The Taylorville Kiwanis Club heard from a long-time Kiwanis and Taylorville School Board member, at its Tuesday meeting at the Taylorville Moose Lodge.

Doctor Ron Mizer has been a Kiwanis member for decades, has served on the Taylorville School Board from 1979 to 1997, and again from 2018 to the present.  He shared with Kiwanis members some of the major highlights of his service on the board including helping hire key positions in the district, assisting in the school mergers with the Mount Auburn and Stonington School Districts, and negotiating teacher contracts.

Doctor Mizer told Kiwanis members that the most important thing a school board does is the hiring of its superintendent.  He also shared how the board, along with many in district administration and staff, turned over as a result of the last school board election.  

The Taylorville Kiwanis Club is part of a global organization of volunteers dedicated to improving the world one child and one community at a time.  Weekly meetings are held Tuesdays at noon at the Taylorville Moose Lodge.  For information on the club, go to taylorvillekiwanis.com.