Applications to fill Board vacancy accepted through May 31

May 8, 2017

Topic: Board of Education

School District 21 is accepting applications to fill the Board of Education vacancy resulting from the resignation of Board Member Jeff Battinus. The individual selected to fill the vacancy will serve on the School Board from the date of appointment to April 2019.

Applicants for the Board vacancy must:

  • be a United States citizen;
  • be at least 18 years of age;
  • be a resident of Illinois and CCSD21 for at least one year immediately preceding the appointment;
  • be a registered voter.

Applicants for the Board vacancy cannot:

  • be a child sex offender;
  • hold another incompatible public office;
  • have a prohibited interest in any contract with the District;
  • be a school trustee;
  • be disqualified from holding civil office by the Constitution or any law of the State or Federal.

The purpose of Community Consolidated School District 21 schools is to provide a learning environment for all students to become life-long learners and productive citizens and its mission is to prepare all students for success. Applicants should show familiarity with the Board’s policies regarding general duties and responsibilities of a Board and a Board member, including fiduciary responsibilities, conflict of interest, ethics and gift ban. The Board’s policies are available at on the district website at www.ccsd21.org.

Applications may be obtained at the Gill Administration Center, 999 W. Dundee Road, Wheeling, IL 60090 or at the links below beginning on May 8. Please contact Leticia Del Real at 847-520-2727 with any questions.

Completed applications must be turned in by May 31 at 3 PM to Leticia Del Real, Secretary for the School Board, at the Gill Administration Center or electronically at [email protected].

Applications

Applicants can access the Board of Education application through the following links. Applicants are welcome to type answers, write answers, and/or provide additional sheets for responses if necessary. In some browsers, it may be necessary to right click on the link below in order to download the item (right click link > Save link as…).