ve ever made while on this board, the decision was made with integrity and thoughtfulness of the results in order to be able to be steadfast in my decision,” [Phay] wrote. “This decision could and should be interpreted as faith and confidence in the remaining board, new leadership and current leaders in our district.”

…In her Facebook post, Phay expressed optimism about the district’s future.

“Change doesn’t happen overnight, and I am heartened to have observed, over the years, a school district that is growing in its advocacy for themselves and a community, that has always wrapped our students with support, dive deeper in helping CSD in reaching its full amazing potential,” Phay wrote.

[Ed. Note: See also our post at this link.]