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Election Policy & Procedures

 

  • Election of Board of Directors. The Board of Directors shall be elected each year at the annual meeting. Notice of the annual meeting shall be provided to all eligible voters as described in Article IV, Section 6C, below. 

    • Initial notification for candidacy will be published thirty (30) days prior to the election.

    • The biographies, including statements for qualification, for each candidate, will be posted on the Corporation’s website and social media thirty (30) days prior to the election.  

    • An open election will take place at each school site.

    • The Corporation’s community members including staff members employed by the Corporation at the time of the election, parents or legal guardians of students enrolled at the Corporation at the time of the election, and existing Board members,  are eligible to vote once in person.

    • A request for an absentee ballot should be submitted to info@technicalacademies.org

  • Terms of Office. Board members shall hold office from the close of the annual meeting for a term of two (2) years, or until their successors have been elected and qualified. There shall be no limit to the number of terms a Board member may serve. The Board Recorder shall maintain a schedule of the classes and terms of office for all seats on the Board of Directors. 

  • A parent or legal guardian may serve as a Board member only so long as the parent or legal guardian has a child enrolled at the Corporation.  If a parent or legal guardian unenrolls their child during their term of office, is hired by the Corporation as an employee, or begins teaching at the Corporation pursuant to an agreement with the Corporation, their position as a Board member will cease immediately.  The Board of Directors shall note the removal of such Board member from office at the next regular meeting of the Board of Directors.

  • A teacher employed by the Corporation, or who provides instruction at the Corporation pursuant to an agreement with the Corporation, may serve as a Board member only so long as they are an employee of the Corporation.  If an employee of the Corporation also has a child who is a student of the Corporation, such employee is eligible to hold a teacher Board member position but ineligible to hold a parent Board member position. If a teacher ceases being employed by the Corporation or ceases teaching in the Corporation's term of office, their position as a Board member will cease immediately.  The Board of Directors shall note the removal of such Board member from office at the next regular meeting of the Board of Directors. 

  • No other school staff besides teachers may serve on the board, in a voting or ex-officio capacity, in a way that is not allowed by statute.

  • A Board member appointed to fill a vacancy shall hold office until the expiration of the term of the vacated office.