SBNC Election on Tuesday, January 10

The election for the Scarsdale School Board Nominating Committee will be held on Tuesday, January 10, 2017 with polls open from 7–10 AM and 2–9 PM in the lobby of the auditorium at the Scarsdale Middle School.

The SBNC Administrative Committee is seeking the election of two candidates in each district. In the event of a snow day, the election will be held on Wednesday, January 11, 2017.

The School Board Nominating Committee plays an integral role in shaping the excellence of the Scarsdale schools. By involving a wide breadth of community members, the SBNC helps fulfill its mission of evaluating and choosing the most qualified nominees for Scarsdale's Board of Education. Since September, the Administrative Committee of the SBNC has been recruiting SBNC candidates. Serving on the SBNC is a manageable time commitment and is one of the most interesting and impactful volunteer opportunities in town.

The ten 2017 SBNC candidates elected on January 10, 2017 will join twenty others on the committee serving staggered three-year terms. By the end of March, the SBNC will nominate three candidates to run for the Scarsdale Board of Education to fill the seats currently held by Scott Silberfein and Christopher Morin. Both Silberfein and Morin are completing their first three-year terms and are eligible for re-nomination. All Scarsdalians are welcome to propose Board of Education candidates to the SBNC. The SBNC Board of Education candidates, along with any other candidates who may choose to run, will stand for public election in May at the same time as the school budget vote.

The following candidates are on the ballot this year for the SBNC:
Edgewood: Ruth Berkowitz, Felicia Block and Elizabeth Massey
Fox Meadow: Katherine Cutlip, Jason Kofman, Daniel Shefter, Susanne Vleck and Gunesim Williams
Greenacres: Mitchell Kahn, Amy Lewis and Amy Nadasdi
Heathcote: Lawrence Patrizio and Sanford Plachter
Quaker Ridge: Greg Alkalay, Colleen Brown and Cindy Iver

A mail-in ballot is available for those who choose not to vote in person. Copies of the mail-in ballot are available to the public in hard copy at Scarsdale Village Hall and the Scarsdale Public Library and in electronic form on scarsdalesbnc.com. Completed mail-in ballots must be sent to: SBNC Administrative Chair, PO Box 172H, Scarsdale, NY 10583 and received in the SBNC PO Box no later than 4 PM on Tuesday, January 10, 2017. Submit your mail-in ballot now if you will not be voting in person.

Any resident of the school district may vote who is (i) a US citizen; (ii) 18 years of age or older; and (iii) a resident of the school district for 30 days prior to the election.