There were two important e-mails from the Superintendent this week regarding the next steps to fill the two school board vacancies left by Mark Olbert and Carrie Du Bois. Please take a look, and I encourage everyone to attend both these forums and the regular school board meetings on November 17th and December 8th.
As per the message I recently sent (see below) regarding open School Board positions, the San Carlos School District Board of Trustees will host two informational meetings for any community members interested in learning more about what it takes to become and/or serve as a Trustee. If you are interested, please come to one of the following meetings, both of which will be held one hour before upcoming regularly scheduled board meetings:
Both meetings will be held in the Central Middle School Library, located at 828 Chestnut Street. ————————————————————————– To the San Carlos School District Community, As most of you probably know, we had a local election this past Tuesday. Although the results are not official until they are certified by the County Elections Office (which will occur on or before December 6th), it looks likely that one or two current sitting school board members — Carrie Du Bois and Mark Olbert — will be leaving the Board before their terms end. This is because the law prevents individuals from simultaneously holding two elected offices, and automatically resigns them from their previous office.
The remaining members of the Board will need to choose a process to replace any open positions. By law, the Board must choose to either appoint new members or hold a special election. At our December 8th meeting, the Board — which will not include any former trustees who resigned due to being elected to another office — will discuss which path they want to go down. We encourage all community members to attend that meeting to understand the next steps as well as to give public input into the process. You can also share your thoughts by calling me at 508-7333, or by emailing me (cbaker@sancarlos.k12.ca.us) or the Board (board@sancarlos.k12.ca.us).
Assuming that there is at least one opening to fill, I am hopeful that a number of interested and committed community members will step forward to serve as School Board Trustee. If you have any interest in serving, I encourage you to learn more. Please feel free to reach out to me or any Trustee to learn what is involved in becoming a member of the San Carlos School District School Board.
As always, please contact me if you have any questions.
Regards,
Craig Baker, Ed.D
Superintendent
