December 13, 2008 04:32 pm
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By Melissa Dunson
mdunson@joplinglobe.com
On Tuesday, area residents can start filing to run for local school-board seats that will be decided in the April election. The filing deadline is Jan. 20. Candidates will be listed on the ballot in the order they file.
Joplin
There are two positions open on the Joplin R-8 Board of Education.
Incumbents Anne Sharp, board president, and Jim Kimbrough, said they plan to run for re-election.
Sharp was first elected to the position in 2000 and is finishing her second year as board president. She substitute teaches in other area middle schools and worked for her family-owned company for many years.
Kimbrough was first elected to the board in 2006. He worked in the district as a science teacher and coach for 20 years, then as an assistant principal at Joplin High School. He now works as director of the Educational Talent Search at Missouri Southern State University, a federal program that helps middle- and high-school students go to college.
Applicants must file a declaration of candidacy at the superintendent’s office at 1717 E. 15th St. Filing begins at 8 a.m. Tuesday.
Webb City
The Webb City R-7 Board of Education has two openings for the upcoming election.
Cheryl Chaney, R-7 board secretary, said the seats are the one left vacated when longtime board member Terry James resigned earlier this year because of health problems, and Lucinda Copeland’s seat.
Filing begins at 8 a.m. and must be made at the district’s administrative building at 411 N. Madison Ave.
Carl Junction
Carl Junction R-1 has two board of education positions up for re-election.
Sandy Latimer, R-1 board secretary, said the seats that are up for grabs belong to Rob Herron, board president, and Christie Hutchison.
Filers need to bring a picture identification, such as a driver license, Latimer said. The office is at 206 S. Roney St.
Carthage
Two seats are also up for election on the Carthage R-9 Board of Education this April. Those seats are currently filled by Lee Elliff Pound and Michael Goolsby.
Filing for election to those seats can be made at the district administrative office at 710 Lyon St. beginning at 8 a.m.
Neosho
Neosho R-5 will accept filing for its two open board seats also beginning at 8 a.m. at the superintendent’s office at 115 E. Hickory St..
Terms for all the open seats are for three years.
Qualifications
Anyone running for a school-board seat in Missouri must be a resident taxpayer in the district he or she wants to run in, be a U.S. citizen, reside in the state of Missouri for one year prior to the election and be at least 24 years old.
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