Two incumbents on the Mishawaka School Board have retained their seats unopposed for a second term

MISHAWAKA – Incumbent members Angela Layman and Mellissa Kay Johnson have been re-elected for a second term on the School town Mishawaka plate.

Both candidates ran unopposed and retained their regular seats for a new four-year term starting in January 2025.

“I’m just incredibly grateful right now,” Johnson said. “I am honored that the Mishawaka community continues to support me. … The opportunity for a second term does not go unnoticed, it doesn’t always happen. I am forever grateful for the opportunity they have given me to continue the great work we do for the Mishawaka schools are allowed to do, to continue.”

Mellissa Kay Johnson will retain her seat on the School City of Mishawaka board.

Because the board’s staffing will remain the same, Layman and Johnson said they don’t expect any significant changes between this year’s board and next year, although Layman said the district will look to build a new school next year.

She said she feels “blessed and grateful” for the opportunity to continue serving on the board.

“I love this city, I love our school business,” Layman said. “Our schools are our community, and I think it is important as citizens of this city and within the Mishawaka school system that we support our schools because ultimately they will be where we are today.”

Angela Layman will retain her seat on the School City of Mishawaka board.

Layman is currently the vice president of the board and Johnson is secretary. The board will vote on officers for the 2025-2026 year in January and it will be up to the board to decide whether current officers will retain their positions.

According to them election filesJohnson works at East United Methodist Church, and Layman works as a sales representative at Loft.

The Mishawaka School District, unlike others in the area, has a hybrid board; three of the five seats are elected, while the other two are appointed: one by the city’s municipal council and the other by the mayor. The other elected seat is currently held by board chair Holly Parks won her race for re-election in 2022.

Email Rayleigh Deaton, education reporter for the South Bend Tribune, at [email protected].

This article originally appeared on South Bend Tribune: The incumbent board members of the Mishawaka School City will retain their seats