School Board Vacancy
Public Notice
The Orrick R-XI School District is looking to fill a vacancy on the Board of Education due to a Board member leaving the office prior to the end of their elected term. The Board is responsible for appointing an eligible person to fill the vacancy until the next April election, at which time a candidate will be elected to fill the remainder of the term, which will be a two year term. Any person interested needs to pick up an application in the Superintendent’s office. Deadline for all applications will be August 16th at 12:00 PM. Please contact the Superintendent’s office with any questions at 816-770-0094.
SCHOOL BOARD ELECTIONS
Public Notice of Filing
The Orrick R-XI School District will accept Declarations of Candidacy for any person interested in running for a position on the School Board in the April 3, 2018 election. Persons interested may file at the Superintendent’s office located at 100 Kirkham St., Orrick, MO 64077. Filing will begin on December 12, 2017 at 8:00 AM and will continue during the District’s regular business hours, which are Monday through Friday from 7:30 AM – 4:00 PM. Filing will end on January 16, 2018 at 5:00 PM. The District office will be closed December 23, 2017 through January 4, 2018 and will not be accepting candidate filings on those dates. Candidate filings will not be accepted on days that the district is closed due to inclement weather. There are three (3) positions available with three-year terms. The names of qualified candidates shall be placed on the ballot in order of filing. Senate Bill 686 revised the law whereby school districts which have the same number of candidates file as the number of positions available will not have an election at all. At the April organizational meeting the school district would simply swear in those whom filed. This new law eliminates the cost of an election.
PUBLIC NOTICE
The Orrick R-XI Board of Education will hold a public hearing on Monday August 19, 2019, at 7:00 PM in the Orrick Schools Room 5 at 100 Kirkham Street Orrick, MO 64077 regarding setting the Tax Rate.
SCHOOL BOARD ELECTIONS
Public Notice of Filing
The Orrick R-XI School District will accept Declarations of Candidacy for any person interested in running for a position on the School Board in the April 4, 2017 election. Persons interested may file at the Superintendent’s office located at 100 Kirkham St., Orrick, MO 64077. Filing will begin on December 13, 2016 at 8:00 AM and will continue during the District’s regular business hours, which are Monday through Friday from 7:30 AM – 4:00 PM. Filing will end on January 17, 2017 at 5:00 PM. The District office will be closed December 23, 2016 through January 5, 2017 and will not be accepting candidate filings on those dates. Candidate filings will not be accepted on days that the district is closed due to inclement weather. There are three (3) positions available with three-year terms. The names of qualified candidates shall be placed on the ballot in order of filing. Senate Bill 686 revised the law whereby school districts which have the same number of candidates file as the number of positions available will not have an election at all. At the April organizational meeting the school district would simply swear in those whom filed. This new law eliminates the cost of an election.