New School Board President Elected (FBNow.com Story -- Click on Title)

Smelley Named FBISD Board President Again As Super's Search Starts Up
by Bob Dunn, Tuesday May 23, 2006

Steve Smelley has become president of the Fort Bend Independent School District Board of Trustees for the second time, elected to the position by fellow trustees late Tuesday night.

Trustee Ken Bryant was elected to serve as vice president, continuing the position he held in the previous board term. Trustee Laurie Caldwell was elected secretary.

All three appointments were made on a 5-2 vote. Sonal Bhuchar, who won her board position in the May 13 election along with Smelley, voted against the slate of candidates along with Trustee Cynthia Knox.

Smelley and Bhuchar were sworn into office about two-thirds of the way through a marathon FBISD Board meeting dominated by groups of citizens who aired a variety of concerns and pushed the meeting to continue into early Wednesday morning (see related story). . .(click title link for entire story).