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A recent resignation on the Noxon School Board precipitated the need for an appointment to finish out the term. Three candidates applied for the position. Full disclosure: I was one of those candidates. While disappointed I wasn’t chosen, I have every confidence the selected candidate will do an excellent job. I found the process to be very fair.

The process started by advertising the opening 72 hours after the resignation as outlined by board policy. What perplexes me is why the board chose not to follow these guidelines when selecting a member to fill its previous resignation. Instead it chose to reappoint the board member, who abruptly resigned, nearly two months later. While the point is moot since that member has since ran for reelection unopposed, and in fact the board has seen fit to elevate this board member to chair, I question why the board didn’t follow board policy and advertise the opening, garner a pool of candidates, and select from those candidates. As a nation of laws, and I understand this is “policy" and not set in stone, I find it troubling that the board can shirk the very “policy” it is supposed to uphold. Had I known that the position was indeed open, I may have applied, as perhaps other members in the community willing to serve out the term, including the member who resigned given his change of heart.

For transparencey I hope this will be addressed at a future board meeting.

Andrew Chaboya Cabaccang,

Noxon