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An election to fill a vacancy in Director District 3 on the Board of Directors of the Keystone Area Education Agency will be conducted at a convention December 2 of this year at 12 Noon at Keystone Area Education Agency, 1400 Second Street NW, Elkader.
The director district includes the Allamakee, Clayton Ridge, Eastern Allamakee, Edgewood-Colesburg, and MFL/MarMac Community School Districts. The director will be elected by the school boards of those districts.
The election is for the remaining period of a four-year term expiring in December 2025 to fill the position formerly held by Dr. Bill Withers. Dr. Withers passed away in September of this year, having served 45 years on the board.
Candidates for the vacancy on the Board of Directors of the Keystone Area Education Agency must be electors and residents of Director District 3. The candidates may be members of a local school district board of education but may not be an employee of a school district in the Keystone AEA area. Candidates for the vacancy will be those filing the statement with the Keystone AEA board secretary on or before November 22 of this year. If no candidate files by the deadline, nominations may be received from school board members present at the convention.
Statement of candidacy forms may be obtained by contacting Julie Tschirgi, Board Secretary, at the Administration Office of the Keystone AEA in Elkader at 563-241-5397.