Board of Education

General Information

The Board of Education is the governing body of the Catskill Central School District. The nine-members of the Board volunteer their services without pay for three-year terms. Members are elected at-large by school district voters at the annual election held by New York State law on the third Tuesday of May. The Board President and Vice President are elected by the members of the Board at the first Board meeting of the fiscal year in July.

• Schedule for the 2011-2012 Board of Education Meetings* subject to change.
• Standard Work Day Resolution
• Annual Professional Performance Review Classroom Teachers and Building Principals

Current members of the Board (and their term expiration dates as of June 30 of the indicated year) for the 2011-2012 school year are:

President-Michael Bulich term expires June 2013
Vice President-Karen Haas term expires June 2014
Kevin Allen term expires June 2012

William Fiske term expires June 2014
Matthew Leipman term expires June 2012
Michael Maloney term expires June 2014
Vacant Seat term expires June 2012
Tracy Powell term expires June 2013
Christopher Van Loan term expires June 2013

Board Responsibilities

The Board of Education is responsible to act in the public interest to:

• Set a vision for the district;
• Establish goals for continuous improvement in academic performance and district governance;
• Evaluate district program effectiveness in meeting goals;
• Hire and evaluate the performance of an effective Superintendent of Schools and work as a team with him/her to provide educational leadership;
• Prepare and approve the annual budget that most effectively meets educational needs with the available resources and present to the voters for their approval;
• Establish policies to provide rules for the governance of the district; and
• Communicate the needs and performance of district programs with the community and address the community's needs and concerns regarding the functioning of the school district.

The Board of Education is responsible for establishing all policies for the District. These policies function as the "laws" of the District and are administered by the Superintendent of Schools.

Please direct any comments or questions regarding policies to the Superintendent of Schools to the attention of Board Clerk, Matthew McCoy at 518-943-4696 or 343 W. Main St., Catskill, NY 12414

Voter Registration

The voters of the District have approved a system of walk-in voter registration from 8:00 AM to 3:00 PM on Monday through Friday on days when the District Offices are open, at the District Clerk’s Office, 343 West Main Street, Catskill, NY, effective July 1, 2009.