FILE:  ABCB

 

QUALIFICATIONS FOR SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS

 

 

Persons eligible to serve as members of the School Board shall have the following minimum qualifications:

 

1.

A Board member shall have attained the age of eighteen (18).

 

2.

A Board member shall be a resident of the election district for the preceding year, with limited exception.

 

3.

A Board member shall have resided in the state for the preceding two (2) years.

 

4.

A Board member shall be able to read and write.

 

5.

A Board member shall not be serving on certain other boards specified in the Constitution of Louisiana.

 

6.

A Board member shall have affirmed to the prescribed oath.

 

It is desirable that members of the Board have a genuine interest in and devotion to public education; a willingness to give time and effort to the work; a capacity for understanding people; and the ability to work cooperatively with others.

 

Each Board member should recognize that he/she is a public official charged with an important responsibility.  In view of the fact that Board members are elected to their position, each member has a responsibility to the voters who have elected him/her; however, representation should serve the best interest of the school system as a whole rather than that of a single district.

 

 

Ref:     Constitution of Louisiana, Art. VIII, Sec. 8 (a)

La. Rev. Stat. Ann. §§17:52, 17.71.2, 17:71.3, 42:141

 

Catahoula Parish School Board