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Board accepts Christie Ryan's resignation; president authorized to seek interim replacement or open application process
Summary
Bennington Public Schools' board accepted the resignation of board member Christie Ryan and authorized the board president to seek an interim replacement, with a public application fallback if no volunteer is identified.
Bennington Public Schools' board accepted the resignation of board member Christie Ryan at its May 12 meeting after she moved outside district boundaries.
Legal counsel Justin advised the board on the statutory process for filling school board vacancies, citing the applicable law for school board vacancies ("32-570" as stated in the meeting). He explained that the board has 45 days after publishing the required notice to appoint a qualified district resident to fill the remainder of the term; if the board does…
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