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MUSD Board of Education accepting applications to fill vacant trustee seat

The Morongo Unified School District Board of Education is accepting applications to fill a vacant trustee seat for Area 2 of the district, to serve the remainder of the term through December of next year.

The California School Boards Association states five core school board trustee duties as setting direction, establishing an effective and efficient structure, providing support, ensuring accountability, and providing community leadership as advocates for children, the school district, and the public school system.

Any person is eligible to be a Governing Board member, without further qualifications, if he/she is 18 years of age or older, a citizen of the state, a resident of the school district, a registered voter and not legally disqualified from holding civil office.

Applications are available now and are due no later than 4:30 p.m., October 25, 2023. Applications will be screened by current board members prior to candidate interviews. Screening will begin on October 26, 2023, and interviews are tentatively scheduled for November 1, 2023.

Please contact the Superintendent’s office at 760-367-9191 extension 4221 if you have further questions in regard to completing an application.

Gabriel Hart

Gabriel Hart is an author and journalist from Morongo Valley, CA. He was a finalist for the 2024 Golden Mic Awards for his continuous reporting on the Morongo Valley Community Services District. His punk-noir novel On High at Red Tide is out now from Pig Roast Publishing, and he's the editor-in-chief/publisher of Beyond the Last Estate, a print-only magazine featuring "creative reporting on contemporary literature."

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