Sweet Home School Board members participated in a three-hour training workshop prior to their Sept. 8 board meeting on board governance, public meetings and ethics.
Also participating were some district administrators and three applicants for an open board seat, Matthew Bechtel, Mindy Cummings and Chris Hiaasen; Hiaasen was later selected to fill the seat vacated by the resignation of Erin Barstad.
The training session was presented by Jenn Nelson, a board development specialist for the…