OROVILLE — The Butte County Board of Education swore in Alastair Roughton as the trustee for At-Large Area 2 (Oroville) on Monday, Feb. 10, filling the final 2024 vacancy for the board.
Roughton joins appointee Evan Tuchinsky (Area 1; Chico) as the second board member to join after the Butte County Committee on School District Organization approved new Trustee Area boundaries in April 2024. Those boundaries took effect Nov. 5, 2024. Roughton previously served on the board from 2019 to 2020.
The Board of Education now comprises these trustees, with their trustee areas and term expiries, respectively:
Tuchinsky, Area 1 (Chico), 2028
Amy Christianson, Area 2 (Chico), 2028
Area 3 (Chico) – to be elected in 2026
Daniel Alexander, Area 4 (Chico), 2028
Julian Diaz, Area 5 (Durham/Oroville), 2028
Area 7 (Paradise) – to be elected in 2026
Mike Walsh, At-Large Area 2 (Oroville), 2026
Roughton, At-Large Area 2 (Oroville), 2026
Emily Holtom, At-Large Area 3 (Paradise), 2026
New Board of Education Roles
The Butte County Board of Education, in partnership with the County Superintendent of Schools, provides leadership, service, and support to 13 local school districts, 15 charter schools, and all students in Butte County.
Trustees are elected in even-numbered years and serve four-year terms. Each December, the board elects a president and vice president from among its members. The Butte County Superintendent of Schools serves as the board secretary.
In December, the board appointed Alexander (Area 4; Chico) as president and Holtom (At-Large Area 3; Paradise) as vice president. Alexander previously served as vice president under past president Diaz, whom voters elected as the trustee for Area 5 (Durham/Oroville).
First Student Board Member
In January, the Board of Education swore in the county’s first student board member, Aurora Loomis, a student at Hearthstone Charter School in Oroville.
Recognition of Service
The Butte County Office of Education and the Board of Education would like to recognize the significant contributions of two board members after years of service. Brenda McLaughlin and Karin Matray both completed their most recent terms in November. McLaughlin leaves as the board’s longest-tenured member, having served for 44 years. Matray joined the board in 2019.
For more information on the Board of Education, visit bcoe.org.