• Jim Porter, President
• Karen DeBolt, Vice President
• Tim Campbell
• Paul Heller
• Estela Martinez
• Don Moody
• Kim Velazquez

Mr. Jim Porter is the President of the Plano School District Board of Education.  He was initially elected to the Board in 2001 and was re-elected to serve until 2013.  Mr. Porter is the Director of Manufacturing at the Open Door Rehabilitation Center in Sandwich.

Mrs. Karen DeBolt is the Vice President of the Board and was appointed to the Board of Education in 1999, and has been elected three times, most recently to serve until 2015.  Mrs. DeBolt is a cardiac nurse at Rush Copley Hospital in Aurora.

Mr. Tim Campbell was recently elected to serve a four-year term until April 2015.  Mr. Campbell is co-owner/vice president of Lite Construction and is the president of the Plano Youth Tackle Football program.

Mr. Paul Heller was appointed to the Board to fill a vacant seat in November 2006.  He served a two-year term until April 2009 and was elected to serve until 2013.  Mr. Heller is Director of Customer Service at Plano Molding Company in Plano.

Mrs. Estela Martinez was appointed to fill a vacant seat on the Board in September 2008 and was recently elected to serve a full term which will end in April 2013.  Mrs. Martinez is the executive assistant to the vice president of sales and operations at a local firm.

Mr. Don Moody was appointed to fill a vacant seat on the Board in 2001, and was elected three times, most recently to serve a full term which will expire in April 2015.  Mr. Moody is a Senior Designer/Engineer at HPD in Plainfield.

Mrs. Kim Velazquez was was appointed to fill a vacant seat on the Board of Education in September 2010 and was recently re-elected to serve a four-year term until 2015.  Mrs. Velazquez is a Program Director for Huntington Learning Centers.

Board members are elected to staggered four-year terms.  As public servants, they spend many volunteer hours on school business.

For more information about the nature and duties of serving on a School Board, stop by the Plano School District Administration Office

All meetings are at 6 PM (unless otherwise noted on the agenda) in the Plano Community Unit School District No. 88 Board Room located in the Administration Office at 800 South Hale Street in Plano. Community members may request agendas and/or minutes from dates not listed below by contacting the Administration Office at 630/552-8978.

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