SJSD School Board President LaTonya Williams’ position to be reconsidered

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) -- St. Joseph School District Board of Education President LaTonya Williams verified to News-Press NOW that one item on this coming Monday night's board agenda will be a recommendation to hold a public meeting soon to restructure the leadership of the board.

This would include removing Williams as BOE president. 

In a telephone interview with News-Press NOW's Charles Christian, Williams said the political leanings of the board have changed since the last election, and that a majority of the board membership does not want her as president.

Therefore, Williams said, a majority of board members added this item to the agenda, and she suspects she will be voted out as president, a role that she has held for two years. 

An agenda item for Monday's meeting shows a Special Board of Education Meeting, requested by BOE Member Kim Miller.

The item states, "Special board meetings may be held from time to time as circumstances may demand...A special meeting may also be called by at least four members of the board."

News-Press NOW will be live at the Board of Education meeting at 5:30 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 11, at the Troester Media Center, located at 3401 Renick St., and will continue to follow this story. 

Williams was elected to the school board in April 2021, then reelected in April 2024. She received the most votes in the 2024 election.