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The '''Charlottesville City School Board''' is the body that makes decisions related to [[Charlottesville City Schools]]. The city switched to an elected school board in 2006.  Members are elected to four-year terms.
The '''Charlottesville City School Board''' is the body that makes decisions related to [[Charlottesville City Schools]]. The city switched to an elected school board in [[2006]].   


Charlottesville elects its seven-member School Board in a non-partisan election held at the same time as the general election for City Council. School Board members are elected at-large for four-year terms, with elections staggered each two years.
Charlottesville elects its School Board in a non-partisan election held at the same time as the general election for City Council. School Board members are elected at-large for four-year terms, with elections staggered each two years.


* All Virginia school board elections are nonpartisan by law. School Board candidates in Virginia must qualify for the ballot as “independents” (by voter petition signatures), so primary elections are never held for school board.
* All Virginia school board elections are nonpartisan by law. School Board candidates in Virginia must qualify for the ballot as “independents” (by voter petition signatures), so primary elections are never held for school board.


==Appointments==
==Members==
#[[Jennifer McKeever]], Board Chair
#[[Leah Puryear]], Vice Chair, term ends 2021
#[[James Bryant]]
#[[Sherry Kraft]]
#[[Lashundra Bryson Morsberger]]
#[[Lisa Larson-Torres]]
#[[Juandiego R. Wade]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Charlottesville School Board adds two newcomers|url=http://cvilletomorrow.org/news/article/22447-charlottesville-school-board-adds-two-newcomers/|author=[[Brian Wheeler]]|work=|publisher=Charlottesville Tomorrow|location=|publishdate=November 3, 2015|accessdate=July 20, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Charlottesville School Board Members|url=http://charlottesvilleschools.org/home/school-board/board-members/|author=|work=|publisher=Charlottesville City Schools|location=|publishdate=|accessdate=February 8, 2019}}</ref>
 
=== 2013-2014 term===
#[[Juandiego Wade]], Board Chair
#[[Amy Laufer]], Vice Chair
#[[Colette E. Blount]]
#[[Jennifer McKeever]]
#[[Ned Michie]]
#[[Willa Neale]]
#[[Leah Puryear]]<ref>{{cite web|title=School Board Recap, sort of|url=http://jlmcharlottesville.blogspot.com/2013/01/school-board-recap-sort-of.html|author=[[Jennifer McKeever]]|work=|publisher=Jennifer McKeever|location=|publishdate=January 10, 2013|accessdate=January 11, 2013}}</ref>
 
===2019 vacancy===
[[Amy Laufer]] resigned in early January 2019. The Board will make an appointment at its meeting on February 21, 2019.  
[[Amy Laufer]] resigned in early January 2019. The Board will make an appointment at its meeting on February 21, 2019.  


::Former member and chair [[Ned Michie]] will seek a return to the board on an interim basis to replace Laufer, as will Former City Councilor [[Kristin Szakos]]. It is not clear if they will seek the elected position. The School Board will make an appointment on February 21. <ref>{{cite-progress|title=Michie, Szakos among interim School Board hopefuls|url=https://www.dailyprogress.com/news/education/michie-szakos-among-interim-school-board-hopefuls/article_549eb732-2b44-11e9-bba6-0f4f1b0b78c1.html|author=Katherine Knott|pageno=|printdate=February 8, 2019|publishdate=February 8, 2019|accessdate=February 8, 2019}}</ref>
::Former member and chair [[Ned Michie]] sought a return to the board on an interim basis to replace Laufer, as did former City Councilor [[Kristin Szakos]]. The School Board made an appointment on February 21. <ref>{{cite-progress|title=Michie, Szakos among interim School Board hopefuls|url=https://www.dailyprogress.com/news/education/michie-szakos-among-interim-school-board-hopefuls/article_549eb732-2b44-11e9-bba6-0f4f1b0b78c1.html|author=Katherine Knott|pageno=|printdate=February 8, 2019|publishdate=February 8, 2019|accessdate=February 24, 2020}}</ref>


==Elections==
==Elections==
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===2019 election===
===2019 election===
The next election for School Board will be on November 5, 2019. The candidate filing deadline for this election was on June 11, 2019 at 7:00 p.m.
The next election for School Board was held on [[November 5]], [[2019]].  
{{current}}


