School Board Elections

Policies and procedures related to Aurora Charter School Board elections are outlined in Article III of the board bylaws

ARTICLE III

BOARD OF DIRECTORS GENERAL POWERS, TENURE, QUALIFICATIONS, ELECTIONS AND COMPENSATION. 

Section 1. General Powers. The board of directors also shall decide matters related to the operation of the School, including budgeting, curriculum and operating procedures. 

Section 2. Except as limited by the Articles of Incorporation, these Bylaws, Minn. Stat. §124E, the School’s contract with its authorizer and/or by law, the Board of Directors shall have the general power and authority to do all acts and perform all other functions consistent with the Board members’ fiduciary duties to the School. 

Section 3. Number, and Tenure. The Board of Directors shall be composed of between five (5) and nine (9) members. Thirty days prior to each annual meeting, the Board shall announce the number of Board positions that will be filled for the subsequent academic year. 

Section 4. Requirements and qualifications. 

(a) At least five (5) of the Board members shall be unrelated. 

(b) The Board of Directors shall be divided into three classes, one of teachers, one of parents and one of community members and persons at large selected for expertise. Board members shall serve three year terms, unless they are appointed to fill a vacancy, in which case the term runs through the end of term associated with the seat that was vacated. Terms shall be staggered so that approximately 1/3 of the Board turns over each year. 

1. A majority of the Board may be teachers of the school. 
2. No School employee may serve on the Board of Directors unless that employee is a licensed teacher employed at the School. 
3. The Chief Financial Officer and the Executive Director may only serve as ex officio non- voting members of the School Board of Directors; 

Section 5. Annual Meetings. Annual meetings will take place on the 3rd of Thursday of September each year. At the School Board’s first annual meeting, eligible voters shall elect four (4) directors to a two (2) year term (to be identified as Directors A, B, C, and D) and three (3) directors to a one (1) year term (to be identified as Directors E, F, and G); after the initial Board has served its terms, each director shall hold office for a three (3) year term or until a successor has been duly elected and qualified, or until the director dies, resigns, is removed or the term otherwise expires. New School Board Directors shall be elected during the annual meeting to fill the term of vacancies. No elections may be held on days when the School is closed for holidays or vacations.

Section 6. Notice of Elections at Annual Meetings. The School Board shall notify all eligible voters of the School Board election dates at least 30 days prior to the Annual Meeting. 

Section 7. Eligible voters. Those eligible to vote for the School Board of Directors are as follows: 

(a) Staff members employed at the School; 

(b) Teachers employed at the School; 

(c). All parents or legal guardians of children enrolled in the school. 

Section 8. Nomination Process. Sixty (60) days prior to the School Board's annual meeting, the Board of Directors will solicit nominations for all of the Directorate positions that will be filled at the next annual meeting. The Board of Directors will compile the list of nominees and notify the eligible voters of the nominees for each position thirty (30) days prior to the annual meeting.