(l-r) Joe Quinn (Little Compton), Tom Vadney (Secretary), Emily Copeland, Dave Croston (Chair), Terri Cortvriend (Vice-Chair), John Wojichowski, Andrew Kelly

At the organizing meeting last night, the incoming Portsmouth School Committee voted Dave Croston (D) as chair, Terri Cortvriend (D) as vice-chair, and Tom Vadney (R) as secretary. In introductory remarks, Croston thanked the committee members and promised "cerebral" meetings where decisions would be supported by data.

The new committee scheduled several introductory meetings to get up to speed on finances and policy, and one of their first tasks will be appointing a new building principal for Hathaway Elementary, which they aim to do by mid-December.

Full res cc-licensed image up on Flickr.

Full disclosure: I'm delighted to see Dave as chair, my long-time support for Terri is no secret, and I think Tom is a great choice (and not just because I serve as a member of his Technology Subcommittee).