(March 5, 2015)— St. Joseph School District Board of Education President Brad Haggard announced today he received a letter of resignation from board member Dan Colgan. The letter was sent via e-mail to Mr. Haggard this morning. Colgan was elected to the board in April 2010.

He served as board president for one term, from 2012-14. Colgan’s term was set to expire in 2016. The procedures for filling a vacant Board of Education seat are found in board policy BBE and state: Unexpired Term Fulfillment/Vacancies Except as provided by the Missouri Constitution and state statutes, and subject to the right of resignation, all members of the Board shall hold office for the term thereof and until their successors are duly elected or appointed and qualified. Vacancies which occur on the school Board between the dates of election shall be filled by majority vote of the remaining members of the school board to serve until the time of the next regular school board election. The person(s) appointed shall hold office until the next school board election, when a director(s) shall be elected for the unexpired term(s).

When it becomes necessary for the Board of Education to appoint one or more members to the Board of Education, the following procedures will be used: # Notification Process – The fact that a vacancy exists or will exist will be announced at the next Board meeting. Local news media will also be notified. In a case of resignation, a vacancy shall be declared to exist when the Board of Education votes to accept a member’s letter of resignation. In a case of removal from office, a vacancy shall be declared to exist when the secretary of the Board certifies to the Board that a vacancy exists. Residents wishing to be appointed to the vacancy shall make their desire known by sending a letter to the secretary of the Board stating their qualifications and their reason for wishing to be on the Board. A period of two weeks from the date of the announcement will be allowed for receipt of these letters. # Review/Interview Process – The letters received will be reviewed by the Board of Education at the next regularly scheduled Board meeting, or at a special meeting called for that purpose. The Board may select final candidates from the applicants, and these individuals will be interviewed in open session at a regular or special meeting of the Board. # Selection Process – The appointment(s) will be made in open session at the next Board meeting held subsequent to the interview process. Appointments shall be made through a formal motion and seconded, and an affirmative vote by a majority of the Board. This vote must be held in open session. # Exclusion of Resigning Board Member – An individual who is resigning from the Board shall not participate in choosing his successor. Board Policy Adopted: September 13, 1982 Board Policy Revised: September 12, 1994

Reviewed: September 29, 2006 Cross Refs: BBB, School Board Elections Legal Refs: §162.471, RSMo.