Prince George’s County Executive Rushern L. Baker, III announced that he will be accepting applications from residents who are interested in filling the Prince George’s County Board of Education vacancy left after the resignation of District 7 School Board Member Carletta Fellows. According toMaryland House of Delegates Bill 1107, the recent education reform law for Prince George’s County, the County Executive is required to appoint a member to the Board of Education whenever there is a vacancy. Furthermore, since this vacancy is a result of an elected board member leaving office, the County Executive’s appointee must reside in the School Board district where there is a vacancy.
Interested residents who reside in Board of Education District 7 Prince George’s County School District Mapcan obtain a copy of the District 7 School Board Application from the Prince George’s County website or the County Administration Building upon request. Applications should be mailed to Office of the County Executive, County Administration Building 14741 Governor Oden Bowie Drive Upper Marlboro, Maryland 20772-3050 and/or emailed to Courtney Glass at educationboard@co.pg.md.us. All applications must be postmarked by close of business Tuesday, August 6, 2013. Incomplete applications will not be considered.
Upon receipt, each application will be evaluated and referred to the County Executive for consideration. For questions or additional information, please contact educationboard@co.pg.md.us.