===2018 special election===
===2018 special election===
There was a special election this year to fill the vacancy left by the resignation of [[Adam Hastings]] on [[March 3]]. <ref>{{cite web|title=City School Board initiates process to fill vacancy|url=http://www.cvilletomorrow.org/news/article/30145-city-school-board-initiates-process-to-fill/|author=Josh Mandell|work=News Article|publisher=Charlottesville Tomorrow|location=|publishdate=March 12, 2018|accessdate=March 19, 2018}}</ref> Applications to serve as an interim member until the November 6 election were taken through March 23.  
There was a special election to fill the vacancy left by the resignation of [[Adam Hastings]] on [[March 3]], [[2018]]. <ref>{{cite web|title=City School Board initiates process to fill vacancy|url=http://www.cvilletomorrow.org/news/article/30145-city-school-board-initiates-process-to-fill/|author=Josh Mandell|work=News Article|publisher=Charlottesville Tomorrow|location=|publishdate=March 12, 2018|accessdate=March 19, 2018}}</ref> Applications to serve as an interim member until the November 6 election were taken through March 23.  


===Candidates for interim appointment===
====Candidates for interim appointment in 2019====
*[[James Bryant]]
*[[James Bryant]]
*[[Lashundra Bryson Morsberger]]
*[[Lashundra Bryson Morsberger]]
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*[[Joe Thomas]]
*[[Joe Thomas]]


==Members==
==Before Elected School Boards (1960-2007)==
[[image:20111228-school-board-swearing-in.jpg|right|thumb|300px|2013-2014 Charlottesville City School Board members]]
#[[Jennifer McKeever]], Board Chair, term ends 2020
#[[James Bryant]]
#[[Ned Michie]], term ends 2020 (appointed in February 2019 to fill out term of [[Amy Laufer]]) <ref>{{cite-progress|title=Michie tapped to fill interim city School Board seat|url=https://www.dailyprogress.com/news/education/michie-tapped-to-fill-interim-city-school-board-seat/article_ce567ea6-3644-11e9-9e5b-3bb1c4ffb251.html|author=Katherine Knott|pageno=|printdate=February 21, 2019|publishdate=February 21, 2019|accessdate=February 24, 2019}}</ref>
#[[Leah Puryear]], Vice Chair, term ends 2021
#[[Sherry Kraft]], term ends 2020
#[[Lisa Larson-Torres]], term ends 2021
#[[Juandiego R. Wade]], term ends 2021 <ref>{{cite web|title=Charlottesville School Board adds two newcomers|url=http://cvilletomorrow.org/news/article/22447-charlottesville-school-board-adds-two-newcomers/|author=[[Brian Wheeler]]|work=|publisher=Charlottesville Tomorrow|location=|publishdate=November 3, 2015|accessdate=July 20, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Charlottesville School Board Members|url=http://charlottesvilleschools.org/home/school-board/board-members/|author=|work=|publisher=Charlottesville City Schools|location=|publishdate=|accessdate=February 8, 2019}}</ref>
 
=== 2013-2014 term===
#[[Juandiego Wade]], Board Chair, term ends 2013
#[[Amy Laufer]], Vice Chair, term ends 2014
#[[Colette E. Blount]], term ends 2014
#[[Jennifer McKeever]], term ends 2014
#[[Ned Michie]], term ends 2013
#[[Willa Neale]], term ends 2014
#[[Leah Puryear]], term ends 2013<ref>{{cite web|title=School Board Recap, sort of|url=http://jlmcharlottesville.blogspot.com/2013/01/school-board-recap-sort-of.html|author=[[Jennifer McKeever]]|work=|publisher=Jennifer McKeever|location=|publishdate=January 10, 2013|accessdate=January 11, 2013}}</ref>


