Schools
Filing for School Board Candidacy Now Open
Interested parties can file for Ferguson-Florissant and Hazelwood school boards for the April 2011 election.
While the Florissant municipal election filings have a few weeks before filing opens, residents do have the opportunity to get involved in the more educational side of the election.
The Ferguson-Florissant School District as well as the Hazelwood School District each open their filing period today at their respective districts.
In Ferguson-Florissant, three board member positions — James Clark, Dr. Doris A. Graham and board president Les Lentz's — are open as they are set to expire in April 2011.
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The Hazelwood School District also has three positions open as Ann Gibbons, Diane Dowdy and Charles Woods positions expire in 2011.
Potential candidates may pick up a declaration of candidacy from the Ferguson-Florissant Administration building, 1005 Waterford Drive, from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
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For Hazelwood, interested parties may file at the Hazelwood School District Learning Center, 15995 New Halls Ferry, from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Each office will be closed for the winter break: Ferguson-Florissant offices will be closed Dec. 20-Dec. 31 and Monday, Jan. 17 in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Day; Hazelwood's offices will be closed Dec. 22-Jan. 3. Filing closes for each district on Jan. 18 at 5 p.m.
In order to qualify for candidacy, parties must be eligible under the following criteria for the Ferguson-Florissant School Board:
- A citizen of the United States
- At least 24 years old
- A resident taxpayer of the school district
- A resident of the state of Missouri for at least one year
In addition, the candidate must follow these procedures:
- File a declaration of candidacy
- Line up for filing pursuant to district Policy 4013
For Hazelwood School District Board Members:
- Must be a citizen of the United States
- Must be a taxpaying resident of the Hazelwood School District and resided in the state for one year preceding election.
- At least 24 years of age
- Elected board members must also complete a orientation and training within one year of their election
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