What happens when a School Board finds it has a vacancy?
Answer: School Boards have 30 days to fill a vacant seat. In this time, the board must:
- Advertise the vacancy.
- Solicit applications or nominations of any legally qualified citizen interested in serving on the school board.
- Provide candidates with appropriate information regarding school board responsibilities.
- Announce the names of candidates and accept public input either in writing or at a public meeting.
- Interview the candidates at a public meeting, and 6) select the provisional appointee by majority vote at a public meeting.
The person appointed will hold office until the next regularly scheduled election for district school board members, and shall have all the powers and duties of a school board member upon appointment.
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