Board of Education

Pictured from L-R: Vice President John McKeeby, President Cecilia Tkaczyk, Robert Fiorini, Christina Loukides,  Bridget Holmes, Patrick Wren and Henry "Gus" Geidel.

Meet-the-Board-Candidates Night is canceled

April 25, 2012

The previously scheduled Meet-the-Board-Candidates night on May 10, has been CANCELED. The candidates are running unopposed for the three open seats on the board. The candidates, as they will appear on the ballot, are Tina Gamache, Henry "Dirk" Felton and Christina Loudkides.

Board sends advocacy letter to Gov. Cuomo

March 7, 2012

This week, the DCS board sent an education advocacy letter to Governor Cuomo urging him to reform the current school funding formula, provide mandate relief and change the distribution of $250 million in competitive grant funding. [READ MORE]

Interested in running for the school board in 2012?

February 28, 2012

There are three seat on the board of education that are up for election on Tuesday, May 15, 2012. Individuals are eligible for election to the board if they are qualified voters of the district (district resident, U.S. citizen, 18 and older) and can read and write. Board members receive no salaries or other compensation. If you are interested in running for the board, you must submit a board nomination petition with 25 valid signatures and return it to the district office by 5 p.m. on Monday, April 16, 2012. [DOWNLOAD PETITION]

The Board of Education is composed of seven-members who serve three-year terms. Members are elected by residents in the community to establish policy and direct the administration of the district's schools. As your representatives, the board exercises the community's rights to citizen control over public education. Every Board of Education in the State of New York has legal and financial control over local school matters, subject only to limitations imposed by the United States Constitution, Federal Law, State Law, regulations of the Commissioner of Education, and, of course, the will of local residents as expressed in local elections. [LEARN MORE ABOUT BOARD ELECTIONS]

Board Members

Cecilia Tkaczyk, President (Term expires 6/30/2013)

John McKeeby, Vice President (Term expires 6/30/2012)
Bridget Holmes (Term expires 6/30/2012)
Christina Loukides (Term expires 6/30/2012)
Henry "Gus" Geidel (Term expires 6/30/2013)

Robert Fiorini (Term expires 6/30/2014)

Patrick Wren (Term expires 6/30/2014)

Email the Board or individual members

To contact the Board as a whole, please email schoolboard@duanesburg.org

Cecilia Tkaczyk, President: ctkaczyk@duanesburg.org

John McKeeby, Vice President: jmckeeby@duanesburg.org
Bridget Holmes: bholmes@duanesburg.org
Christina Loukides: cloukides@duanesburg.org
Henry "Gus" Geidel: hgeidel2@duanesburg.org

Robert Fiorini: rfiorini@duanesburg.org

Patrick Wren: pwren@duanesburg.org

Meeting schedule, agendas and minutes

Board of Education meetings take place on the first and third Tuesday of each month unless these days conflict with a holiday or school break. Board meetings are held at 7:30 p.m. in the high school library unless otherwise noted. All board meetings are open to the public. Special meetings are held as necessary. [VIEW THE 2011-12 MEETING SCHEDULE]

Watch board meetings on television

School board meetings are televised on Time Warner Cable Channel 17. [VISIT SCHOPEG'S WEB SITE TO VIEW A PROGRAMMING SCHEDULE]

Policy manual updates

Under state law, there is a formal process by which policies are added to or changed in a school district's policy manual. All proposed changes must appear on the agenda of at least two Board of Education meetings before being approved. Proposed changes appear first as a discussion item at one meeting. Board members cannot vote on the change until a subsequent meeting. Policies are reviewed periodically to keep them up-to-date. [VIEW RECENT UPDATES TO THE POLICY MANUAL]

Learn how to communicate effectively with school officials

The Duanesburg Central School District strives to keep the avenues of communication open and ensure that all concerns and issues are addressed in the best way possible. [LEARN MORE]

Board goals

The goals of the Board of Education include, long-range instructional, facilities, staff and financial planning; continue to provide a positive, safe and healthy school and community environment; review and approve Board policies that comply with SED requirements; recognize the work of outstanding students, faculty, staff, administrators and district volunteers; continued monitoring of the Board of Education’s internal and external communications; encouragement of community and parental involvement to foster a spirit of openness and togetherness and completion of committee goals. [2011-2012 GOALS]

Board Committees

Individual board members are required to be members of various board committees. For information about the goals and responsibilities of each committee, click on committee names:
 [EDUCATION COMMITTEE]
[EMPLOYEE RELATIONS COMMITTEE]
[POLICY COMMITTEE]
[PUBLIC RELATIONS COMMITTEE]
[BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS COMMITTEE]