Due to the resignation of two members of the Lassen County Board of Education, the Lassen County Board of Education voted at its November 13th, regular meeting to call for provisional appointments to fill the vacated seats.
The vacancies exist in Trustee Area 2, which includes the Westwood Unified School District and Trustee Area 4, which includes Fort Sage Unified School District, Ravendale-Termo Elementary School District and the Shaffer Elementary School District.
Community members wishing to be considered for a provisional appointment must be a resident of one of the school districts listed above and complete a questionnaire, which may be obtained by contacting Stacy Russell at the Lassen County Office of Education, 472-013 Johnstonville Road, N., Susanville, California, 96130, (530) 257-2197, [email protected].
Completed questionnaires must be submitted to the Lassen County Office of Education no later than 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, December 12, 2024. Applicants are requested to be in attendance at the regular meeting of the Lassen County Board of Education scheduled for Wednesday, December 18, 2024, 4:00 p.m., at the Lassen County Office of Education.
Applications from candidates meeting the above qualifications will be reviewed by the Lassen County Board of Education, and the Board may fill the vacancy at the December 18, 2024, meeting of the Board. Unless a petition calling for a special election, containing a sufficient number of signatures, is filed in the Lassen County Office of Education within 30 days following a provisional appointment, the appointment(s) shall become effective. The appointees shall hold office until the next regularly-scheduled board member election, which will be in November 2026.
