Shelton Yip, left, was elected president. Armando Salud-Ambriz, right, was selected as vice president.

WOODLAND, CA (MPG) - On Tuesday, December 12, the Yolo County Board of Education held its final meeting of 2023. The December meeting serves as the board’s annual organizational meeting, which requires the selection of new officers.

Trustee Shelton Yip of Davis was elected president. In 2022, Yip was elected to a two-year term for Trustee Area 4, which covers central and south Davis. Yip also previously served as a Trustee on the board from 2012-2020.

Yip is a longtime Davis resident with over four decades of experience as an educator. He was employed for 27 years at Dixon Unified School District, where he served as a teacher, counselor, principal, and director of programs. For 10 years, he worked at Sacramento City Unified School District as the administrator of the Special Education Local Plan Area (SELPA).

Trustee Armando Salud-Ambriz of Woodland was elected vice president. Salud-Ambriz was elected to his first term on the board in November 2022. He is serving a four-year term representing Trustee Area 5, which covers Esparto, Woodland, and Knights Landing.

The Yolo County Board of Education makes decisions regarding the Yolo County Office of Education (YCOE), including approving the annual county office budget and acting as the appeals board for student expulsions, inter-district transfers, and charter school petitions. The Board also encourages the involvement of families and communities and is a vehicle for citizen access to communication about YCOE programs and services.

Additional information on the Board of Education can be located on the Yolo County Office of Education website at www.ycoe.org.