GUILDERLAND — The Guilderland School Board is moving to quickly find a replacement for Christopher McManus, who resigned on Oct. 25, just six months into his second three-year term, citing increased responsibilities at his job with the New York State Department of Budget.

The application period closed on Nov. 3, with seven applications received, according to district Clerk Linda Livingston.  

The seven applicants include two who were edged out by McManus six months ago in the regular election: certified planner Sean Maguire and longtime board member Allan Simpson.

At that time, five candidates were running for three seats. Also elected were long-time board member Judy Slack and newly retired elementary-school teacher Timothy J. Horan.

In the May election, McManus was the third-place vote-getter, behind Horan and Slack.

Maguire got about 20 fewer votes than McManus. Maguire received over 300 more than Simpson.

The school board will interview all of the candidates on Wednesday, Nov. 8, at 6 p.m., as part of a special meeting that will be open to the public. A location has not yet been decided.

Whoever is appointed will serve for six months, through May 15, 2018. If the appointee wants to complete the rest of McManus’s three-year term, he or she will need to file a petition and run for election in May, along with any other interested candidates.

The successful candidate is expected to be appointed to the board at the conclusion of its Nov. 14 meeting.

The other five candidates for appointment to the board, according to Livingston, are Robert Murphy of 36 Palma Blvd., Albany; Benjamin Goes of 5012 Juniper Ln., Schenectady; Eli Newell, of 3 Oxford Pl., Albany; Pamela McCall of 6268 Foundry Rd., Guilderland; and Heather Wendling of 633 Vanderlyn Ln., Slingerlands.