24 PS 3-302.1 School board in first class A school districts;
(a) Composition of school board.
(1) In each school district of the first class A, the school board shall be known as the board of public education and shall consist of an odd number of members not less than seven nor more than fifteen school directors, to be elected by the qualified voters of the school district by specified districts.
(2) There shall be a corresponding odd number, not less than seven nor more than fifteen separate districts for each of which only one candidate shall be elected. Each candidate shall be nominated only for the specified district in which he resides and each elected member shall represent only a specified district in which he resides, such districts to be constituted as hereinafter set forth.
(b) Term of office
All elected members shall serve for a term of four years except
the three, four, five, six or seven members elected at the initial
election in even numbered school director districts, who shall
serve for two years. In the event that the first election occurs
in an even-numbered year, the terms of the initial members shall
be increased by one year, so that future elections can be held
in odd-numbered years. In the case of death or resignation of
elected members, the mayor of the most populous municipality contained
in such school district shall fill the vacancy from the same school
director district in which the vacancy occurred until the first
Monday in December following the next municipal primary occurring
one hundred twenty days after the vacancy occurred.