Seattle Public Schools Board of Directors elects three board members, including API Betty Patu

From left: Michael DeBell, Kay Smith-Blum, and Betty Patu

At a Dec. 7 meeting, the Seattle Public Schools Board of Directors elected the following new officers for the 2012 calendar year:

— Michael DeBell, president

— Kay Smith-Blum, vice president

— Betty Patu, member at large

Patu will serve on the executive committee with the president and vice president and will preside at board meetings in the absence of the president and vice president. The officers are elected for one-year terms. (end)