Homewood District 153’s newest school board member Ashanti Bethea was sworn in at Monday’s special board meeting.
Bethea joined other re-elected board members Steve Anderson, Jim Schmidt and Alex Bosch in pledging to do their best for the district.
Bethea has children attending Willow and Millennium Schools. She has been active in the district for many years. She was employed for seven years as a part-time
supervisor at Willow School assisting teachers and staff during lunch hours, recess and the start and end of each day.
Bethea comes to the school board after having been president of the Homewood PTA the past two years. She has volunteered with the organization for seven years as a room mom, chairperson of the TV Turnoff event and vice president of fundraising.
“My husband, Charles, and I are grateful to be part of such a wonderful community. I would like to thank everyone who supported me in the election,” Bethea said.
“While serving on the school board, I plan on continuing to help make decisions that will positively enrich the lives and education of all our students.”