Open School Board Position
Steve Bartholomew stepped down as USD 306 school board member during the August 7th regular meeting. Steve has served as a board member for ten years and the district appreciates the many hours invested over the past decade. He has served on the negotiations team, the facilities committee, the reopening task force, as well as holding both the vice president and president positions on the board.
In November there will be an election to choose who will represent our patrons on the board in four different races. USD 306 has three member districts representing our patrons. The board adjusted the dividing line recently to balance the population of these three member districts and that map is located on the school website. Each member district has two representatives whose terms are staggered so that every two years one of them comes up for election. The seventh position is at-large. Three incumbents: Jimmy Shelby; Charisee Nurnberg; and Justin Knopf, have registered to serve another term. Dwight Conley has chosen not to run for another term after having served for eight years on the board. His position had only one candidate register making all four positions uncontested this cycle. Those terms expire in January when a new four year term will begin. Steve’s position will not be on that ballot as the county has already submitted the ballots for this cycle.
Mr. Bartholomew has another two years on his term. The board accepted the resignation and authorized the position to be posted for applications since it is not possible to get it on the ballot for this cycle. The board will accept applications through September 15 then conduct interviews and fill the position at the October 9 board meeting. The chosen candidate will complete the remaining two years of the unexpired term.
To be eligible for this position the candidate must reside in the member district of the opening. This district is the north section, commonly referred to as the Kipp district. This includes everything north of Farrelly Road with a smaller section north of Mentor Road. The detailed map is located on the district website, questions can be directed to the district office. The Superintendent will hold an informational meeting to outline the duties and responsibilities of a school board member to be scheduled prior to the October 9th meeting. The application to be considered by the board to fill the unexpired portion of Mr. Bartholomew’s position can be found on the district website or by contacting the district office.