Board Elections
2009-2010 One Director position is open for election this year
at the Compass Public Charter School annual meeting on Thursday, July 9,
2009.
If you are interested in running for this position, please pick up an
application from the school office or click on the link below. Board Application
All applications are due no later than Tuesday, May 26, 2009. If you have
questions, please email the nominating committee atboardelections@compasscharter.org. Please note: The Compass Public Charter School Bylaws prohibit
campaigning for Board of Director positions on school premises during
regular school hours.
Board Election Details Directors will be
elected and appointed to fill vacancies on the Board at the annual meeting
held on Thursday, July 09 2009. Ballots will be available at the
meeting or you can print your ballots
from the links listed below.
Voting for either ballot can be done in person or via absentee ballot. Absentee
ballots are valid only if the ballot is postmarked at
least one week prior
to the date of the election.
All stakeholders of the school are allowed to vote using the 'Election Ballot'.
A stakeholder of the school is defined as one or more of the following: a
parent of a child attending the school; staff members or employees of Compass
Public Charter School; Compass Public Charter School board members and founders
of the Charter School. Voting is limited to one
vote per enrolled registered family at Compass Public Charter School.
The cut-off for being listed as a stakeholder is the final day of school each
year.
Current Directors and founders of the school are also allowed to vote using the
'Appointment Ballot'. Founders of the school are defined as one or more of the
following: A person (1) serving as a board member or chairperson (including
co-chair persons) at the time of the initial
lottery (2) who has contributed no less than 100 total hours with a minimum of
10 hours monthly, documented and reported, and thereafter approved by a member
of the Board of Directors, prior to the initial lottery for Compass Public
Charter School; or any person employed by Compass Public Charter School at the
time of the initial
lottery, including administrators, teachers, and staff.
Voting for either ballot can be done in person or via absentee ballot. Absentee
ballots are valid only if the ballot is postmarked at
least one week prior
to the date of the election.
