 The Bemidji School Board is starting off the year with a few new faces at their first meeting of the year. Newly elected members Jeff Lind and Sarah Young as well as re-elected member Carol L. Johnson were sworn into their positions. Jeff Hock was elected as chair of the board and John Gonzalez was selected as vice chair. The newest school board members have already attended a few conventions and say they're excited to jump in. I had the opportunity to go to my first school board convention. I enjoyed it immensely. I think that the workshops that I attended were very relevant. I also attended my first two trainings in December and felt like I had learned a lot in those two days or those two trainings. It was very eye-opening. The school board also discussed expanding the district goals but did not decide on which goals to expand. If you enjoyed this segment of Lakeland News, please consider making a tax-deductible contribution to Lakeland PBS.