Appointee sought for office in Castaic
School district looks to fill position to represent Area D, which includes Hasley Hills
Castaic Union School District officials are seeking a new representative for the Hasley Hills region of the kindergarten to eighth-grade district.
The current representative, attorney Susan Christopher, announced plans to not seek re-election for Area D several months ago; however, no one filed papers with the intent to run for the spot in the 2,2000-student district.
“If no one has been nominated for the office’s election by 5 p.m. on the 83rd day prior to the date fixed for the next governing board election, appointment will be made as prescribed by Section
5328,” according to Education
Code Section 5326.
With no candidate seeking the spot by Aug. 15, the board, following the Education Code, is now opening up the spot to the public for a board appointee.
The appointment has to occur at a board meeting prior to Election Day, with the board member taking his or her seat then, also.
The appointment would be for the full term. In order to be eligible for appointment, hopefuls must live in Area D. On the district website, under
the district/board tab, click on the “ByTrustee Area Boundary Map” then click on the “Interactive Trustee Boundary Map.”
The board, on a scheduled basis, is planning to interview applicants Tuesday, Oct. 23, in the Castaic Union School District office board room, beginning at 6 p.m.
Christopher said her post-election plans include a more expanded role in the nonprofit she’s starting called Love SCV.
“It’s an effort to create partnerships among churches and nonprofits and the city, to serve the needs of our valley,” Christopher said, “and work together in a spirit of collaboration, and not competition.”
The nonprofit is in the “data-gathering phase,” she added, noting she wanted to learn how LoveSCV could best serve the community in order to create the greatest impact, as opposed to having a predetermined goal.
The approach was also what she was suggesting for anyone applying for her seat, she said.
“I think (the appointee) needs to be someone who’s willing to learn, and maybe not somebody who’s coming in with their own agenda, but maybe is willing to learn,” she said, likening a school board seat to being asked to be a “jack of many trades.”