So the new school board trustees were not seated, and due to the consolidation, a combined school board was appointed by the Washtenaw Intermediate School Board.
And so, for the past year and a half, Ypsilantians have had an appointed, not elected, school board.
Therefore, it's a rather momentous occasion that in November of 2014, they will be able to elect a school board for the first time.
I imagine you know what that means. There have to be some candidates, right? I'm hoping that there will be more than a few candidates. [That is not always true. It's not like the job pays very much, and the hours are fairly long.]
In the case of Ypsilanti, because it is the first time that there has been an elected school board, and everyone will be elected at once, and the board terms are six years long, some of the positions are partial terms (2 and 4 years).
Candidates have until July 22nd (that's next week) at 4 p.m. to file their petitions or pay their money. From the County Clerk's web site:
By 4:00 p.m., July 22, 2014 Local School Board candidates and Community College Trustee candidates who wish to seek office at the November general election file an Affidavit of Identity and a nonpartisan nominating petition. (A $100.00 nonrefundable fee may be filed in lieu of a petition.) Withdrawal deadline elapses at 4:00 p.m. on July 25.There is also an unofficial list, on the county clerk's web site, of people who are likely candidates for office.
So in Ypsilanti, who has already indicated interest in running?
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Ypsilanti Community Schools - Board Member - Regular 6 Year Term
Vote for two
| Name | Mailing Address | Phone | |
| Brenda Meadows | 410 N. Harris Rd. Ypsilanti, MI 48198 | 734-972-2764 | bmeadows42@gmail.com |
| Maria Sheler-Edwards | 51 Colony Ct. Ypsilanti, MI 48197 | 734-547-5557 | mariasheler@gmail.com |
Maria Sheier-Edwards is on the current appointed YCS board. Brenda Meadows is not.
Ypsilanti Community Schools - Board Member - Partial Term ending 12/31/2018
Vote for three
| Name | Mailing Address | Phone | |
| Anthony VanDerworp | 1309 Kingwood Ypsilanti, MI 48197 | 734-485-4910 | tvanderworp@gmail.com |
| David R. Bates | 1208 Pearl St. Ypsilanti, MI 48197 | 734-646-0527 | drbates@me.com |
| Djeneba Cherif | 948 Jefferson St. Ypsilanti, MI 48197 | 734-645-5735 | djeneba.cherif@gmail.com |
Anthony VanDerworp and David Bates are on the current YCS appointed board. Djeneba Cherif is not.
Ypsilanti Community Schools - Board Member - Partial Term ending 12/31/2016
Vote for two
| Name | Mailing Address | Phone | |
| Daniel L. Raglin | 6825 Textile Rd. Ypsilanti, MI 48197 | 734-483-8266 | dlraglin@yahoo.com |
Daniel Raglin is on the current YCS appointed board. There is currently only one candidate listed as running for the two-year team.
I have heard a lot of grumbling over the past year and a half about the fact that the school board was appointed. This is not the fault of the WISD, or the Ypsilanti or Willow Run school boards--it was all a result of the decisions of the state legislature.
BUT--Ypsi peeps--don't you want more candidates? If the election only has three candidates for three slots (etcetera), that's not much of an election, is it? It's more like a walk in the park...
So consider running yourself, or recruiting someone to run. There's still (a little) time.
[Ann Arbor peeps--I have heard of several people who are running, so I'm pretty sure there will be a contested election. I don't know if that's true for other local elections--Lincoln, Saline, etc. because none of them at this point look like they will be contested, and I hope they will be.]
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