Board Elections

Board Elections

Board Petitions & Qualifications

Interested in running for a seat on the Board of Education?
Petitions to run for three available positions on the Warwick Valley Central School District Board of Education will be available on Friday, March 1, 2024 in the District Office, 225 West Street Extension between the hours of 8 am – 4 pm. The nominating petitions must include signatures of 71 qualified voters who reside in the district (district resident, US citizen, 18 and older) and returned to the District Clerk by 5 pm Monday, April 22, 2024. 

The three Board members whose terms are due to expire this year are Sharon Davis, William Fanos and Lynn Lillian. The Board meets the first and third Thursday of each month.

ELIGIBILITY FOR ELECTION TO THE BOARD

Each candidate or member of the Board of Education shall:

  • Be at least 18 years of age
  • Be able to read and write English
  • Be a U.S. citizen
  • Be a qualified voter of the district
  • Be a resident of the school district for at least one year prior to the election
  • NOT be an employee of the school district
  • NOT hold office if a member of his/her family is a member of the Board.
  • NOT simultaneously hold another incompatible office (e.g., town supervisor)
  • NOT have been removed from a school district office within one year of election.

For further information, contact District Clerk Susan Laroe, at (845) 987-3000, ext. 10511.

Learn more about being a school board member…
New York State School Board Association: Running for the school board; what all prospective school board members should know