by Staff
School Board membership is an often overlooked but significant office. Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation (EVSC) spends $300 million annually to fulfill its mission of educating children in the community.
School Board members serve four-year terms, and elections for different districts are staggered so that there are always several experienced members on the board.
Three seats will be elected this year: one in District One, representing the southwest side of Evansville, and two in District 3, representing northern Vanderburgh County.
The incumbent in District One is Karen Ragland, who was unopposed in 2020, 2016, and 2008.
One of the District 3 seats was occupied by Amy Smith, who has been on an extended leave of absence after her arrest in July 2022. The other seat is held by Terry Gamblin, a pastor who has served on the school board for 36 years.
Getting placed on the ballot for the fall election requires a petition with signatures of ten people who live in the district, plus CAN 34 and CAN 12 forms, available at https://www.in.gov/sos/elections/candidate-information/. Forms are filed at the county elections office, call in advance at (812) 435-5122.
Mr Gamblin 36 years is long enough. Its time for a younger person to take the seat.
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