The Delaware Valley School District announces an anticipated vacancy on the Delaware Valley School District Board of Education.  Interested candidates need to submit a resume to BHessling@dvsd.org and LMatarazzo@dvsd.org with a “Read Receipt” by 12:00PM on Monday, September 16, 2024. Candidates may include a cover letter with their resume stating why they would like to serve as a school board director. 

The term of this vacancy will run through December 2025 and the successful candidate will have the opportunity to run for re-election during the municipal election held in May 2025.

To be eligible to be elected or appointed to a Pennsylvania school board, one must be:

• A citizen of Pennsylvania.
• Of good moral character.
• At least 18 years old.
• A resident of the school district for at least one year prior to election or appointment.
• An individual may be ineligible to run for or hold the office of school director subject to state or federal law. The following items do not constitute an exhaustive list of legal requirements related to eligibility. Other state and federal laws may determine eligibility.
• The PA Constitution bars from elective office anyone convicted of an "infamous" crime, which the courts have interpreted to include various misdemeanors based on the nature of the crime and all felonies.
• Section 324 of the PA School Code prohibits school directors from being employed by, or doing business with, the district where they are elected or appointed, subject to certain exceptions. These prohibitions remain in effect for the duration of the term for which the school director was elected or appointed, even if the person leaves office before the term expires. The employment prohibition contains exceptions for specific positions. Also, the business prohibition contains an exception that would require an interpretation of the PA Public Official and Employee Ethics Act. For more information, contact the Pennsylvania State Ethics Commission at (800) 932-0936.
• Section 322 of the School Code contains a list of municipal offices that are incompatible with holding the office of school director. County, borough and township codes also contain their own restrictions for holding offices concurrently.
• The Hatch Act, a federal statute, prohibits federal employees, and some state and local government employees whose job functions "involve" federal funding, from running for partisan elective office. The Hatch Act only prohibits running for election, but does not prohibit holding the office if appointed. For more information, visit the U.S. Office of Special Counsel's Web site at http://www.osc.gov/hatchact.htm.
• The military services have regulations similar to the Hatch Act, but not always coextensive, which may prohibit both holding the office as well as running for it.

The school board will deliberate and vote at the voting meeting on September 19, 2024 at Dingman Delaware Primary School in the Gymnasium at 6:00PM.  If present, the selected candidate may be appointed and sworn in that evening to begin their term.