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Greencastle-Antrim board accepts Mark Scribe resignation, discusses 30-day timeline to fill vacancy
Summary
At its Feb. 20 meeting the Greencastle-Antrim School District Board of Directors accepted the resignation of board member Mark Scribe, discussed options to fill the seat within 30 days and noted the seat will appear as a two-year position on the November ballot.
The Greencastle-Antrim School District Board of Directors on Feb. 20 accepted with regret the resignation of board member Mark Scribe, effective Feb. 17, 2025, and discussed how to fill the vacancy within the 30-day period required following his departure.
Board members and staff described two paths to fill the seat: the board may appoint a candidate directly at a public meeting if it has a nominee, or the board may solicit letters of interest and conduct interviews before selecting a replacement. Staff emphasized that any appointment must be made in a public session and, if the board brings forward a name, that name should appear on the meeting agenda so the public has notice.
District staff also explained election implications: the seat will be listed as a two-year position on the November ballot. The board was advised to ask any prospective appointee whether they intend to run; if a chosen appointee does not file nominating petitions within the three-week filing window, the seat could be decided by write-in votes. The appointed member would serve through December, according to the timeline discussed at the meeting.
No formal roll-call vote tally was recorded in the livestream transcript beyond the chair’s announcement that the motion to accept Scribe’s resignation passed. The board indicated it would place any nomination for appointment on a future public meeting agenda and invited members to bring names for consideration at that meeting.
The board's action closes the administrative step of accepting the resignation; the process to identify and publicly appoint a successor was left to follow at a subsequent meeting and in compliance with public-notice requirements.
