BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - The North Dakota Department of Public Instruction is seeking applications for a position on the state Board of Higher Education.
The board oversees 11 schools in the state university system. It has seven voting members who serve four-year terms. Board member Don Morton’s four-year term ends on July 1. Morton is eligible to be reappointed to a second term.
State School Superintendent Kirsten Baesler leads a screening committee that will forward the names of three finalists to the governor. Other committee members are state Supreme Court Chief Justice Gerald VandeWalle, North Dakota United president Nick Archuleta, state Sen. Robert Erbele and state Rep. Wes Belter.
Deadline to apply is 5 p.m. on April 27. The application form is on the DPI website at www.nd.gov/dpi.
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