MIDDLETOWN – The Middletown Unified School Bord this week appointed a new member to fill the vacancy that resulted with the departure of Jim Comstock, who was sworn in as the newest member of the Board of Supervisors earlier this month.

The board met on Wednesday to select a provisional appointee.

Four applicants were interviewed by the board in their public session – Jean Rudy-Goulart, Lynette Carrillo, Angela Carter and Eileen Anderson.

The candidates answered questions from the board, and then the board took input from the public. The board appointed Lynette Carrillo to fill the provisional seat.

The decision was clearly a very difficult one for the board members with four very qualified candidates, according to a Friday statement from the Middletown Unified School District.

Board Member Jay Albertson, during deliberations, commented on how difficult a decision this would be, then asked, “Can they all serve?”

Superintendent Korby Olson then invited all of the candidates to attend the strategic planning meeting being held on Feb. 11 as a means of tapping their energy and interest in the school district.

Albertson nominated Carrillo with a second from Yvette Sloan. The board then voted 4-0 to select Carrillo to fill the provisional appointment. She will take the oath of office on Feb. 11.

In other action the board approved a contract with AMS.net for the installation and configuration of security cameras at all of the campuses in the district. They also approved the educational specifications for the new Minnie Cannon campus to be constructed on Big Canyon Road.

The architectural firm TLCD met with teachers, parents and other school officials to define the educational needs for the new campus. The educational specifications help guide the work of the architects in developing the plans for the buildings and grounds.

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