Above / During the swearing in of recently elected members* of the Naperville Unit School District 203 Board of Education on May 1, 2017, Superintendent Dan Bridges is pictured with board members Kristine Gericke*, Paul Leong*, Charles Cush*, Kristin Fitzgerald*, Donna Wandke* and Terry Fielden, as well as longtime board member Mike Jaensch, far right, who resigned June 5, 2017, due to job relocation.
School District 203 is now accepting applications to fill the seat of longtime School Board Member Mike Jaensch, pictured far right in early May, who announced on June 5, 2017, his resignation to the Board Secretary due to a job relocation.
According to the school district’s website, “in keeping with the legal requirements that the Board appoint a successor within a 45-day period, the Board is now seeking applicants who are interested in being appointed to the Board of Education and serve until the next consolidated general election which will occur on April 2, 2019. The pending appointment is for the remaining balance of the term for Mike Jaensch. The term will be up for election in 2019.”
A new board member must be appointed within 45 days through an interview process. Interested applicants can find complete details on District 203’s website.
On May 1, Kristin Fitzgerald was elected to serve as president with  Donna Wandke as vice president. Other board members are Terry Fielden, Charles Cush, Paul Leong and Kristine Gericke.
Submit letters to Secretary to Board of Education
The one-page letter of interest should address the following:
- Why are you interested in becoming a member of the Board of Education?
- What could you offer District 203?
- What prior experience/involvement have you had with the school district?
All applicants need to meet the legal requirements to be a member of a Board of Education. A Board of Education member must be, on the date of appointment, a United States citizen of at least 18 years of age, a registered voter, and a resident of Illinois and District 203 for at least one year immediately preceding the appointment. Reasons making an individual ineligible for Board membership include holding an incompatible office and certain types of State or federal employment. A child sex offender, as defined in State law is ineligible for Board of Education membership.
Candidates for office need to file a Statement of Economic Interest via paper with the DuPage County Clerk. The form can be downloaded from the DuPage County website.
Once letters of interest have been received, it is the Board’s intent to interview all candidates the week of June 26, 2017, during the day and probably in the evening. The goal of the Board of Education is to appoint a new member on July 17, 2017, but is subject to change based on the number of applicants. Kindly direct all questions to Dan Bridges, Superintendent of Schools.
Submit letters to Ann Bell, Secretary to the Board of Education, Public Schools Administration Center, 203 W. Hillside Road, Naperville, IL 60540 or via email at abell@naperville203.org.
Photo courtesy Jen Hannon, Communications Manager, for School District 203.
