On May 19, district residents will elect three members to the Board of Education, for three-year terms, to succeed Martha Bogart, Judy Green, and Robert Kish whose terms expire on June 30, 2009. The terms will commence on July 1, 2009 and expire on June 30, 2012.

If you are interested in running for a position on the Board of Education, please view the qualification and petition information below.

Section 2:25: What are the qualifications from membership on a school board?

To qualify for membership on a school board in a common, union free, central, central high school or small city school district, an individual:

• Must be able to read and write
   
• 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 an incompetent
   
• 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
   
• May not have been removed from any school district office within the preceding year
   
• May not reside with another member of the same school board as a member of the same family
   
• May not be a current employee of the school board
   
• May not simultaneously hold another incompatible public office

Petitions to run for three available positions on the Goshen Central School Board of Education are available on March 16 at the district office, 227 Main Street.

Petition deadline is 5 p.m. April 20 according to School Law. Please call District Clerk Cindy Brown at 615-6720 for information.