New PUSD Board Members Sworn In

Recently-elected members of the Pasadena Unified School District (PUSD) Board of Education were sworn in Monday evening at the annual organizational board meeting.

Superior Court Judge Philip Soto administered the oath of office to new members Ramon Miramontes and Elizabeth Pomeroy, along with Ed Honowitz and Scott Phelps, both beginning another four-year term.

The Board voted unanimously to elect Tom Selinske to a second term as Board President for the 2009-10 school year, and selected Scott Phelps as Vice President.

Ramon Miramontes is Dean of Academic Affairs at Los Angeles Southwest College. Miramontes’ priorities include expanding career and technical education programs, and working with local municipalities to bring additional funding to PUSD.

Elizabeth Pomeroy is an English professor at Pasadena City College and an author. Dr. Pomeroy is interested in expanding partnerships with community organizations to strengthen fields of study, and allocating resources to struggling contingents of students and schools not keeping pace with the rate of improvement elsewhere in the District.

Board members also appointed delegates to regional associations and established the membership of board subcommittees.

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The Pasadena Unified School District serves more than 20,000 students in Altadena, Pasadena and Sierra Madre.