There are two districts in the Page area with open school board seats to be filled on Election Day, Nov. 8. These seats are open due to current board member terms ending this year.
District
Current Board Members –Ending Term Dec. 31 # of Open Seats
Page Unified School District #8 3
Jocelyn Beard; Sandra Kidman; Irene Jones
Coconino Association for Vocations, Industry and Technology C.A.V.I.A.T.
Page Unified School District Representatives 3
Elouise Goatson; William Justice; Jerry Williams
Coconino County Superintendent of Schools Risha VanderWey encourages residents to get involved in local education by becoming volunteer school board members.
Eligibility for Serving on a School Governing Board: Candidates must be Arizona registered voters and residents of the school district for at least one year prior to the Nov. 8 Election Day. Candidates or their spouses may not be an employee of the district.
Candidate Process: To become a candidate one must first submit a completed $500 Threshold Exemption form. The filing of the exemption form can be done at any time, but must be done before obtaining any petition signatures or doing any other campaign related tasks. Once filed you will receive a committee ID #. Candidate petitions and a nomination paper must be turned in no earlier than July 11 through August 10 by 5 p.m.
Nomination packets can be mailed or picked up at the Coconino County Superintendent of Schools at 2384 N. Steves Blvd., Flagstaff, AZ 86004, inside the Ponderosa High School building. For more information or to request a packet by mail, please call Kim Graves at 928-679-8070 or e-mail kgraves@coconino.az.gov .