LTHS to fill Board seat

Lyons Township High School District 204 seeks to fill the school board seat vacated by the resignation of Board member Todd Shapiro, effective August 18, 2015. The Board must appoint someone to fill Shapiro’s seat until the next election in April 2017.

Shapiro was first elected to the Board in 1995 and served until 2007. He ran again for the Board in 2009 and has served LT ever since. Over his tenure on the Board, he worked in many capacities; he was secretary in 1995, vice president in 1997 and president from November of 1999 thru November of 2001. He chaired the finance, curriculum and technology committees and also served on both the negotiations and facilities committees.

Superintendent Dr. Tim Kilrea said, “Todd is a fierce advocate for education and for all students. His expertise in finance has helped the district continue to spend and save wisely for nearly two decades. It has been my pleasure to work beside such a dedicated leader. He will be sorely missed.”

Residents interested in applying for the position must be at least 18-years-old, have lived in the district for at least one year and be registered to vote.

Candidates interested in applying for the appointment to the Board of Education may download a Candidate Application Packet off the LT website at www.lths.net/BOE or may pick up a packet from Clerk of the Board Joyce Marine in the Superintendent’s Office North Campus Room 105, 100 S. Brainard Ave., LaGrange. For additional information, contact Joyce Marine at 708-579-6451 or via email at jmarine@lths.net.

Applications must be received by Clerk of the Board Joyce Marine no later than 3pm Thursday, September 3. Late applications will not be accepted.

A special Board meeting will be held in September, when candidates will be interviewed during a closed session.

An appointment is expected to take place at the Board meeting on September 21, 2015.