Gayle Wiley presided over her final Shelbyville Central School Board meeting last week.  It comes 24 years after she began serving on the first elected school board.

Wiley looked back to the beginning of her better than two decade time of service on the board.

Wiley’s start was also a historic time with the closure of two Shelbyville school buildings.

The school board member is also a teacher which has allowed her to see both sides of the process.

Wiley was presented a lamp by fellow board member Jim Rees at last week’s final regular meeting of the school year.  She says it’s bittersweet.

With the end of Wiley's term her seat will be taken by elected school board member Mike Turner.