Brian Field has been elected to serve the next 12 months as the president for the Geary USD 475 Board of Education.

Field was unanimously elected by his fellow board members Monday evening. “I’m glad that they bestowed that kind of confidence in me. I appreciate the confidence that they have in me being the representative of such a solid board.”

On goals for the coming year, Field noted the district needs to continue its’ one-on-one initiative providing computers for the students in our district, that’s a big one.” He  also noted a new school is coming online this fall ( Fort Riley Elementary School ).

“I think the biggest thing right now, especially with a lot of questions with the state is the budget.  Which way are we going to go. What are we going to be able to do as a district? We do have some numbers that we are working with, and we’re confident in those numbers, but at the same time we’re going to have to watch the future. Over the next couple of years  we could see some drastic changes in the way schools are funded in Kansas.”

Field is a product of the USD 475 system. He attended school, K-12, in the district, and graduated from Junction City High School in 1989.

Field succeeds Kim Milleson, who completed her one year term as Board of Education president. LaDonna Junghans has been elected to serve as BOE Vice President for the coming year.