Selection Committee seeks applicants to fill Mamaroneck School District Board of Education Vacancies

PRESS RELEASE 11/29/15
Have you been looking for an opportunity to contribute to our community in a way that will make a meaningful difference in the lives of our children? Are you passionate about our public schools and the education of our 5,000 students? Your experience, professional skills, and passion can help maintain and enhance Mamaroneck as a leading school district. The Selection Committee is looking for qualified candidates to fill anticipated 2016 term vacancies for the Mamaroneck Union Free School District Board of Education.

As a member of the Board of Education, together with the Superintendent and District personnel, you will contribute to the following key responsibilities:

· Developing District education priorities and goals and monitoring and evaluating progress
· Establishing policy
· Approving contracts, bonds and influencing how our community’s tax dollars are spent with the annual budget

We are seeking community minded, team players who care deeply about our public schools. An ideal Board member should have strong communication skills and be able to discuss, analyze and synthesize information while building consensus across multiple constituencies. Your own experience with children in or just out of the Mamaroneck School District is a plus, but not a requirement. Members of the Board of Education are US Citizens, over 18 years old, and residents (must have over one year in-district residency) who are elected to three-year terms.
Board members are expected to attend two Tuesday evening meetings and one Tuesday morning meeting a month and should plan to give approximately 10 hours/week overall to Board activities.
If you are interested in applying for the Board of Education or would just like to learn more about the position, please email Jamie Bernard or Lauren Lambert of The Committee for the Selection of School Board Nominees at info@selectioncommittee.org. The application due-date for the Committee’s endorsement is January 31, 2016.

More information on the Selection Committee, the application process, and your school’s representatives to the Committee can be found at www.selectioncommittee.org