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Board of Education

The Board of Education/administration has an electronic mailbox to receive comments, ideas and suggestions at boe@shenschools.org

All questions come into the Public Information Office. Policy questions/concerns are typically answered by the board president. Operational questions/concerns are typically sent to and answered by the administrator in charge.

Board of Education meetings begin at 6pm and take place in the High School East Library.

General Information about Running for the Board of Education

BOE Policy 1220

The Complete BOE Petition Packet – BOE 1220P

  1. Nominee for Board of Education member must be a citizen of the United States.
  2. Nominee for Board of Education member must be 18 years of age or older.
  3. Nominee for Board of Education member must have been a resident in the Shenendehowa Central School District for a period of one year preceding the date of the Annual Meeting.
  4. Candidates for the Board of Education shall be nominated by a petition which is signed by at least eighty-nine (49) qualified voters of the District, or by two percent (2%) of the number of voters who voted in the previous annual election, whichever is greater. Signers of the petition must be qualified voters of the Shenendehowa Central School District.
  5. Petition must be returned to the District Clerk’s office no later than 5:00 p.m. on April 22.

School District employees are unable to provide information or advice about campaigning for a seat on the Board of Education.

Candidates may not place signs on District property; on the day of the election no sign may be placed within 100 feet of the entrance to any building in which voting is taking place.

Judicial Decisions of the Commissioner of Education, which can be found here, may provide additional information concerning school election campaigns.

Follow requirements of Commissioner of Education for reporting expenses.

 

    NYS Committee on Open Government Laws

    The Shenendehowa Board of Education complies with all Open Meeting laws. The Committee on Open Government is responsible for overseeing the following:

    • The Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) pertains to the public’s right to gain access to government records. See notification of FOIL process and BOE Policy 3310
    • The Open Meetings Law (OML) concerns the public’s right to attend meetings of public bodies. When proposed resolutions, law, rules, regulations, policies or amendments are scheduled to be discussed during an open meeting, the law requires that they be made available to the public, to the extent practicable, either prior to or at the meeting. Shenendehowa has public copies available at the meetings.
    • The Personal Privacy Protection Law (PPPL) pertains to personal information collected and maintained by state agencies.

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