Vacancies - 1113P

When a vacancy occurs on the Board, it is in the best interest of the district to encourage as many able citizens as possible to consider becoming a school director. To that end the following procedures shall be used to identify and appoint citizens to fill Board vacancies:

1. Announcement of the vacancy and the procedure for filling it shall be made in the general news media as well as general district publications to patrons.
2. All citizens shall be invited to recommend candidates for the position provided that the proposed candidates shall be residents of the director district in which the vacancy occurs.
3. The Board secretary shall notify all proposed candidates by sending them a summary of director responsibilities and soliciting from them a biographical sketch as well as a statement about their interest in being a Board member. Upon their request, the Board secretary shall provide candidates with orientation information.
4. The Board shall screen the candidates. If there are more than five, it shall select for interviews the five whose prior experience and expressed interest suggest that they will be most able to contribute breadth of view to the Board's deliberations as well as effectively represent a large segment of the community. The interview(s) of a candidate shall be conducted at an open meeting of the Board.
5. The Board shall appoint the candidate who in the judgment of at least three members of the Board is most likely to contribute to the growth and development of the district's educational programs and operations.
6. The Board secretary shall send a letter thanking all candidates for their interest in the position and commending them for their interest in the district.

Date: 2/24/97