Kent School District says farewell to board member

  • Tuesday, November 21, 2017 2:35pm
  • News
Agda Burchard. COURTESY PHOTO

Agda Burchard. COURTESY PHOTO

Kent School District board member Agda Burchard has ended her service as district director Position 4 to begin a new position with the Puget Sound Education Service District board beginning in January.

Newly elected board member Denise Daniels, who defeated Bryon Madsen in the Nov. 7 general election, will be representing Position 4.

Burchard, the incumbent, lost the Aug. 1 primary election to challengers Daniels and Madsen.

Burchard was appointed to the board in June 2012 to fill a vacancy left by Bill Boyce who resigned to focus on his responsibilities as a Kent City Council member. She was elected to a four-year-term in 2013.

Board President Maya Vengadasalam praised Burchard for her efforts.

ADVERTISEMENT
0 seconds of 0 secondsVolume 0%
Press shift question mark to access a list of keyboard shortcuts
00:00
00:00
00:00
 

“It takes a lot of work to be on the school board along with the amount of time we spend away from our families. Agda has been a tireless supporter of our district and community and will still be involved in our schools,” Vengadasalam said.

In Burchard’s six years with the district, she has served as the legislative representative and organized student leadership trips to the state capitol in Olympia each year. She has served on district committees, including Strategic Planning and Family and Consumer Science/Culinary Arts. She has served on several Citizen’s for Kent Schools bond and levy committees and was president and legislative chair for the Kent Area Council PTA.

At her last board meeting, Burchard reminded the district that she will still be around, serving Kent, Renton and some of the Seattle area in her new PSESD board position.


Talk to us

Please share your story tips by emailing editor@kentreporter.com.

To share your opinion for publication, submit a letter through our website https://www.kentreporter.com/submit-letter/. Include your name, address and daytime phone number. (We’ll only publish your name and hometown.) Please keep letters to 300 words or less.

More in News

File Photo
Kent City Council approves Stay Out of Drug Areas zone

Nine organizations signed letter opposing new ordinance as ‘not an effective option’

t
Slower is safer: Steps to increase traffic safety in South King County

11-mile corridor has a high number of collisions, many of them fatal.

t
Family starts GoFundMe page for Kent man killed in crash

Jose Ortiz, 55, died in March 28 collision; wife suffered serious injuries; police arrest driver of 2nd vehicle

Courtesy Photo, City of Kent Parks
Kent city leaders want bigger piece of county Parks Levy

Measure could go to voters in August; King County Council to consider levy this month

King County Correctional Facility in Seattle. COURTESY PHOTO, King County
Man, 22, gets 20-year prison sentence for 2022 Kent killing

Drive-by shooting outside bar on Central Avenue took the life of 29-year-old Kent man

File Photo
Kent Police arrest man, 22, for arson, assaults against girlfriend

Allegedly set apartment on fire and repeatedly beat 19-year-old woman

t
Kent man, 56, dies in two-vehicle crash March 28 in Kent

Police arrest woman for investigation of vehicular homicide; collision at 94th Ave. S./S. 240th St.

File Photo, Kent Reporter
6-year-old boy drowns in pond on Kent’s East Hill

Child reportedly had autism and was drawn to the water on March 25, according to police

Valley Medical Center in Renton. Photo by Bailey Jo Josie/Sound Publishing.
Layoffs at Valley Medical Center stem from loss of funding

101 nonunion employees were fired March 25 from Renton hospital that also serves Kent.

t
FBI honors teen girls who helped stop abduction in Kent

They rescued 6-year-old girl from man in July 2024 in parking lot of apartment complex

t
Kent Police Blotter: March 11-23

Incidents include naked female, robbery with a syringe, assault, harassment

Kent Mayor Dana Ralph, fourth from left, stands with the Kent City Council, from left to right, John Boyd, Toni Troutner, Zandria Michaud, Satwinder Kaur, Brenda Fincher, Marli Larimer and Bill Boyce. COURTESY PHOTO, City of Kent
Cost-of-living pay hikes approved for Kent mayor, City Council

A 3.6% increase boosts mayor’s annual salary to $219,720; part-time council members to earn $37,296 per year