MARYSVILLE – A Marysville School Board member will step down at the end of her term in December, but her name will remain on the primary ballot.
Sherri Crenshaw, who was appointed to the school board last July, has decided she will not run for a four-year term.
However, her decision came after the June 14 deadline to withdraw so her name will appear on the Aug. 21 ballot.
She filed with two other candidates in June for the seat representing the south end of the Marysville School District.
Her decision to step aside largely boiled down to time commitments, Crenshaw said.
She said she didn’t feel she had the time and energy to campaign for office and she needs more time for her family.
Crenshaw said she has enjoyed serving on the school board, but that it has cut into time helping out in her own children’s schools.
“I found that I didn’t volunteer as much in the schools as I used to,” she said.
She also sensed that she was treated differently because of her position on the school board.
“They look at you differently,” she said. “I just wanted to be a mom.”
It has been a busy year on the board with decisions on building new schools, redrawing elementary and middle school boundaries and monitoring changes at Marysville-Pilchuck High School, which will break into smaller learning academies in the fall.
“I loved it,” she said. “I think this was an important year for us. There have been so many huge changes.”
The primary election ballot will include three candidates’ names. Also running are Corinne Diteman, who led publicity efforts for the successful school levy and bond campaign in 2006, and Lisa Vares, a former Marysville City Council member.
They live within District 5, which covers the south end of the school district, including the Sunnyside area.
Reporter Eric Stevick: 425-339-3446 or stevick@heraldnet.com.
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