School board member Laura Ballou has resigned her position, citing the personal responsibilities of her full-time nurse practitioner job and her farm, Oceanview Gardens.

The school board accepted the resignation at its Nov. 15 meeting and began the process of filling Ballou’s seat.

“I would like to thank Laura Ballou for her service on the board,” board president David Wilson said. “I appreciate all that she does, especially on the board. Working with her was a joy.”

In her letter of resignation, Ballou wrote, “It is with a heavy heart that I must give my resignation from the sc...