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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