Graves will serve another term as MBUSD president
by Mark McDermott Cathey Graves, the president of the Manhattan Beach Board of Education, has been reelected by her board colleagues to serve another one year term at the helm of the district. The position generally rotates to the vice president of the board. But Jen Fenton, who served as vice president the last year, took the unusual step at the outset of the board’s December 13 organizational meeting of renominating Graves to serve a consecutive term as president. “As much as I’ve enjoyed being your vice president, I know the constraints of my full time job and I also know what is required to be a leader of this board,” Fenton said. “And for those of you who have watched these meetings for several years, and this year in particular, you know we’ve got a big year coming up — 2024 is going to be a big one with budget considerations, construction projects, the implementation of ethnic studies, not to mention the upcoming parcel tax.” “If anyone can represent the diverse voices in our community, it’s you,” she said, addressing Graves. “And you do it while skillfully moving us along and making sure we are handling everything to a tee. So with that I wholeheartedly believe that it is…
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