GREEN MOUNTAIN — After hosting a July 30 community information meeting regarding the district’s upcoming November bond referendum along with her fellow board members, GMG School Board President Jill Roberts has resigned effective immediately.
Per her resignation letter dated Aug. 4 and addressed to both the school board and Superintendent Chris Petersen, Roberts, 73, indicated that health and age were the primary factors in her decision.
“With deep regret, I am writing to inform the GMG School Board that, for health and age-related reasons, I am resigning from the board effective immediately,” Roberts wrote. “I wish all of you the wisdom and the courage to continue to do what is best for the students of GMG.”
Roberts, who retired from GMG after 25 years teaching in the math department, has been board president since November of last year. She was in her fifth year as a member of the board, which was in the process of gathering signatures for a $12.3 million bond issue allowing for the construction of an addition to the secondary building in Garwin. If the necessary signatures are collected, it will be placed on the ballot in November.
On Tuesday, GMG posted a call for individuals interested in filling Roberts’ at-large seat on the district’s Facebook page. Those interested in the appointment are asked to contact the district’s board secretary, Betsy Spaur, by Aug. 30. Spaur can be contacted via email at bspaur@gmgschools.org, or by phone at 641-474-2254.