Schools

109 Board Nominating Petitions Available Wednesday

People who want to sit on the School Board can begin the process.

Anyone who wants to run for one of the four open seats on the Deerfield Public Schools District 109 Board of Education can begin the process at the District office Wednesday. The election is in April.

Packets of nominating petitions and other materials will be available at the District office from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday and From 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Fridays starting Wednesday.

Earlier: 109 Parents Ask Delay of Goier Replacement

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Candidates can start to circulate petitions Sept. 25. They must be submitted between Dec. 17 and 24.

The seats held by School Board President Ellen London as well as Board members Michael Rosenbaum, Deborah Muller and Ron Worth are up for election. Bennett Brenner, Nick Begley and Steve Schwartz are in the middle of their terms.

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Rosenbaum told Patch in July he would not seek reelection while London, Muller and Worth said they had not made a decision at that time.

The April election has taken on added significance because a group of people in the community want the decision on a new superintendent to replace retiring Renee Goier delayed until a new board is seated.

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