Staunton Board of Education vacancy

 


Staunton Community Unit School District No. 6 is accepting applications to fill a vacancy of a Board of Education member. The individual selected will serve on the Board of Education from the date of appointment to April 8, 2025.

The School District’s vision and mission statement is “At Staunton Schools we expect everyone’s best! Lead-Challenge-Achieve!”

Applicants for the board vacancy must be, on the date of election or appointment, a United States citizen, at least 18 years of age, a resident of Illinois and the District for at least one year immediately preceding the election and a registered voter. Reasons making an individual ineligible for Board membership include holding an incompatible office and certain types of state or federal employment. A child sex offender, as defined in State law, is ineligible for board membership.

On the date of appointment, applicants must also meet the following residential requirement. The applicant must reside in one of the congressional townships within the Staunton Community Unit School District #6 boundaries and not more than three board members shall be elected or appointed from any one congressional township. The congressional townships are as follows:

• Alhambra (Township 5N – Range 6W)

• Dorchester (Township 7N – Range 7W): John Renner, Dori Rhodes

• New Douglas (Township 6N – Range 6W)

• Olive (Township 6N – Range 6W): David Lamore

• Omphghent (Township 6N – Range 7W):

• Staunton – includes Mt. Olive (Township 7N – Range 6W): Poonam Jain, Clayton Green, Brad Best. Since three people are on the board from this region, no applicants are eligible from Staunton Township 7N - Range 6W.

Applicants should show familiarity with the board’s policies regarding general duties and responsibilities of a board and a board member, including fiduciary responsibilities, conflict of interest, ethics and gift ban. The board’s policies are available at http://www.stauntonschools.org/o/district/browse/23632.

Applications may be obtained at the district office located at 801 N. Deneen St., Staunton, IL 62088 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. or located at https://5il.co/7dwx.

Completed applications including application, cover letter, and resume must be turned in by Wednesday, May 31, 2023, at 4 p.m. to:

Staunton CUSD #6 Board of Education

Attention: Board President

801 N. Deneen St.

Staunton, IL 62088

Or via e-mail to [email protected]

Prospective candidates will be interviewed by the board of education during a special meeting to be published at a later date. The vacancy will be filled during a board of education meeting.

 

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