2.6 - Board Elections

SERIES 2 - THE BOARD AND GOVERNANCE

Elections of BOD members will be held annually on the third Monday of April. At this time, other matters that are determined by the BOD to be submitted for Elector approval may also be voted on by eligible Electors as defined in the bylaws. Elections will be conducted online, and all votes will be anonymous. If an elector does not have access to email, a paper ballot will be available. Voting shall occur from the third Monday in April through and including the Friday of that same week. Votes shall be tallied upon the close of voting and the results published by an election committee made up of eligible electors appointed by the BOD, including a BOD member and an employee designated by the Headmaster. The election of the candidates will be automatic if all BOD positions up for election are uncontested. The election results shall become a permanent record of the school.

For an election to be official, 50% of all eligible electors must cast their ballots and the winning vote count(s) must total at least 25% of the eligible electors. If there are more positions to be filled than candidates who have achieved the required number of votes, all uncast ballots will be granted, in proxy, to the current BOD. The BOD will cast these votes in the manner they see fit to fill the remaining seats.

NOMINATIONS TO THE BOD

Not later than the third Monday of February, eligible electors shall be notified of the date of the next BOD election. Candidates must complete written applications stating their qualifications to the BOD. Completed applications will be accepted until 4:00 PM on the Wednesday preceding the first Friday of March. The BOD shall prescribe the form of the application. The names of qualified candidates will be placed on the ballot upon timely receipt of a completed application therefore, and the school shall distribute such completed applications, Letters of Interest, and Statements of Educational Philosophy to eligible electors regarding, or on behalf of, any candidate.

NOTICE

Whenever notice to eligible electors is given or required to be given under this policy, such notice shall be sufficient if given by the school’s normal means of communicating with all parents and staff, and the school shall have no obligation to separately notify parents or staff who, through no action of the school, lack access to such means of communication.

NEW BOD MEMBER ORIENTATION

Newly elected or appointed BOD members shall be trained in a manner to be determined by the President and the Secretary. Such training shall include, at minimum, provision of a copy of the Policies Manual, an introduction to the school’s records, including the minute books, and an explanation of the obligations of BOD membership.

Adopted: 04-14-2022