8 SEEKING OAK PARK BOARD SEAT.Byline: Sonia Giordani Daily News Staff Writer Eight people have submitted applications to fill a seat on the Oak Park school board that was vacated by the resignation last month of President Jeri Fox. The eight applicants were scheduled to be screened Tuesday night by board members, and semifinalists will be invited to participate in a public forum at 7 p.m. Thursday at Oak Park High School. A final decision will be announced by Monday and the new board member will be sworn in at Tuesday's meeting. ``All of the applicants have had experience with the school district and with their children's schools,'' said Marilyn Lippiatt, superintendent of the Oak Park Unified School District Oak Park Unified School District (OPUSD) is a K-12 school district in southeast Ventura County, California, USA. It consists of six public schools in the community of Oak Park. . ``I'm thrilled thrill v. thrilled, thrill·ing, thrills v.tr. 1. To cause to feel a sudden intense sensation; excite greatly. 2. To give great pleasure to; delight. See Synonyms at enrapture. that so many people were interested enough in the school district to pick up applications and complete them,'' she said. Candidates were asked to complete an application form, submit a current resume including experiences with Oak Park schools and with the community, provide a 200-word candidate statement and respond to eight questions. Over the past four weeks, 15 people picked up applications. The new member will succeed Fox, who resigned after parents and teachers raised questions about her judgment in allowing alcohol to be served to teens attending a homecoming Homecoming Odyssey concerning Odysseus’s difficulties in getting home after war. [Gk. Myth.: Odyssey] You Can’t Go Home Again revisiting his home town, a writer is disillusioned by what he sees. [Am. Lit. party in her home. ``I see the board moving on without a problem,'' Lippiatt said. ``We will brief the new member on district issues as rapidly as possible. ``But that's what happens when any new board member joins the team, regardless of the circumstances. It takes some time to be brought up to speed,'' she said. The term will last only one year, with the winner of November's board election taking office in December. Wayne Blasman, board president, said his priority is to find the applicant with the most experience and background in the district and its programs. ``We need the new board member to hit the ground running,'' he said. CANDIDATES The following candidates have applied to serve a one-year term on the Oak Park Unified School District board: George Barker There are multiple notable people named George Barker:
Meredith Evans, 51, administrative assistant for Blue Cross. Alice Foster, 58, acquisitions editor for Corwin Press. Marti Ketchum, 44, homemaker and community volunteer. John Nelson, 39, vice president of Warner Pacific Insurance. James Rikel, 50, professor of life sciences 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. . Paul Schroeder, 46, chief executive officer of Toolbox See toolkit and toolbar. Productions, a post-production company. Linda Seaman SEAMAN. A sailor; a mariner; one whose business is navigation. 2 Boulay Paty, Dr. Com. 232; Code de Commerce art. 262; Laws of Oleron, art. 7; Laws of Wishuy, art. 19. The term seamen, in it most enlarged sense, includes the captain a well as other persons of the crew; in a more confined , 43, homemaker and community volunteer. CAPTION(S): Box Box: CANDIDATES (see text) |
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