The district will hold an election May 6 for the Board of Trustees

Sean Buck, Editor-in-Chief|March 31, 2023

School Board Member Responsibilities

With the children foremost in their minds, the Board of Trustees’ primary task is to establish district policy. These individuals are elected by you for four-year terms for which they receive no compensation. Prior to each meeting, trustees receive background materials on agenda items. By studying this information, they are prepared to ask pertinent questions and cast informed votes. A school board is a governmental body, so it can take action only by a majority vote. They are responsible for approving personnel actions, expenditures, property acquisitions and sales, school elections, and legal transactions. Their authority encompasses construction and maintenance authorizations, budget approval, bond elections and sales, tax rates, and the taking of bids on materials, equipment, property, insurance and other items.

The District will have a community-wide election May 6 to elect those who will assume four of the seven places on the school board for the next term.

“Place 3 is on the special election ballot,” executive assistant to the superintendent, Amanda Carleton said. “Places 1, 2, and 7 make up the general election ballot, meaning the current four-year term is ending and this place is up for reelection due to the usual election cycle.”

A special election is held when a current Trustee resigns before the end of their current term. A special election is being held for Place 3 after Randy Darnell resigned in December 2022 after serving on the board for 17 years.

“The Board has ordered a special election to be held in May 2023,” Carelton said. “The individual elected to Place 3 through this special election will serve until May 2025, when that Place will be up for election again.”

The Eagle’s Tale plans to release more election articles and to hold a school-wide mock election for those who are unable to vote. Students 18 years old can vote as long as they registered to vote before Jan 1, 2023.