MUROC DISTRICT HAS NEW OPENING TRUSTEE RESIGNS FOR HUSBAND'S TRANSFER.Byline: Karen Maeshiro Staff Writer EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE Edwards Air Force Base, U.S. military installation, 301,000 acres (121,805 hectares), S Calif., NE of Lancaster; est. 1933. It is one of the largest air force bases in the United States and has the world's longest runway. - Muroc Joint Unified School District A unified school district is a school district which includes both primary school (kindergarten through middle school or junior high) and high school (grades 9-12). In Illinois, these districts are called unit school districts. again is in need of a new board member after trustee Janet Muckerheide said she is resigning because of her husband's military transfer. The resignation of Muckerheide, who was first appointed and then elected to the board in 2002, will take effect in early August, district officials said. ``She was on the board for two years, which for base board members is not bad,'' Superintendent Bertha ber·tha n. A wide deep collar, often of lace, that covers the shoulders of a dress. [French berthe, after Bertha (died 783), Carolingian queen as the wife of Pepin the Short.] Boullion said last week. Muckerheide's husband is being transferred to the Pentagon, Boullion said. The board will decide at its August meeting whether to appoint someone or hold an election. ``They will most likely decide to appoint. They are not going to want to spend money on a special election,'' Boullion said. If the board decides to appoint someone, that person will serve until the next regularly scheduled board election, which is next year, Boullion said. The board has a high turnover rate because trustees are usually spouses of Edwards Air Force Base personnel, who are reassigned every few years. The school board has to have two seats that must be filled by Edwards Air Force Base residents, two by residents from Boron boron (bōr`ŏn) [New Gr. from borax], chemical element; symbol B; at. no. 5; at. wt. 10.81; m.p. about 2,300°C;; sublimation point about 2,550°C;; sp. gr. 2.3 at 25°C;; valence +3. , and one from North Edwards. The last board appointment, however, was for one of the Boron seats. Diane Boroff was appointed to the board in March to fill the vacancy left by the resignation of Derek Dewar, who left in January after less than a month in office. Boroff was the only candidate to apply for the post. Dewar had been appointed in December to replace former trustee Julie English, who resigned midterm mid·term n. 1. The middle of an academic term or a political term of office. 2. a. An examination given at the middle of a school or college term. b. midterms A series of such examinations. in October, citing health and time constraints In law, time constraints are placed on certain actions and filings in the interest of speedy justice, and additionally to prevent the evasion of the ends of justice by waiting until a matter is moot. . Karen Maeshiro, (661) 267-5744 karen.maeshiro(at)dailynews.com |
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