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Trustees urge public to apply for vacant board seat; March 18 deadline announced

Battle Creek Public Schools Board of Education · March 10, 2026

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Summary

Chair reminded the public there are two weeks to apply for the vacant seventh trustee seat and announced a March 18, 3PM application deadline; if the board fails to appoint by the statutory deadline, the ISD may appoint a replacement who lives in the district and does not work for it.

The chair reminded community members that two weeks remain to apply to fill the board's vacant seventh trustee seat and announced a public application deadline of Wednesday, March 18 at 3 p.m.

The chair said the appointed person would serve through 2026 and could then choose to run in the general election in November. Trustees discussed extending the application window to give more time for applicants and clarified the statutory fallback: if the board does not appoint by the statutory deadline, the ISD may appoint a qualifying resident who lives in the district and is not employed by it.

The board encouraged interested community members to submit their materials by the stated deadline and asked staff to update public postings, including the district Facebook page. Staff offered to follow up with the ISD to confirm appointment procedures if needed.