Run for Local School Board in Hicksville Union Free School District, NY

The Hicksville Public Schools Board of Education is comprised of seven trustees who are elected to a three year term. Each member of the Board serves on the Board voluntarily and receives no compensation. Members of the Board are committed to ensuring that the children of our community receive a quality education and the district meets their fiduciary responsibility to the tax payers of our community. The Board has complete and final control over local school matters subject only to limitations imposed by state law, regulations of the State Commissioner of Education, and the will of the local residents as determined in district elections. The Board collaborates with the superintendent, staff, community, and the State Education Department to discharge a broad range of responsibilities, such as adopting annual budgets and issuing interim financial reports, adopting the school calendar, negotiating contracts with employees (including the hiring of superintendents), approving curriculum materials and closing or constructing schools.

Candidate must be a U.S. citizen, at least 18 years old, qualified voters in the school district and able to read and write. They must be residents of their districts continuously for one year (as little as 30 days or as long as three years in some city school districts) before the election. At the time when the board member takes office, they cannot be employed by the board on which they serve or live in the same household with a family member who is also a member of the same school board.