At its Jan.19 meeting, the Sacramento County Board of Education approved Board Resolution 10-02 ordering an election to fill the board seat vacancy created when Trustee Christopher W. Woods resigned from his Area 3 post effective Jan. 11, 2010.

The Area 3 seat will be filled at the regularly scheduled election on June 8, 2010.

The Area 3 seat will be filled at the regularly scheduled election on June 8, 2010.

Trustee Area 3 represents the following communities: Arden, Arden Oaks, Arden Park, Campus Commons, La Riviera, Rosemont, Town and Country Village, and portions of Carmichael and Foothill Farms. Area 3 also represents portions of the Sacramento City Unified School District, the San Juan Unified School District, and the Twin Rivers Unified School District.

About the Sacramento County Board of Education

The Sacramento County Board of Education derives its power and authority from the State Constitution and laws of the State of California (Constitution, Article IX, Section 3.3). The County Board consists of seven elected members who serve four-year terms. The County Superintendent serves as secretary to the Board of Education. In addition to conducting its regular business, other responsibilities of the Board of Education include hearing student expulsion and inter-district transfer appeals.

Board meeting schedule and agendas

Board meetings are held on the first and third Tuesdays of the month. Unless otherwise noted, meetings begin at 6:30 p.m. in the Board Room of SCOE’s David P. Meaney Education Center, 10474 Mather Blvd., Mather. Board agendas are published in PDF format and are available online at http://www.scoe.net/board/index.html.