By Kathleen Acuff

Paul Fong, left, begins his fourth term and Bruce Swenson his first as members of the Foothill-De Anza Board of Trustees. In the background, from left, are board President Betsy Bechtel and Vice President Hal Plotkin, outgoing trustee Edward A. “Sandy” Hay and newly appointed trustee Laura Casas Frier.

Local school boards elected officers to one-year terms and administered the oath of office to new members for four-year terms in their annual organizational meetings this month.

The Los Altos School District bade farewell to three incumbents who chose not to run for re-election: Duane Roberts, who served 14 years on the board; Jay Thomas, who served 12; and Victor Reid III, who served eight. Superintendent Tim Justus swore in Mark Goines, David Luskin and David Pefley Dec. 12. The board elected Margot Harrigan president, Bill Cooper vice president and Goines clerk.

In Cupertino Union School District, incumbents Pearl Cheng, Ben Liao and Gary McCue were sworn in Dec. 13 by Santa Clara County Supervisor Liz Kniss. Cheng has served five years, having been appointed to the board in 2000 and elected in 2001. Liao begins his third term and McCue his second. The board elected Josephine Lucey president, George Tyson vice president and Cheng clerk.

In the Mountain View-Los Altos Union High School District, which had no election in November, trustees elected Julia Rosenberg president, Susan Sweeley vice president and Judy Hannemann clerk.