Teutopolis Board to Let Voters Decide on How Members are Elected

Teutopolis school board members Monday voted to let district residents decide how members are elected.

The Board voted to place a policy question on the April 2021 election ballot as to whether board members should be elected on an at-large basis. The change would end the current setup of no more than three board members from a district. 

If the proposal is approved, at-large election of Board members would begin with the April 2023 balloting, not this year.

Teutopolis Superintendent Matt Sturgeon reported that the proposal can be approved in two ways; a simple majority approval in each district, or by a two-thirds vote or larger district-wide.

The Teutopolis board also accepted a bid from Midwest Transit to purchase a 29-passenger preschool bus. The bid was $87,808, and includes a seat belt option.

Sturgeon also reported that the district curriculum committee would be resurrected, and that quarterly reports will begin from transportation, maintenance and other directors.