Haskins named to Rogers School Board
Posted on Wednesday, August 27, 2008
ROGERS - The newest member of the Rogers School Board went to work immediately. At a special meeting Monday night, Jennifer Haskins was appointed to fill an empty seat on the board. Early Tuesday morning, Haskins joined the rest of the board on a tour of the schools.
The tour will actually take place over four days, and Haskins plans to be there for most of it. Usually, board members tour schools before classes begin, but this year they decided to wait until students were in school. Board members will spend about a half hour at each location.
"I was very impressed with how clean and orderly the schools are," Haskins said. "The kids, even in middle school, were so excited to be back. It was very refreshing to see that."
Haskins, who works as an associate general counsel for Wal-Mart, said her job can be demanding, but she's not limited to traditional business hours. She can leave work in order to be at special meetings.
"Part of my job is to be organized and make sure things get done," she said. "I know the school board is a huge time commitment, but I tend to process data very quickly."
Before applying for the position she talked with her family, and they approved her decision. Haskins has a 13-year-old daughter who attends Oakdale Middle School and a son who graduated from Rogers High School.
The board seat became open when Faye Jeffery resigned a few weeks ago. Since no one filed to run for that position in the September election, Haskins will serve for a full year, then can choose to run for the seat in September 2009.
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