The filing period is now open for candidates interested in running for a seat on the Concord School District Charter Commission and the Concord School Board. The filing period, which began Friday morning, will be open until 4:30 p.m. on Sept. 13.
There are nine seats open on the District Charter Commission, which is assembled to review the Concord School District charter and either revise the current charter or establish a new one. The commission will issue a preliminary report within 170 days and a final report within 231 days. Its recommendation will be submitted to voters in November 2022.
The available positions on the commission include two seats to represent wards 1, 2, 3 and 4, two seats to represent wards 5,6,7 and 8, two seats to represent wards 8,9 and 10 and three at-large seats that represent the whole city. Candidates must be registered voters of the Concord School District and run without a party designation and will serve as volunteers without compensation. Candidates will be chosen on Election Day, Nov. 2.
Candidates can also file for three seats on the Concord School Board, all city-wide at-large positions. Current at-large board members Barb Higgins, Danielle Smith and Pamela Walsh all have terms ending Dec. 31 of this year.
A person wishing to declare candidacy for the Concord School District Charter Commission or the Concord School Board should file within the filing period with Roger B. Phillips, Esquire, clerk of the Concord School District, 104 Pleasant Street, Concord, New Hampshire 03301.