Applications Due Friday for Vacant PUSD School Board Seat

Friday is the deadline to submit an application for a vacant Pasadena Unified School District Board of Education seat. 

PUSD Board Seat 4 was left vacant May 6 when incumbent

Sierra Madre will not have the chance to elect a district representative until 2015, so the vacant seat would give residents a chance to have a representative from Sierra Madre on the board.

See more on Kenne's victory here.

See Patch's previous coverage of the open seat here.

Applicants must be 18 years of age, be registered to vote in and reside anywhere within the boundaries of the Pasadena Unified School District—Pasadena, Altadena or Sierra Madre. Visit gopusd.com/locator to determine if an address is within the district’s boundaries.

The vacant seat will be filled by school board appointment, the board previously decided, as opposed to a special election in order to save the PUSD $500,000 to $700,000.

The term of service for the appointment to the PUSD Board Seat 4 is from the date of appointment to May 4, 2015, according to the PUSD.

Applicant Requirements:

Applications and a resume must be received either by mail or hand delivered by 5 p.m. on Friday, May 10, 2013 to:

Office of the Superintendent

Pasadena Unified School District

351 South Hudson Avenue, Room 222

Pasadena, CA  91109

Applications can be obtained from gopusd.com/boardvacancy or the PUSD Office of the Superintendent.

To be considered for the position, applicants must submit the application and resume by the deadline and attend a special meeting of the school board tentatively scheduled for Saturday, June 1, 2013 at which time all prospective applicants will be interviewed. A provisional appointment could be announced as early as that evening.