REDMOND, OR -- Redmond Schools will swear in four recently elected board members Wednesday evening. But only Amanda Page is new to the position. "She replaces Alice DeWittie, that was appointed to our board back in September, roughly," says Superintendent Dr. Charan Cline.

Page is a flight paramedic. "She’s a member of the Klamath Tribe; she brings a pretty wide, diverse point of view to the board. So, we’re happy to have that point of view." Dr. Cline says she joins a strong board, "You’ve got Eric Lea, who’s a chemist - kind of a Chemist, Engineer, kind of folk. Liz Goodrich is a librarian at the Deschutes County Library. Michael Summers, who is both a musician, as part of Precious Byrd, and also runs Summers Flooring. And then you’ve got Keri Lopez. And Keri, her and her husband own a construction business." Lea, Goodrich and Lopez were all re-elected in May.

He tells KBND News, "It’s a pretty wide ranging group, in terms of professions and of political outlooks, I’d say they’re kind of all over the map. You’ve got a couple folks on that board that are, I would say, kind of represent sort of the conservative movement in our country. We’ve got a couple on our board I’d say represents more of a progressive point of view. So, we’re going to have interesting debates, I think, over the next couple years." He believes that range of views is good for the school district, "I like to have good debate; I like to have multiple points of view on a board."

Wednesday's Redmond School Board meeting begins at 5:30. Also on the agenda - adoption of high school language arts curriculum and a public hearing on the district’s budget.