Lynchburg City Council will hold a public hearing tonight to solicit community input on the three school board terms that expire this June.
Pat Kost, City Council clerk, said as of Monday afternoon she had received eight applications for school board but none for the District III vacancy.
Three school board terms expire this year, including that of board Chairwoman Julie Doyle, who represents District I. Doyle’s spot is not eligible for renewal because she has served the maximum of three terms.
Board member Leslie Faircloth, who represents District III, has served two terms. His second expires this year, and he has decided to not to seek renewal. Board member Keith Anderson’s term also expires. He represents District II and is seeking reappointment.
Among the applications already filed for school board, six are for Doyle’s District I seat and two are for the District II spot.
Interested candidates for school board were asked to submit an application prior to the hearing, although names can also be submitted at the hearing. Community members, including potential board members, will have an opportunity to speak briefly.
City Council appoints school board members. Last April, the appointment process was changed as a result of a 2007 controversy where Vice Chairman Tom Webb was temporarily ousted and Liberty University professor Darin Gerdes was appointed in his place. Webb was appointed back to the board last year.
City Council voted to make board applications available to the public and tape closed session interviews, making them available to the public after the appointment vote in an effort to have a more transparent process.
Following the public hearing City Council will determine which candidates to interview in a closed meeting. Those candidates are then interviewed in closed session, and the board deliberates behind closed doors before taking a public vote.
The hearing begins at 7:30 p.m. in council chambers in City Hall, 900 Church St.
By District
- District I: (Bedford Hills Elementary, Linkhorne Elementary, Paul Munro Elementary, Linkhorne Middle)
Current applicants are: Bryan Tiller, William Cabell, Mona Williams, Anne Alfieri, Charlie White and Robert Hopkins.
- District II: (Dearington Elementary School for Innovation, Perrymont Elementary, Robert S. Payne Elementary, Sandusky Elementary, Thomas C. Miller Elementary School for Innovation, Paul Laurence Dunbar Middle School for Innovation, Sandusky Middle, E. C. Glass High)
Current applicants are: board member Keith Anderson (seeking reappointment), Joseph Catlett and Carmela Hernandez Greer.
- District III: (William Marvin Bass Elementary, Heritage Elementary, Hutcherson Early Learning Center, Sheffield Elementary, Heritage High)
There are no applicants for District III.
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