{"id":2921,"date":"2016-09-19T14:41:58","date_gmt":"2016-09-19T22:41:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/communications.blogs.kpbsd.k12.ak.us\/?p=2921"},"modified":"2016-09-19T14:41:58","modified_gmt":"2016-09-19T22:41:58","slug":"homer-residents-kpbsd-seeks-school-board-member","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kpbsd.org\/schools\/comm-test\/2016\/09\/19\/homer-residents-kpbsd-seeks-school-board-member\/","title":{"rendered":"Homer residents: KPBSD seeks a school board member"},"content":{"rendered":"

News Release\"KPBSD<\/a><\/u>
\n<\/strong>KPBSD Board of Education seeks applicants\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n


\n<\/strong>Soldotna, September 19, 2016\u2014KPBSD seeks applicants to fill a vacant school board position in District 8 (Homer) through October 2017.<\/strong><\/h3>\n

A nine member board serves the diverse Kenai Peninsula Borough School District, which spans 25,600 square miles, educates nearly 8,700 students, and has more than forty schools. This vacant school board position requires residency in Assembly District 8<\/a>, located in the southern Kenai Peninsula. This geographical area includes schools in the Homer, Alaska.
\nResponsibilities
\n<\/strong>For information on the role and responsibilities of board members, review the Bylaws of the Board<\/a> on the KPBSD website. http:\/\/bit.ly\/SchoolBoardBylaws<\/a>
\nQualifications
\n<\/strong>Applicants must be at least 18 years of age, a qualified voter of the State of Alaska and a resident of the Kenai Peninsula and District 8<\/a> for 180 days.
\nTerm of Office
\n<\/strong>Appointment will begin October 3, 2016.\u00a0 Appointee will stand for re-election at the regular election in October 2017.
\nTo Apply
\n<\/strong>Applications are available through the KPBSD website<\/a>, or at the District office. The vacancy will remain open until filled. However, applications will be reviewed at 12:00 noon, (AKST), on September 27, 2016, and if there are viable applicant(s), the position will be closed.
\nQuestions? Contact Debbie Tressler, 907-714-8836, dtressler@kpbsd.k12.ak.us<\/a>
\nLinks<\/strong><\/p>\n