Sacramento City Unified School District trustee Ellyne Bell announced Thursday night that she will be stepping down from the school board at the end of the year.Bell gave a 60-day deferred resignation after completing two years of her four year term.
After taking a job in San Francisco six months ago, Bell said she plans to relocate there at the beginning of the year.
"The work is increasing all the time and to run an organization and do this work to the best of my ability, I need to commit to being here in the city," said Bell, who is the executive director of the SAGE Project, an anti-human trafficking organization.
Bell was elected to the Sacramento City board in 2006 and re-elected in 2010. The school board can appoint her replacement or hold a special election.
Bell said she hopes the board appoints someone to complete her term so that the district does not have to