Farmington Public School District, school board vacancies (2015)
Two vacancies in the Farmington Public School District in Michigan occurred in 2015. Members Karen Bolsen and George Gurrola both announced they were resigning from their seats on July 21, 2015. Their resignations were effective as of September 1, 2015.[1] Terri Weems and David Turner were appointed by the board to fill the vacancies on September 24, 2015.[2]
Method of filling board vacancies
The process for filling vacancies on the Farmington Public Schools Board of Education is governed by the Michigan School Code and the district's board of education policy. When a vacancy occurs, the board is required to fill the open seats within 30 days. To fill the seats, public notice of the vacancy on the board must be sent out to residents of the district along with a request for interested parties to apply for an appointment to the board. Once the application period ends, a public meeting must be held to allow school board members to interview the candidates. A majority of the remaining members on the board must vote in favor of a candidate to make an appointment. The appointed members serve until the next regularly-scheduled school board election. They will then have the opportunity to run in that election as incumbents.[1]
Vacancies
Bolsen resigned from the board in order to "give others the opportunity to serve," according to a press release from the district. Gurrola submitted his resignation because he was moving to Washington, D.C., where his wife got a new job. Their terms were set to expire in December 2016 and December 2018.[1]
The two vacancies drew a total of 22 applicants. After two rounds of interviews, the board narrowed the pool down to four candidates. A final interview for those four candidates was held on September 24, 2015. The board voted to appoint Weems and Turner after that interview.[2]
Both appointments were effective through December 31, 2016. If they wished to stay on the board longer, Weems and Turner had to run for re-election in the school board race in November 2016.[1]
About the district
Farmington Public School District is located in Oakland County in southeastern Michigan. The county seat is Pontiac. Oakland County was home to 1,237,868 residents in 2014, according to the United States Census Bureau.[3] During the 2012-2013 school year, the Farmington Public School District was the 17th-largest by enrollment in the state and served 11,104 students.[4]
Demographics
Oakland County outperformed compared to the rest of Michigan in terms of higher education achievement in 2013. The United States Census Bureau found that 43.1 percent of county residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree compared to 25.9 percent for Michigan as a whole. The median household income for Oakland County was $65,594 compared to $48,411 for the entire state. The percentage of people below poverty level was 10.3 percent while it was 16.8 percent statewide.[3]
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Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.
See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Farmington Public Schools, "Board of Education seeks applications through Wednesday, August 26 for school board member vacancies," August 11, 2015
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Hometown Life, "Turner, Weems named to Farmington Board of Ed," September 25, 2015
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 United States Census Bureau, "Oakland County, Michigan," accessed September 24, 2015
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed June 17, 2014
- ↑ Secretary of State - Department of State, "Previous Election Information," accessed August 1, 2014
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