By the end of day Wednesday, March 15 is the deadline to apply for the vacancy on the Hart district board seat, officials said.

Applications can be found online at the William S. Hart Union High School District website. Applications must be submitted by 4 p.m.

The Governing Board is holding a meeting tonight in which it’s expected to review the charter school application for Opportunities for Learning. The charter school is seeking a renewal of its petition, which would allow it operate until 2022.

Hart district officials said they would release the name of applicants on Friday.

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.

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

Time Running Out For Hart District Board Seat  Vacancy

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.

He is stepping down to take a 15-month assignment with Advanced Bionics/Sonova in Singapore.

The board has scheduled a public meeting on Wednesday, March 29, 2017, to interview all applicants, publicly debate about those applicants, and choose an applicant for appointment.

In addition to residing in Trustee Area 3, California Education Code 35107 states an applicant interested in becoming a Governing Board member must be a registered voter, 18 years of age or older, who is not disqualified by the Constitution or laws of the state from holding a civil office.

All interested parties must first go to hartdistrict.org. Under “Board” on the home page, click “Trustee Area Voting Map” and then click the link to an interactive map that shows exactly where Trustee Area 3 is. Once you determine your permanent residence is within that area, please go to www.hartdistrict.org/apps/pages/governing-board-vacancy for more information and the application.

The deadline to apply is March 15, 2017, at 4 pm. The newly appointed Board member will be sworn in on April 19, with the term set to expire in December 2018.