Application deadline for open school board seat extended to February 4

The Blaine school board decided in its January 24 meeting to extend the application deadline for the open board seat to Friday, February 4, after receiving only one application. 

With former board member Laura McKinney resigning last month, the board is accepting letters of interest from community members wanting to fill the vacancy. The original submission deadline was set for 4 p.m.
January 21.

The board must appoint a representative to fill McKinney’s director district 5 seat, which includes Semiahmoo, north Birch Bay neighborhoods and Blaine neighborhoods south of the railroad tracks, by March 4, 2022. The representative must reside in the newly approved district 5 boundaries, adopted during the December 14 regular board meeting, be a U.S. citizen and registered voter, according to a Blaine school district news release. 

The letter of interest should be addressed to the board of directors and should describe the candidate’s interest in serving on the board, including any prior experience, qualifying factors and their goals as a potential board member. Letters can be submitted by email to comments@blainesd.org or in hard copy to the district at 765 H Street.

The board will interview candidates and vote on the appointment of a new director to serve until the next candidate is voted on in the November 2023 election. The appointed director and other interested candidates may then run for final two years of the four-year term. McKinney was just reelected to serve her second term on the board in November 2021. 

Those interested in learning more about service on the board can contact the superintendent’s administrative assistant, Tina Padilla, at 360/332-0711.