There will be two seats available on each of the three school boards in Summit County when the filing window for candidates opens March 12.

The period for filing the necessary paperwork to become a school board candidate continues through March 19 and a candidate must live in the board precinct they intend to represent.

Voters in Districts 4 and 5 on school boards in South Summit, North Summit and Park City will pick representatives when they go to the polls Nov. 2.

Snyderville Basin resident Kim Carson said she is not seeking a third term on the Park City Board of Education. Carson was elected in 2002. She represents District 4, which includes the West Side of Summit County north of Interstate 80.

“It includes Silver Creek and Jeremy Ranch,” Summit County Clerk Kent Jones said.

Carson encouraged candidates to campaign for the seat.

Meanwhile, Summit Park resident Michael Boyle represents District 5 on the Park City Board of Education and said he will seek another term this year.

Neighborhoods in Pinebrook, Timberline and Summit Park make up District 5.

“I feel that there are significant challenges facing the school district, not the least of which are our budget issues in the face of declining state revenues,” Boyle said. “I’ve been effective in addressing budget issues,” he added.

There have been dramatic cuts in state education funding in the past three years, Boyle noted.

“They’re significant,” Boyle said. “We may be facing another 3 to 12 percent cut this very next session.”

Employee layoffs may loom as board members struggle to stem the budget bleeding.

“Public school financing is fairly complex and it can be a challenge,” Boyle said. “There is a fairly steep learning curve for any school board member and the learning never stops.”

Boyle works as operations manager of the Snyderville Basin Water Reclamation District.

“I bring budgeting experience from my work life to the school district,” he said.

More than three years ago Boyle was appointed to replace former Park City Board of Education member Charles Cunningham. Cunningham could no longer serve when he moved from District 5.

South Summit

Marion resident Philip Marchant represents District 4 in the South Summit School District. The seat will be on the ballot in November.

Marchant was not available to comment for this story. District 4 includes Marion and the Peoa area.

Kamas resident Matt Flinders represents District 5 in the South Summit area, which includes southern Kamas.

Flinders said he has not decided whether two seek a second term.

“I’m probably leaning toward running but I haven’t decided for sure yet,” he said in a telephone interview Friday.

North Summit

Seats on the North Summit Board of Education held by Coalville resident Phil Geary and Wanship resident Vern Williams will be on the ballot in November.

Geary represents District 4, which includes the southern part of Coalville. He said he will not seek re-election after nearly 16 years as a member of the North Summit Board of Education.

“One of my goals to start with was to make sure that we secured property in two different areas for future growth,” Geary said. “We have done that.”

Geary is finishing his fourth term on the board.

Williams represents District 5, which includes the Wanship and Chalk Creek areas.

Williams said he has not decided whether to run for re-election.

“I’m thinking pretty seriously about it,” the Wanship resident said.