The untimely death of Charles Pace in December has opened a vacancy on the Rio District seat on the Albemarle County Public School. Applications are being taken through January 9 for a term that will run through the end of the year.
“The appointment process will ensure that the seat is filled by someone committed to upholding our schools’ values, supporting educational excellence, and advocating for the needs of our community,” reads a notice on the ACPS website.
If you would like to try, send an email to Christine Thompson, the clerk of the Albemarle School Board. The email is cthompson@k12albemarle.org. To be eligible, you must be a registered voter in the Rio District. Here is a link to the application.
There will be an election for the seat this fall for a full four-year term. Pace had been appointed to fill a vacancy created when Katrina Callsen was elected to the House of Delegates. Pace defeated Jim E. Dillenbeck with 52.63 percent of ballots cast, or 4,435 votes, but died in December.
Also on the ballot this year are the Jack Jouett and the Samuel Miller magisterial districts. Kate Acuff has represented Jack Jouett since 2013 and Graham Paige has represented the Samuel Miller District since 2015 when he won a special election.
Before you go: This article was originally sent out as part of the Charlottesville Community Engagement newsletter in the January 3, 2025 edition. Both are functions of Town Crier Productions. You can support the work by purchasing a paid subscription or contributing monthly through Patreon. You can also send in a check or send an email, but drop me a line first.
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