Interested in running to represent your county om the ASBA Board of Directors as County Director?
A candidate must be a seated board member at the time of election and, if elected, throughout their term. In addition, candidates must commit to fulfilling all County Director responsibilities.
Process for Running for County Director
- Anyone wishing to run for an open County Director seat must notify ASBA of their intent to run a minimum of one-week prior to the meeting by emailing ksisk@azsba.org
- Running “from the floor” will not be allowed.
- Candidates will be provided time at the meeting to give a speech of up to three-minutes.
- If no candidates step forward to run, the ASBA Board of Directors will appoint per ASBA bylaws a County Director prior to the start of the term of office.
We encourage you to learn more about the responsibilities and duties of ASBA County Directors by clicking here. Remember, there is room at the table. We urge you to pull up a chair and get involved with ASBA.
County Director Elections and Voting Delegates
County Director elections will take place in the following counties this year:
Apache, Cochise, Maricopa, Navajo, Graham, Greenlee, Pima, Pinal, Yuma
Delegates and the County Director Election Process
- Voting will take place electronically during the meeting.
- Each member district board in the county is entitled to one vote.
- Each board must appoint in advance a delegate (and an alternate, if desired) who may cast the board’s vote for County Director. If your board already named a delegate for the ASBA Delegate Assembly, that same person can remain your delegate for this vote as well. If you did not select a delegate for the Delegate Assembly or you would like to name a different delegate, please select one for the County Meeting and let ASBA know who it is no later than one week prior to your county meeting using this link below.
- Sample agenda language for selecting your county director election delegate is below.
- Your delegate (or alternate) must be at the meeting to vote
Tell Us Who Your Delegate Is
Use this form to identify your board’s delegate who will be able to vote for County Director at the County Meeting.
Model Governing Board Agenda Item
Model agenda item for selection of board delegate (may be consent if no discussion required)
Consideration and possible action to appoint [NAME] to represent [DISTRICT NAME] as the board delegate to the Arizona School Boards Association County Meeting on [DATE].