West Hempstead Union Free School District Board of Education, Seat 2

Next Election

May 21, 2019

Filing Window

Mar 22, 2019 - Apr 22, 2019

Description

The Board of Education is comprised of seven public-spirited citizens who maintain residences within the District and who serve without any financial compensation in the best interests of their community. Board members are elected to office for terms of three years and once a year the members of the Board elect a President and Vice President to preside over their meetings. Their primary responsibility is to provide for a school system that established general policies consistent with the laws of New York State and the rules and regulations of the State Department of Education. The New York State School Boards Association sets forth that the major board responsibilities are: to set the District’s Direction by drawing upon the community, the board describes a shared vision, and established goals, standards and strategy to transform vision into reality; Ensuring Alignment of strategy, resources, policies, programs, and processes with district goals; Assess & Account for Progress using comprehensive data, thorough deliberation, and open communication; Continuously Improve the district by accentuating and reinforcing the positive, and correcting the negative.

Application Guidelines
Nassau County has over 1,000 elected offices and is governed by an assortment of offices on the county, municipal, and special district levels. Each of these entities administers their own elections, therefore, they must be contacted directly for election information. If you are interested in running, we strongly suggest calling the district as soon as possible to confirm information. In New York election law any paperwork filed late is considered a "fatal flaw" and the candidacy is nullified. There are general guidelines for district elections, but many districts have elections on unique dates. Please follow the instructions carefully. To file for this position, follow these three steps: 1) Contact the appropriate election administrator to confirm that your registered address qualifies for the position that you intend to run for, that you have the correct election and filing window dates, and that you meet any other qualifications. 2) Pick up the nominating petitions at the elections administrator's office. You should be able to ask questions regarding filing for office and have them clearly answered. If you have any issues regarding questions being answered by a district clerk, please contact the Nassau County Board of Elections at (516) 571-2411. 3) Gather the appropriate number of signatures and filing fee for the office and submit it to the election administrator within the filing window. Please note that these instructions are for an independent candidate. If you would like to run as a candidate of one of the major parties (Democrat, Republican, Green, Working Families, etc.) you will potentially have to adhere to a different timeline so that you can run in the primary. The New York State Office of the Comptroller may be able to help clarify information related to special districts, and we recommend contacting the district directly and if there is no response, consider lodging a formal complaint with the state comptroller.

Submit application to:
West Hempstead Union Free School District, 252 Chestnut Street, West Hempstead, New York, 11552, US