Betsy Justis and Scott Tinsman will be sworn in and assume their duties as new members of the Bettendorf School Board tonight (Sept. 18).
Justis and Tinsman won election to the board in last week's school board contest, defeating incumbents Tom Luton and Paul Castro. Tinsman received 744 votes, Justis 691, Castro 659 and Luton 599. Luton and Castro, both retired teachers in the school district, were seeking their third 3-year term on the board.
Tinsman is a business owner and lifelong resident of Bettendorf. Justis works for Heartland JA and has lived in the community 15 years. Tinsman and his wife, Beth, have three boys, one attending elementary school, one at Middle School and one in high school. Justis and her husband Randy, have two girls, one in elementary and one in Middle School.
In Pleasant Valley, Joanne Messman, Heather Witters and Daniel Schurr were elected to three-year terms on the board in uncontested races.
