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Board adopts resolutions to initiate Nov. 3, 2026 governing board election and candidate-statement rules
Summary
The board approved Resolution R-26-09 setting rules for candidate statements (200-word limit, candidate pays costs) and Resolution R-26-10 ordering a biennial governing board election for Nov. 3, 2026 to fill three vacancies.
Superintendent Catherine Kawaguchi presented two resolutions to initiate the district's 2026 governing board election. Resolution R-26-09 sets requirements for candidate statements, including a 200-word limit and responsibility for any associated costs. Resolution R-26-10 orders a biennial governing board election to be held on Nov. 3, 2026 and notes three trustee seats (Trustees Ken Chase, Lori MacDonald and Paola Jellings) will expire Dec. 31, 2026. Both resolutions were approved by voice vote, 4-0 (Shelley Weinstein absent).
Trustee Lori MacDonald moved to approve R-26-09 and Trustee Paola Jellings moved to approve R-26-10; both motions carried with Trustees Chase, DeFigueiredo, MacDonald and Jellings recorded as voting "Aye."
