School Board Race: Incumbents File to Keep Seats

The Board of Education for the School District of University City will have two open seats in the April 3, 2012 election. Up for re-election are the seats held by Sen. Maria Chappelle-Nadal and Tom Peters.

According to Interim Director of Communications Shantana Stewart, both incumbents have filed to retain their seats.

The first day of filing for candidates was Tuesday, Dec. 11. Prospective school board members have until 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 15 to file paperwork to run for a seat.

Interested parties can file at the Ronald E. McNair Administration Building, located at 8136 Groby Road.

School board members serve a three-year term.

According to the Missouri School Board Association, school board candidates must be a 24 years old and a resident taxpayer of the district in which they run for at least one year before the election.