The Kansas City, Kan., Public Schools will be accepting letters and resumes to apply for a vacant position on the school board through March 3.
The KCK school board position became vacant following the death of long-time school board member Gloria Willis on Dec. 22. Willis was a teacher and principal in the district for 41 years and a school board member for 21 years.
“We’ll fill the seat but it will be impossible to replace her experience in the district,” said Susan Westfahl, clerk of the KCK school board.
The process for filling the board position will be published Feb. 2 and will be posted on the school district’s website, Westfahl said. She said the board approved the process at its meeting Tuesday.
After applications come in, there will be a special meeting on March 20 to interview applicants and appoint a board member, she said. The goal is for the board member to be appointed the same day if there is a consensus, she said, and if there is not a consensus, the board will come back to the next meeting afterward and vote on it.
Letters of application and resumes will be submitted to Susan Westfahl as clerk of the board at the school district offices. Letters and resumes will be able to be submitted by mail, email or in person.
The school district had five applicants who applied to an open position on the board, to replace George Breidenthal, in 2015, she said.
I’ve worked in the cafeteria in the school district before and absolutely loved it, I’m an older woman with 8 children of my own. If reread any positions in the cafeteria I’d be very interested.
Thank you
Tina Becerra