{"id":7024,"date":"2024-06-14T00:21:57","date_gmt":"2024-06-14T04:21:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yemeniamerican.com\/en\/?p=7024"},"modified":"2024-06-14T00:21:57","modified_gmt":"2024-06-14T04:21:57","slug":"district-trustee-appointed-to-volunteer-state-board","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yemeniamerican.com\/en\/district-trustee-appointed-to-volunteer-state-board\/","title":{"rendered":"District trustee appointed to volunteer state board"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Dearborn Public School Trustee Jim Thorpe has been appointed to help govern a statewide organization for school board members.<\/p>\n<p>The Michigan Association of School Boards appointed Trustee Thorpe to its Board of Governors as a representative for District 8.\u00a0 His fellow trustees on the Dearborn Public Schools Board of Education had voted at the May meeting to recommend him for the position.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI know that Jim will do an outstanding job representing our district, the region that he serves, and our students along with students and school boards throughout the state of Michigan,\u201d said Dearborn Superintendent Dr. Glenn Maleyko.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7026\" style=\"width: 224px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7026\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7026\" src=\"https:\/\/yemeniamerican.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/06\/PR-45-Jim-Thorpe-Dearborn-Public-Schools-Board-of-Education-Trustee-Jim-Thorpe-was-recently-appointed-to-the-Michigan-Association-of-School-Boards-Board-of-Governors-214x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"214\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yemeniamerican.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/06\/PR-45-Jim-Thorpe-Dearborn-Public-Schools-Board-of-Education-Trustee-Jim-Thorpe-was-recently-appointed-to-the-Michigan-Association-of-School-Boards-Board-of-Governors-214x300.jpg 214w, https:\/\/yemeniamerican.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/06\/PR-45-Jim-Thorpe-Dearborn-Public-Schools-Board-of-Education-Trustee-Jim-Thorpe-was-recently-appointed-to-the-Michigan-Association-of-School-Boards-Board-of-Governors-732x1024.jpg 732w, https:\/\/yemeniamerican.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/06\/PR-45-Jim-Thorpe-Dearborn-Public-Schools-Board-of-Education-Trustee-Jim-Thorpe-was-recently-appointed-to-the-Michigan-Association-of-School-Boards-Board-of-Governors-768x1075.jpg 768w, https:\/\/yemeniamerican.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/06\/PR-45-Jim-Thorpe-Dearborn-Public-Schools-Board-of-Education-Trustee-Jim-Thorpe-was-recently-appointed-to-the-Michigan-Association-of-School-Boards-Board-of-Governors.jpg 856w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 214px) 100vw, 214px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-7026\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">PR 45 Jim Thorpe &#8211; Dearborn Public Schools Board of Education Trustee Jim Thorpe was recently appointed to the Michigan Association of School Boards Board of Governors<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Trustee Thorpe will also continue to serve on the district\u2019s Board of Education.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMASB is really pleased to welcome Jim to our board of directors,\u201d said MASB\u2019s Executive Director Donald P. Wotruba. \u00a0\u201cHaving the voice of one of the largest and most diverse districts in the state at our board table will make our board that much stronger and thus our service to board members statewide better. I look forward to working with Jim and learning from him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Michigan Association of School Boards is a voluntary, nonprofit association of local and intermediate boards of education from across Michigan. The group\u2019s membership includes nearly all of the public school districts in the state, more than 600 boards of education. MASB works to influence education issues directly at the state level and at the national level through its affiliation with the National School Boards Association.<\/p>\n<p>Trustee Thorpe has served on the Dearborn Public Schools Board of Education since December 2016.\u00a0 He works as a financial advisor and has had a business in Dearborn for more than 20 years.\u00a0 He is also a lifelong Dearborn resident and a graduate of Dearborn High.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI look forward to serving on the board of MASB and advocating for students in our district and across our region and state,\u201d Trustee Thorpe said of his appointment.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class='clear '><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Dearborn Public School Trustee Jim Thorpe has been appointed to help govern a statewide organization for school board members. 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