Two vacancies on Sedro-Woolley School Board have been filled, after several months of empty seats.
The school board appointed Michelle Moser on Thursday, March 27 to fill the vacant District 3 seat. On Monday, March 24, the Northwest Educational Service District 189 appointed Becky Taft to fill the vacant District 5 spot, as the board previously could not come to a consensus within the required 90 days on who should fill that vacant seat.
The vacant District 3 spot was previously held by Danielle Baird Russell, who resigned on Jan. 24 after having been reelected in November 2023. Taft’s District 5 spot was previously held by Brandon Bond, who served on the board since 2018 and resigned for family reasons in September 2024.
The two appointed board members will be sworn in on April 14, and hold the seat until the Nov. 4 general election, when both of their seats will be up for grabs. The school board has five seats, four of which will be up for election in November.
The school board was down to three members when it made its controversial decision in February to part ways with Miriam Mickelson, the district’s former superintendent. Mickelson will receive $375,288 from the district in severance payments over the next several months.
Assistant Superintendent Brian Isakson is now serving as interim superintendent.
The new board will now be tasked with selecting a superintendent.
Charlotte Alden is CDN’s general assignment/enterprise reporter; reach her at charlottealden@cascadiadaily.com; 360-922-3090 ext. 123.
