Scarsdale School Board Nominating Committee Nominates Two to School Board

By Jyoti Ruta, Chair, SBNC, and Alice Herman, Vice Chair, SBNC

The 2012 School Board Nominating Committee (SBNC) has nominated two candidates for election to the : Mary Beth Gose and Lewis Leone, Jr. 

Mary Beth Gose and Lewis Leone, Jr. have been nominated to fill their respective seats as each completes an initial three-year term on the board.

Comprised of 30 voting members (six from each of the five elementary school areas) and four non-voting members (one appointed community representative each from the Scarsdale Neighborhood Association Presidents, SNAP, and the Scarsdale Forum, as well as a vice chair and a chair selected from among the previous year’s outgoing SBNC members,) the SBNC met over six Sundays to select candidates based “solely on their qualifications to serve the community” as prescribed by the SBNC resolution.

The SBNC had the good fortune of selecting from a group of very well qualified individuals seeking to devote their time and talents to serving on the Scarsdale Board of Education. We thank all the applicants for the time and effort put forth in their candidacies. Their participation enriched the process immensely.

Scarsdale is privileged in its ability to maintain a nonpartisan election process for our school board so that we select board members based on their qualifications, not on their campaigning abilities. Yet, this process cannot endure without the effective and continuous participation of its citizens in each part of the process.

Indeed, “it takes a village” of dedicated Scarsdalians to make our nonpartisan process so effective. Moreover, we can ensure the highest quality school board only through a dynamic election process thereby safeguarding the continued success of our schools. We therefore encourage all residents to consider running for the 2013 SBNC and think about suggesting candidates for the school board next year. (Please find more information on the SBNC at our website: www.scarsdalesbnc.com.)

Most importantly, please remember to vote on Tuesday, May 15, in the school board election and on the 2012-2013 school budget.