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Board of Education | Berne-Knox-Westerlo Central School District
Berne-Knox-Westerlo Central School District > Board of Education
The Berne-Knox-Westerlo School District Board of Education is a five-member board elected by the community to establish policy and direct the administration of the district’s schools. Board members are given the charge of exercising the community’s rights to citizen control over public education. Members of the BKW school board serve three-year terms.
Regular board meetings are conducted in the Secondary School cafeteria and are usually held at 7 p.m. on select Mondays. Check the meeting schedule for more information. Board minutes and agendas are posted to BoardDocs.
The public is invited to all board of education meetings. Community members have an opportunity to speak on issues concerning them during the time set aside for “public discussion.”
Board members often recognize individuals and groups for their contributions to BKW schools. View these accolades.
Policies adopted by the BKW Board of Education are public documents, and are available online.
Petitions to nominate candidates for the office of member of the board of education are available to qualified district residents and may be picked up at the Superintendent’s Office, 1738 Helderberg Trail, Berne, N.Y. 12023 between the hours of 7:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m.
Applicants must also meet the requirements to be a member of a board of education:
Must be able to read and write (§2102).
Must be a qualified voter of the district; that is, a citizen of the United States, at least 18 years of age or older, and not adjudged to be incompetent (§§2102, 2012, 2507(7); Elec. Law §5-106(6)). Note: a convicted felon is barred from running for a seat on a school board if his/her maximum prison sentence has not expired or if he/she has not been pardoned or discharged from parole (Elec. Law §5-106(2)-(4)).
Must be and have been a resident (but need not be a taxpayer) of the district for a continuous and uninterrupted period of at least one year immediately before the election (§§2105, 2502(7), (9)(d).
May not have been removed from any school district office within the preceding year (§2103(2)).
May not reside with another member of the same school board as a member of the same family (§2103(3).
May not simultaneously hold another incompatible public office (Matter of Schoch & Betheil, 21 ED Dept. Rep 300 (1981).
School board elections are held each year on the third Tuesday in May. For more information, contact the BKW district office at (518) 872-1293.
Nathan Elble, Board President
Kimberly Lovell, Vice President
Randy Bashwinger
BOE@bkwschools.org
Annual Recognition Awards Form