BELLEFONTE AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT

318 North Allegheny Street
Bellefonte, Pennsylvania  16823

To:  Residents of Bellefonte Area School District

Effective August 5, 2017, a vacancy exists on the nine-member Board of Directors of the Bellefonte Area School District. The Board intends to appoint an individual to fill this vacancy through the first Monday of December 2019.  For continuity, Board Members hope to appoint an individual interested in remaining on the Board of School Directors.  To remain on the Board beyond December 2019, it will be necessary to seek election as a School Board Director.  Interested applicants may seek election to continue this position for a four-year term by contacting the Office of Elections at the Willowbank Building to obtain a packet to place his or her name on the ballot.

According to Pennsylvania law, the appointee must be a citizen of Pennsylvania, of good moral character, at least 18 years of age, have been a resident of the Bellefonte Area School District for at least one year, and reside within the boundaries of the Bellefonte Area School District prior to his/her appointment.  Board members are required to file annual financial interest statements with the State Ethics Commission.

The Board invites interested residents of the Bellefonte Area School District to apply as a candidate for this open position.  Please submit a letter of interest and resume, an application to include your background, and reasons for wishing to serve on the Board.  Candidates will be interviewed and an appointment made at the August 31, 2017, Bellefonte Area School District Board of School Director's meeting.

Please submit a letter of interest to:

Bellefonte Area School District

Attention: Leslie Elder

318 North Allegheny Street

Bellefonte, PA  16823

Telephone (814) 355-4814, extension 3005

Letters of interest, resume, and application are due by 

4 pm on August 29, 2017