On May 20, district residents will elect two members to the Board of Education, for three-year terms. The terms will commence on July 1, 2008 and expire on June 30, 2011.

If you are interested in running for a position on the Board of Education, please view the qualification and petition information below.

Section 2:25: What are the qualifications from membership on a school board?

To qualify for membership on a school board in a common, union free, central, central high school or small city school district, an individual:

• Must be able to read and write
   
• Must be a qualified voter of the district; that is, a citizen of the United States, at least 18 years of age or older, and not adjudged to be an incompetent
   
• Must be and have been a resident (but need not be a taxpayer) of the district for a continuous and uninterrupted period of at least one year immediately before the election
   
• May not have been removed from any school district office within the preceding year
   
• May not reside with another member of the same school board as a member of the same family
   
• May not be a current employee of the school board
   
• May not simultaneously hold another incompatible public office

Petition deadline is 5 p.m. April 21 according to School Law. Please call District Clerk Cindy Brown at 615-6720 for information.