35 SEEKING OPEN COLLEGE BOARD SEAT.Byline: Sharline Chiang Daily News Staff Writer Thirty-five people, 16 from the San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills. , met the Wednesday night deadline to apply for an open seat on the Los Angeles Community College District The Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD) is the community college district serving Los Angeles, California and some of its neighboring cities. In addition to typical college aged students, the LACCD also serves adults of all ages. board of trustees board of trustees Politics The posse of thugs who oversee an institution's administration. See Board of directors. . ``I'm very happy to see such a large interest in the vacancy,'' board President Elizabeth Garfield said Thursday. ``It demonstrates the community recognizes the district is making some very necessary changes and moving in the direction of greater local control.'' All the applicants are scheduled to address the board in public for five minutes at the district's meeting Wednesday. Afterward af·ter·ward also af·ter·wards adv. At a later time; subsequently. Adv. 1. afterward - happening at a time subsequent to a reference time; "he apologized subsequently"; "he's going to the store but he'll be back here , the board will announce its selection, Garfield said. Due to the number of applicants, the decision might be postponed until the June 24 meeting. If a decision is not made by then, a special election would be held. Under state law, the board has 60 days from the date of vacancy to make an appointment before a special election is ordered. The opening - and the rash of Valley applicants for it - gives the board a chance to appoint its first voting representative from the region in some years. The only Valley member today is newly elected Mission College student Alma Martinez, 21, who cannot vote. Several applicants said there is a need to help fiscally troubled local colleges, especially those in the Valley. ``There's been a lot of controversy about the changes at Pierce College In 2006 the Library won a national Excellence award. Academics Pierce College offers associate's degrees, mainly in the arts and sciences. There are also certificate programs in early childhood education, social services, dental hygienist, and others. and the other local colleges, and about funding that needs to change,'' said applicant Deirdre Feehan, 45, a customer service representative from Tarzana. The at-large seat previously was held by board trustee Kenneth Washington Kenneth Washington (October 19, 1946) is an African-American actor who played Sergeant Richard Baker on Hogan's Heroes. Source: [1] , who died in April. |
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