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Sarasota News Leader June 28, 2013 Page 63 ZUCKER ELECTED VICE PRESIDENT OF SCHOOL BOARDS ASSOCIATION The Florida School Boards Association (FSBA) has elected Sarasota County School Board member Caroline Zucker as vice president, the organization has announced. The action came on June 13 during the FSBA's general meeting in Tampa. Zucker, who was elected to the post by the organization's general membership, is serving a one-year term until mid-June 2014. Patty Hightower of Escambia County is the current president, a news release says. The FSBA is a nonprofit organization representing the members of the 67 countywide school boards in the state. Its mission is "to increase student achievement through the deCaroline Zucker/Contributed photo velopment of effective school board leadership and advocacy for public education," the and 2006-2013). In 2012, she was appointed by release adds. Gov. Rick Scott to the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention State Advisory Group. Zucker said she is pleased to serve as vice president of FSBA because it is an opportunity The group, which is mandated by federal law, to influence the direction of the organization advises the state about compliance, requireand legislation related to public education, the ments and funding related to the federal Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention Act. It news release notes. has 20 members, the news release adds. "I want all children to have the educational advantages that will help them live up to their She was one of the founders of the Sarasota full potential," said Zucker in the release. "This County Juvenile Justice Council in the early position will allow me to participate in the de- 1990s and has served at various times as its cisions that will further that goal throughout chairwoman, vice chairwoman, secretary and treasurer, the release continues. The counFlorida's public school districts." cil was a forerunner of the Juvenile Justice She chairs the FSBA Bylaws and Procedures Board. She also has served as chairwoman Committee and serves on the Advocacy Sub- of the State Juvenile Justice Committee for committee of the Legislative Committee, the the Florida School Boards Association, the Long-Range Planning Committee, the Charter release notes. Beginning in 2009, she served Schools Committee and the Task Force on Asa two-year term as chairwoman of the Juvesessment and Accountability. nile Justice Board for the 12th Judicial Circuit Zucker has served for 15 years as a Saraso- of Florida, which includes Sarasota, Manatee ta County School Board member (1992-2000 and DeSoto counties.