Press Release
(Shall be issued to a newspaper of general circulation in the county where the school district’s administrative office is located.)
The Board of Education of Commerce Public School District hereby announces that statutorily qualified individuals interested in running as a candidate for the #5 seat on the Commerce Board of Education may file to run as a candidate for either seat at the Ottawa County Election Board between the hours of 8 a.m. and 5 p.m., December 7 through December 9, 2009.
ANNUAL ELECTION RESOLUTION
(To be utilized if mill levies were made permanent in previous election)
TO: Ottawa County Election Board
FROM: The Commerce School District, Independent School District No. 58I018 of Ottawa, County, Oklahoma
The Board of Education of the Commerce School District has approved the following resolution calling for an election to be submitted to the voters of the district.
Date of the Election:
An election shall be held to vote to elect a board member for member position number 5 on the second Tuesday in February, that being February 9, 2010, with a run-off election to be held on the first Tuesday in April, that being April 6, 2010, if no candidate for the board member position receives more than 50% of the vote. The polling places shall be open from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Board Member Positions On Ballot:
The voters shall elect a board member for board position No. 5, which has a 5-year term of office.
Qualifications of Candidates for Office:
To be eligible to be a candidate for member of the board of education of a school district, a person must have resided in the district for at least six (6) months preceding the first day of the filing period, and have been a registered voter registered with the county election board at an address located within the geographical boundaries of the district for six months preceding the first day of the filing period.
No person shall be eligible to be a candidate for or elected to be a member of the board of education of a school district unless the person has been awarded a high school diploma or certificate of high school equivalency.
A person who has been convicted of a misdemeanor involving embezzlement or a felony under the laws of this state or of the United States or who has entered a plea of guilty or nolo contendere to such misdemeanor involving embezzlement or felony or who has been convicted of a crime in another state which would have been a misdemeanor involving embezzlement or a felony under the laws of this state or has entered a plea of guilty or nolo contendere to such crime shall not be eligible to be a candidate for or be elected to any state, county, municipal, judicial, or school office or any other elective office of any political subdivision of this state for a period of fifteen years following completion of his sentence or during the pendency of an appeal of such conviction or plea.
No person shall be eligible to be a candidate for or serve on a board of education if he or she is currently employed by the school district governed by the board of education or is related within the second degree by affinity or consanguinity to any other member of the board of education or to any employee of the school district. The following are relatives within the second degree: A candidate’s spouse, child, parent, grandchild, grandparent, brother, sister, spouse’s child, spouse’s grandchild, spouse’s brother, spouse’s sister, spouse’s grandparent, grandchild’s spouse, parent’s spouse, and child’s spouse.
Candidates must affirm that upon being elected as a member of the Board of Education, within fifteen (15) months of election, they will complete at least twelve (12) hours of instruction on education issues, including school finance, Oklahoma education laws, and ethics, duties and responsibilities of district board of education members.
Voters Eligible to Vote:
To be eligible to vote, a voter must be registered with the county election board at an address within the geographical boundaries of the district.
Ballot Titles:
The ballot to be submitted to the voter’s shall call for the voters to:
- Select one candidate for Commerce School Board Position No. 4 which has a five-year term of office.
Approved by the Commerce Board of Education this 9th day of November, 2009.
___<s> Paula Tedlock __________________ ______<s> Steve Hartman______________________
President of the Board of Education Clerk of the Board of Education.
2008-2009 School Board Member Election and Training Requirements
School Board Member Training Requirements
Important Information for Parents About Meningococcal Disease and Meningococcal Vaccines from the Oklahoma State Department of Education and the Oklahoma State Department of Health
AIDS Prevention Education Curriculum and Materials Inspection
March 2, 2009
Commerce Public Schools will conduct a presentation, concerning the curriculum and materials that will be used for AIDS prevention education, for the parents and guardians of 7th or 10th grade students. The presentation will be given on Monday, March 9th, from 3:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., in the high school Family and Consumer Sciences Room.
7th and 10th grade students will be given AIDS prevention education instruction after March 30, 2009, utilizing this curriculum and materials. Instructors are Brian Simmons, Middle School Science Teacher, Kristy Moudy, Middle School Counselor, Crystal Bolles, High School Family and Consumer Sciences Teacher, and Tasha Nash, American Red Cross.
No student shall be required to participate in AIDS prevention education if a parent or guardian of the student objects in writing to such participation.
Parents needing additional information may contact Herb Logan at Commerce Middle School (675-4101) or Jim Buttram at Commerce High School (675-4343) between 8:00 a.m. and 3:30 p.m.
In accordance with No Child Left Behind (NCLB) legislation, Commerce Public School District's 2007-2008 No Child Left Behind Act Annual Report Card is provided to inform parents and the public of student performance and program effectiveness is available at the following link.
This report, which presents academic Performance Index (API) scores and Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) determinations, along with student achievement results for math and reading meets all the statutory requirements of the No Child Left Behing Act.
