Run for Local School Board in Island Park Union Free School District, NY

The Island Park Board of Education is the authorized state agency responsible for setting educational policy in the district. It consists of five trustees, each serving a five-year term. Board members pay school taxes at the regular rate and receive no salary or other financial compensation. School board members establish a shared vision for the schools that they represent which reflects a consensus of the board, community and district staff. The school board has a wide variety of additional 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. All meetings, except executive sessions, are held before the public.

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.