Odell CCSD #435 Board Vacancy Announcement
The School District is accepting applications to fill a vacancy resulting from not having enough people run in the election.
The individual selected will serve on the School Board from the date of appointment to the Reorganization Board of Education Meeting following the April 2027 consolidated election.
Applicants for the Board vacancy must be, as stated in section 2:40 of District #435 Board Policy Manual, a United States citizen at least 18 years of age, a resident of Illinois and the District for at least one year immediately preceding the appointment, a registered voter, be neither a school trustee nor a school treasurer, and not be a child sex offender as defined in State law. A Board of Education member must also have filed an economic interest statement as required by the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act. Some persons may be ineligible for Board of Education membership by reason of other public offices held or certain types of State or federal employment.
Letter of interest may be turned in by 12:00 pm on Friday, May 30, 2025 to Mark Hettmansberger, Superintendent, Odell CCSD #435203 N. East St., Odell, Illinois 60460, or emailed to markh@odell.k12.il.us.