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Have you ever considered running for the Chappaqua Board of Education?
The Chappaqua PTA and the LWV of New Castle are hosting an informational meeting on Tuesday, April 2nd at 7:30 p.m. Attendees can learn more about what it means to be a Board of Education member.
This year, the terms of two members of the elected five-member Board of Education expire in June 2013, so two Board positions will be up for election on Tuesday, May 21, 2013. School Board candidates run “at large” and not for specific seats, so the two candidates who receive the largest number of votes will win the two seats. Randall Katchis, whose term as board member expires this year, has decided not to seek re-election. Jeffrey Mester, whose second term as a board member expires this year, has not announced whether he will seek a third term.
The Chappaqua PTA and the League of Women Voters of New Castle have joined together to host an informational meeting on Tuesday, April 2nd in the Bell School Library at 7:30 p.m. Attendees can learn more about what it means to be a Board of Education member. Current or past Board of Education members will be making a presentation on the responsibilities and requirements of the position and information on how to become a candidate will be available.
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The co-sponsors seek both to encourage able and interested citizens to run for the Board of Education and to help educate potential candidates on the responsibilities and requirements of a Board position. If you would like more information about this meeting, please contact either Haley Ferraro, PTA Legislation Chair at hmferraro@yahoo.com or (914) 241-1996, or Lea Barth, League of Women Voters Board Member at barthpetrillo@gmail.com or (914) 238-5153.
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Interested parties should also consider attending the Westchester-Putnam School Boards Association’s Workshop for Prospective School Board Members on Thursday April 11th from 5:45 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. in White Plains. For more information, please click here to visit the WPSBA website.
Whether or not you decide to attend either of these sessions, anyone interested in running for the Board of Education should contact Theresa Markley, District Clerk at (914) 238-7225 to obtain a petition. The deadline for filing the petition is 5:00 p.m. on Monday, April 22nd. The election will be Tuesday, May 21st at the Horace Greeley High School Gymnasium.
