ST. CLAIRSVILLE –Michael Fador, a board of education member from St. Clairsville-Richland City School District and appointed to the Belmont-Harrison Career Center, has been appointed to serve a two-year term on the Executive Committee of the Southeast Region of the Ohio School Boards Association.

The Executive Committee serves as the governing body of the 18 county region and meets four times a year at various locations throughout the region. The Executive Committee determines policy for the region and plans programs and activities designed to carry out the purposes of the association. The committee is made up of representatives from nearly all 18 counties. Fador will represent Belmont County. His appointment was effective Jan. 1.

The Southeast Region membership comprises 16 city districts, five exempted village districts, 48 local districts, nine vocational districts, and six educational service centers for a total of 84 boards of education and nearly 400 board members, and over 119,000 students. Two general membership meetings are held each year, with two Spring Conferences in March and an annual Fall Conference in September.

The Ohio School Boards Association, founded in 1955 and in its 66th year, is the state association for elected school board members and provides in-service training, workshops, consultations, and contract services for financial planning, insurance, utility pooling, contract negotiations, and search service for vacant administrator positions as well as lobbying at the state and federal levels for public education.