West Chicago Community High School District 94 recently issued the following announcement.
Community High School District 94 is seeking applications from community members interested in serving on its Board of Education due to a vacancy created by the resignation of Ms. Susan Gillespie.
Individuals living within District 94 boundaries are invited to apply to serve on the board. The person selected will serve until April 2019, when the remaining two years of the term (until April 2021) will be filled via election.
Applicants must meet the following statutory criteria to be a board member:
- Be a United States citizen
- Be at least 18 years of age on the day of appointment
- Be a resident of Illinois and District 94 for at least one year immediately preceding the appointment
- Be a registered voter
- Not be a child sex offender
- Not hold another incompatible public office
- Not have a prohibited interest in any contract with the District
- Not be a school trustee.
Applications should include:
- A letter of intent including a statement indicating why the individual would like to serve the Board of Education
- A resume outlining professional, educational, and personal qualifications
- A list of three personal and/or professional references, with contact information
- Contact information including home address, telephone number, and email address.
We recommend reviewing the following Illinois Association of School Board publications prior to submitting an application:
Qualifications & Characteristics of a School Board Member https://www.iasb.com/pdf/qandc.pdf
School Board Governance Basics https://www.iasb.com/training/schoolboardgovernancebooklet.pdf?v=1.0
Mandatory Board Member Training https://www.iasb.com/training/mandatoryboardtraining.pdf
Original source can be found here.
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