School Board Opening August 2024
August 2024
Dear Lake County Community,
The Lake County School Board has two openings. We will be appointing new members to the board to complete the current terms that expire November 2025 at which point candidates may choose to run for election.
If you are interested, please submit a letter of intention to the District Office (328 West 5th St.) by September 4th at noon. You may address this letter to the Lake County Board of Education.
The letter should address four questions:
1) Why do you want to join the school board?
2) What perspective and experience would you bring to the school board?
3) What do you think are important issues facing the school district?
4) What is your vision for the Lake County schools? (I.e. where should we be five years from now?)
We will review letters and conduct interviews at the regular meeting on Sept. 9th (5:30 PM District Office/Zoom). We hope to seat new board members at the Sept. 23rd meeting and will be sworn in at this time.
Who can be a school board member?
A school board member must be:
1) registered to vote in Lake County for 12 months before becoming a school board member
2) a resident of Lake County
A school board member may not:
1) work full time for the school district
2) be convicted of any sexual offense against a child
What should you know about being on the school board of Education?
1) Meetings are twice a month that tentatively begin at 5:30 pm and run 2.5 to 3 hours for each meeting
2) Members will be appointed to at least one committee
3) Members are eligible to be compensated for their time up to $450/month based on time worked
4) Members attend an annual board retreat
Thank you for your interest. If you have any questions, please call Bunny Taylor (719) 293-0738/719-486-6805 or email her at btaylor@lakecountyschools.net
Your Lake County School Board
