After seven names initially filed, there are now five left seeking the Hart district governing board seat vacated by Robert Hall.

The remaining four members scheduled a public meeting Wednesday, March 29, 2017, to interview all applicants, publicly debate about those applicants, and they’re expected to make their decision Wednesday night, from the five residents from District No. 3 boundaries for the William S. Hart Union High School District.

KHTS AM-1220 has scheduled interviews with all five candidates. Links to all five interviews will be available here as soon as they’re completed:

TimBen Boydston: khtspodcasts.com/timben-march27-2017.mp3

Ken Dean: khtspodcasts.com/kendean-march27-2017.mp3

Cherise Moore: khtspodcasts.com/cherise-march28-17.mp3

Hilary Schardein: khtspodcasts.com/hilary-march28-2017final.mp3

Teresa Todd: khtspodcasts.com/ttodd-march27-2017.mp3

The five remaining applicants are TimBen Boydston, Ken Dean, Cherise Moore, Hilary Schardein and Teresa Todd.

Moore and Schardein are scheduled to be interviewed on air during the 2 p.m. hour. Their interviews will be available online as soon as the interviews are finished.

Here’s a clickable map of the district’s boundaries.

The new board member must have their principal residence in Trustee Area 3, which encompasses the Golden Valley and Hart High School attendance areas in Santa Clarita.

The Hart School District Governing Board voted 3-1 on February 1, 2017, to appoint a new board member to fill Robert Hall’s remaining two years rather than initiate a costly election.

Hall submitted his resignation, effective February 1, 2017, to the Los Angeles County Board of Education on January 19, 2017.

The newly appointed Board member will be sworn in on April 19, with the term set to expire in December 2018.