==City Council & School Board (1960-2007)==
*Prior to 1995, Virginia school board members were appointed. The 1994 General Assembly passed an [http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?941+ful+CHAP0723 act](Approved April 10, 1994) allowing localities to decide between elected and appointed boards. The statute reads:
*Prior to 1995, Virginia school board members were appointed. The 1994 General Assembly passed an [http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?941+ful+CHAP0723 act](Approved April 10, 1994) allowing localities to decide between elected and appointed boards. The statute reads:
::"If a majority of the qualified voters voting in such referendum vote in favor of changing the method of selecting school board members to direct election by the voters, then the members of the school board shall be elected by popular vote. Elections of school board members in a county, city, or town shall be held to coincide with the elections for members of the governing body of the county, city, or town at the regular general election in November in the case of a county or the regular general election in May in the case of a city or town. In no event shall any election of school board members take place prior to 1994." [http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?941+ful+CHAP0723 § 22.1-57.3. Election of school board members. (1994)]
::"If a majority of the qualified voters voting in such referendum vote in favor of changing the method of selecting school board members to direct election by the voters, then the members of the school board shall be elected by popular vote. Elections of school board members in a county, city, or town shall be held to coincide with the elections for members of the governing body of the county, city, or town at the regular general election in November in the case of a county or the regular general election in May in the case of a city or town. In no event shall any election of school board members take place prior to 1994." [http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?941+ful+CHAP0723 § 22.1-57.3. Election of school board members. (1994)]

Revision as of 07:32, 24 February 2020

The Charlottesville City School Board is the body that makes decisions related to Charlottesville City Schools. The city switched to an elected school board in 2006.

Charlottesville elects its School Board in a non-partisan election held at the same time as the general election for City Council. School Board members are elected at-large for four-year terms, with elections staggered each two years.

  • All Virginia school board elections are nonpartisan by law. School Board candidates in Virginia must qualify for the ballot as “independents” (by voter petition signatures), so primary elections are never held for school board.

Members

  1. Jennifer McKeever, Board Chair
  2. Leah Puryear, Vice Chair, term ends 2021
  3. James Bryant
  4. Sherry Kraft
  5. Lashundra Bryson Morsberger
  6. Lisa Larson-Torres
  7. Juandiego R. Wade[1][2]

2013-2014 term

  1. Juandiego Wade, Board Chair
  2. Amy Laufer, Vice Chair
  3. Colette E. Blount
  4. Jennifer McKeever
  5. Ned Michie
  6. Willa Neale
  7. Leah Puryear[3]

2019 vacancy

Amy Laufer resigned in early January 2019. The Board will make an appointment at its meeting on February 21, 2019.

Former member and chair Ned Michie sought a return to the board on an interim basis to replace Laufer, as did former City Councilor Kristin Szakos. The School Board made an appointment on February 21. [4]

Elections

2021 election

After the 2019 election, the next election for School Board will be on November 2, 2021. The candidate filing deadline for this election will be on June 8, 2021 at 7:00 p.m.

2019 election

The next election for School Board was held on November 5, 2019.

2018 special election

There was a special election to fill the vacancy left by the resignation of Adam Hastings on March 3, 2018. [5] Applications to serve as an interim member until the November 6 election were taken through March 23.

Candidates for interim appointment in 2019

Before Elected School Boards (1960-2007)

  • Prior to 1995, Virginia school board members were appointed. The 1994 General Assembly passed an act(Approved April 10, 1994) allowing localities to decide between elected and appointed boards. The statute reads:
"If a majority of the qualified voters voting in such referendum vote in favor of changing the method of selecting school board members to direct election by the voters, then the members of the school board shall be elected by popular vote. Elections of school board members in a county, city, or town shall be held to coincide with the elections for members of the governing body of the county, city, or town at the regular general election in November in the case of a county or the regular general election in May in the case of a city or town. In no event shall any election of school board members take place prior to 1994." § 22.1-57.3. Election of school board members. (1994)
  • In 2004, the 2004-2005 City Council passed an ordinance moving the municipal elections from May to November and changing the method of selecting school board members to direct election by the voters.[6].

References

  1. Web. Charlottesville School Board adds two newcomers, Brian Wheeler, Charlottesville Tomorrow, November 3, 2015, retrieved July 20, 2016.
  2. Web. Charlottesville School Board Members, Charlottesville City Schools, retrieved February 8, 2019.
  3. Web. School Board Recap, sort of, Jennifer McKeever, Jennifer McKeever, January 10, 2013, retrieved January 11, 2013.
  4. Web. Michie, Szakos among interim School Board hopefuls, Katherine Knott, Daily Progress, Lee Enterprises, February 8, 2019, retrieved February 24, 2020.
  5. Web. City School Board initiates process to fill vacancy, Josh Mandell, News Article, Charlottesville Tomorrow, March 12, 2018, retrieved March 19, 2018.
  6. https://www.cvilletomorrow.org/articles/future-of-charlottesville-governance

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