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Calling Board Volunteers!
The James Irwin Board of Directors is accepting letters of interest from persons who would like to serve on the James Irwin Board of Directors
There are currently 4 parent positions open and 2 community (El Paso County resident) positions.
The qualifications required for a member of the Board are as follows:
- Candidates must agree to take the CDE on-line course for Member of a School Board.
- Candidates must read the following foundation materials:
- Policy Governance in a Nutshell.
- Overview of JICS.
- Historical overview of JICS.
- Candidates must attend a Policy Governance orientation session.
- Candidates must be able to commit to attending one board meeting per month for 10 months, and one board working session per month for 10 months.
- Candidates may not be current James Irwin employees or a family member of current employees.
- Candidates may not have been an employee or family member of an employee who was employed by James Irwin during the previous twelve month period.
- Candidates must authorize James Irwin Schools to do a criminal background check.
If you are interested in running for the Board, please submit your resume and a two paragraph bio that includes the following:
- What is your relationship to James Irwin Charter Schools? If you are a parent, which school(s) do your children attend?
- What interests you about serving on the Board?
- If elected, what particular skills and strengths would you bring to the Board?
The deadline for submitting these documents is Friday, September 16, 2011 at 4:00 p.m.
Please send your resume and short bio to the Board in care of Jonathan Berg, CEO at: jonathan.berg@jamesirwin.org
If there are more nominees than openings, an election will be held. Candidate bio’s and ballots will be mailed to James Irwin parents on September 26, 2011. Ballots will be due the week of October 1 through October 7. Ballots may be mailed to James Irwin, or dropped in a ballet box that will be in each school front office. Ballots must be received by October 7, 2011 at 4:00, or post marked no later than October 7, 2011.
Of the four parent (or legal guardian) nominees, the top two will be elected to four year terms while the third and fourth place candidates will be elected to fill two year terms. Likewise, the top community nominee will be elected to a four year term while the runner up will serve a two year term.
