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Dublin Unified School District welcomed one new and two returning trustees and bid farewell to another at the Dec. 15 Board of Trustees meeting.
First joining the board in late 2010, Amy Miller said goodbye to her colleagues at the meeting, after deciding not to run for re-election earlier this year. Miller’s decision gave newly elected trustee Kristin Pelham the opportunity to represent Area 1 after she won a two-candidate election last month.
Pelham was sworn in at the meeting along with incumbent Catherine Kuo and Gabi Blackman, both of whom retained their seats to represent Areas 3 and 4, respectively.
The board also elected trustees Dan Cherrier and Megan Rouse to serve as president and vice president for the second year in a row.
“I’m really moved,” Miller said about the virtual ceremony held in her honor on Dec. 15. “I love this district, I love this city, I love the work that I got to do. I felt that every day that I was a school board trustee — even the worst days — was a privilege and an honor, and I never took that for granted.”
“This has been something really special and I’ll never forget it,” Miller added.
In a series of recorded video messages, DUSD staff and students thanked Miller for her years of service, including fighting for Dublin High School’s pass/no pass grading system last semester, and said she would be “missed tremendously.”
Multiple community members shared their appreciation and memories that evening of working with Miller, including city of Dublin officials, Assemblymember Rebecca Bauer-Kahan, Alameda County Supervisor Scott Haggerty and outgoing Pleasanton school trustee Jamie Yee.
“Being a school board member is a high stress and often thankless job,” said Interim Superintendent Daniel Moirao. “Shouldering some of this burden through what could arguably be called the most challenging period in the school district’s history, is a tremendous achievement. The fact that we are in a better place now, than we were ten years ago, is in part due to Amy Miller’s commitment to this community.”
A certificate of recognition from the Dublin Teachers Association was also presented that evening to Miller, who will receive a special marble apple placard from them later as well.
During her decade at DUSD, Miller played part in acquiring land for a planned middle school at Dublin Crossing, developing Dublin High’s Gael Period, increasing both the regional occupational program (ROP) and number of district counselors, and approval of parcel tax and bond measures with critical impacts on the district’s growth management.
A bench dedicated to Miller will be installed at the DHS Wellness Center.
