Board of Education Conducting Search to Fill District 4 Vacancy
A vacancy has been created on the Wake County Board of Education by the resignation of District 4 Representative Rosa Gill. Gill resigned from the board on June 16, 2009, after being selected to serve in the North Carolina House of Representatives as the District 33 representative. She succeeds former Rep. Dan Blue, who was selected to serve out the remainder of the late Sen. Vernon Malone's term in the N.C. Senate.
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The Board of Education is searching for eligible citizens to fill the vacancy created by Gill's departure.
Candidates interested in serving on the Wake County Board of Education must reside in District 4 to be eligible for the vacated seat. District 4 encompasses East Raleigh.
Interested candidates should submit the following items to the Board of Education by noon on Monday, July 20, 2009, to be considered for the vacancy:
- a letter of interest (no longer than five pages), outlining their background and listing three strategies for advancing the Board’s Goal
- their resume
- three letters of recommendation
Candidates must submit hard copies of each document, and all documents submitted will be considered public records. Appointment to the seat will be for remainder of the term expiring November 2011.
Materials must be sent to the attention of:
District 4 Board of Education Vacancy
Wake County Board of Education
3600 Wake Forest Rd.
Raleigh, NC 27609
Interested candidates may want to familiarize themselves with Board Policy, particularly the 1000 Series which deals specifically with the Board of Education.