Board Member Ledyard Hakes has announced his resignation from the Coronado Unified School District Governing Board effective June 30, 2015. Mr. Hakes first joined the school board in 2010 and was reelected in 2014.
At the regular school board meeting on May 21, 2015, the Board will determine the method of filling the vacancy created by Mr. Hakes' resignation. The Board may choose to fill the vacancy either by appointment or calling for a special election. The Board will also decide on the process and procedures for the appointment or special election. A special election usually has a significant cost and school districts normally use the appointment method for replacing school board members.
He is best known for his active role in children's health and school safety. After studying the District's counseling services, Mr. Hakes found that students required more support for their mental health needs. He knew that there exists a strong relationship between District counseling and the community's safety and security. He successfully secured an agreement with the City of Coronado and the District to form a Joint Powers Authority to fund counselors to serve the social and emotional needs of all students.
Mr. Hakes also worked tirelessly on creating safer paths of travel and more fluid drop-off zones at both Village Elementary and the Early Childhood and Development Center (ECDC). The street and landscape improvements at the ECDC in 2013 are the direct result of Mr. Hakes' influence and direction.
Mr. Hakes' term of office ends in 2018. If the Board appoints another community member to fill that term, the appointment will end in December 2016. During the regular election that will take place in November 2016, candidates will run for the remaining two years of the term. Then in 2018, the member seat will be up for reelection for the full four years.
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