![]() "It is an honor to serve as President of the Grand Canyon Unified School District Governing Board and others chance to serve is currently at hand," Vail said. Governing Board President Clarinda Vail said that she has enjoyed her time on the Grand Canyon School Board. "Just like council or anything else, you have to live within the boundaries of the school district and you have to have signatures from registered voters in that county for your petition," Allen said. That boundary includes the Tusayan and Grand Canyon areas. They have to return those to the county school's superintendent's office to be certified and then they are placed on the ballot for November."Īnyone interested in running for a position on the Grand Canyon Unified School District's Governing Board must live within the boundaries of the district, Allen added. I believe they have to get six to eight signatures. ![]() They also can pick that up from the county school superintendent's office in Flagstaff. "We have them here at the school district. ![]() "If people are interested in running for the school board they can pick up what's called a board packet, it's an election packet," Allen said. Packets are currently available for anyone interested in running for any of the four open seats. I believe it is the first Tuesday in November." The school board elections fall on that same election date. "The upcoming election is the same time that the general election is in November. "This time of year we will meet more than once a month, because it is economic and budget times," Allen said. The Grand Canyon School Board typically meets once a month, Allen said. More information on being a school board member can be found on the Arizona School Board Association's website at "They've got a little Webinar there called 'So You Want to be a Board Member?' It's a place where people can go to gain a little more information on what exactly is a school board member in the state of Arizona," Allen said. Clarinda Vail, the board president, is the only seat that is not up for re-election." Then what you end up with is the two that are elected to four-year terms would ran again in four years, the two elected to two-year terms would run in two years, so you would have a three and two stagger. At the next election people actually have to run for the seats to finish those terms. ![]() We also have two two-year terms, what happened there was folks ran for election and, for whatever reason, couldn't fulfill that, so the county school superintendent appointed folks to those seats. "We've got two four-year terms and the normal school board term is four years in Arizona. Packets are currently available for anyone wishing to run for the board.Īccording to Grand Canyon School Superintendent Sharyl Allen, the upcoming election could change the "whole dynamic" of the board. Clarinda Vail, current school board president, is the only member of the board not up for election. Four seats on the governing board of the Grand Canyon Unified School District will be up for election later this year, leaving the possibility for an entirely new board. ![]()
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