Applications now being accepted for interim MJUSD School Board vacancy

Published July 13, 2011
By 95th Air Base Wing Public Affairs

EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Applications are now being accepted from any qualified person interested in serving as a provisional School Board member for the Muroc Joint Unified School District.

Qualifications include:

1. An applicant must be 18 years of age or older.

2. An applicant must be registered to vote within the Muroc Joint Unified School District, Kern County, California.

3. An applicant must be a resident of the Muroc Joint Unified School District, and must currently reside at Edwards Air Force Base.

Applications are available from the Muroc Joint Unified School District office, 17100 Foothill Avenue, North Edwards, California, or online at www.muroc.k12.ca.us, by clicking on the "School Board" link.

Completed applications must be returned to the MJUSD office at the address listed above no later than 4 p.m., Thursday, July 14, 2011. Office hours are Monday-Thursday, 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The person selected for this provisional appointment will serve until December 3, 2012. An election will be held on November 2, 2012, to fill this position for the remaining two-year term.

Anyone wishing to file papers to run in the election must contact the Kern County Elections Division, 1115 Truxtun Avenue, Bakersfield, CA, 1-661-868-3590 or 1-800-452-8683.