The Morongo Unified School District Board of Education is accepting applications for four-year appointments as trustees for Area 2 and Area 3 of the District. Due to a lack of candidates for these positions in the November 2024 election, the Board is reaching out to the community to fill these critical roles. For a map of trustee areas, please visit: https://elections.sbcounty.gov/voterregistration/districtlookuptools/
Per the Education Code and Board Bylaw: Any person is eligible to be a Governing Board member, without further qualifications, if they are 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. Any person who has been convicted of a felony involving bribery, embezzlement, theft of public funds, extortion, perjury, or conspiracy to commit any such crime, under California law or the law of another state, the United States, or another country, is not eligible to be a candidate for office or elected as a Board member unless they have been granted a pardon in accordance with the law. (Education Code 35107; Elections Code 20)
A district employee elected to the Board must resign from their position before being sworn in, or their employment will be automatically terminated upon being sworn into office. (Education Code 35107)
Applications are available below are due no later than 4:30 p.m. on October 24, 2024. Applications will be screened by current board members before candidate interviews. Screening will begin on October 25, 2024, and interviews are tentatively scheduled for October 31, 2024.
Please contact the Superintendent’s office at 760-367-9191, extension 4221, if you have further questions regarding the application process.