Los Alamos Public Schools Seeks Applicants for District 1 Board Vacancy

Los Alamos Public Schools announced it is accepting applications to fill a vacancy on the School Board representing District 1, according to a notice published March 15. Key details including the application deadline, submission instructions, and the reason behind the vacancy were not fully disclosed in the announcement, leaving prospective applicants with limited guidance as of this writing.

The district has not publicly named who vacated the District 1 seat, nor confirmed the term length for the appointment or which upcoming board meeting it intends to use for a final selection. The next scheduled School Board meeting is Tuesday, March 10, at 5:30 p.m. in the School Boardroom, though it remains unclear whether the District 1 appointment will be on a subsequent agenda.

LAPS has navigated this process before. In late 2022, the board opened a similar application window to fill a District 5 vacancy created when board member Erin Green resigned, citing personal reasons. Green said at the time that she was deeply sad to be leaving the School Board but that it was something she needed to do for herself and her family. That application period ran from Nov. 29 through Dec. 16, 2022, with a 5 p.m. deadline on the final day. Applicants were required to be registered voters, at least 18 years old, and residents of District 5. Candidates submitted a letter of interest and a resume to board secretary Debra Bell at d.bell@laschools.net, and the board planned to make its appointment at the Jan. 10, 2023 meeting for a term running through Dec. 31, 2023.

Whether the same submission process and contact apply to the current District 1 opening has not been confirmed. Residents interested in applying for the District 1 seat should contact the LAPS HR department at hr@laschools.net or by phone at 663-2222 for current instructions, or reach out to board secretary Debra Bell directly at d.bell@laschools.net to confirm eligibility requirements and submission details before the undisclosed deadline passes.