Dear MTCS Voters:

Have you ever considered running for the MTCS K-12 Academic Board of Directors Academic Community? If exploring leadership skill development, or wanting to use your voice in new ways is intriguing to you—this could be your chance!  This year, there are five seats open on the Minnesota Transitions Charter School Board. To run, you MUST be a licensed teacher at MTCS, a parent of an MTCS student or a community member who does not work at MTCS.

One of the unique and wonderful aspects of Charter Schools is their leadership—run entirely by staff, parents and community members.  Being on the Board of Directors is a chance to work together and make decisions that create opportunities for students.

If you are interested in running for a seat on the MTCS Board of Directors, here is what you need to do:

  • Fill out the Board Application form and submit it to Jenny Buck at jbuck@emailmtcs.org no later than the end of the business day (5:00pm) on October 2, 2020.
  • Your short bio and statement must be submitted to Jenny Buck at jbuck@emailmtcs.org no later than the end of the business day on October 2, 2020. This should be sent with your Board Application.

If you are not interested, but know of someone you think would be wonderful in this role, please consider encouraging them to run.

Notice of Election

Elections will be held for School Board positions leading up to the Annual Meeting, which will be held on October 22, 2020, beginning at 5:00 p.m. via a Zoom meeting, with the results announced at the Annual Meeting.

To encourage full community participation, voting will occur this year electronically.  Each eligible voter will receive a unique link or code that will allow the Voter to sign in and vote.  Final details on how to vote will be sent in the next couple of weeks, and voting will be open from October 12 through October 22 at noon.  There will also be an option for eligible voters to vote with this unique link or code at each school site. MTCS will not be using mail-in ballots this year.

The last day for possible School Board candidates to declare their candidacy is at the end of the business day on October 2, 2020.  Directions on how to declare candidacy for the election are available on our website.

MTCS will send out a sample ballot, voting instructions, and candidate biographies early in October.  If you would like to receive a copy of this announcements or any of the election materials through the mail, please contact Jenny Buck, Director of Communications, at jbuck@emailmtcs.org.

Thank you, and best of luck to all the candidates!