Board of Education
A local board of education is an agency of New
York State governed by NYS law and the Regulations of the
Commissioner of Education. The Port Jervis City School District
Board of Education has the power to develop policies, rules and
regulations for the operation of our school system.
There are nine residents who serve, without pay, on our school
board. On the third Tuesday in May, three members are elected on
a rotating basis to a three-year term of office.
Four School Board seats up for
election
Deadline to file petition to run is April 16
Four of the nine seats on the Port Jervis School District Board
of Education are up for election May 15. Board President William
Onofry, Thomas Sexton and Michael Bello are completing their
three-year terms. The term for temporary appointee Earl Walker
is also ending.
Walker was appointed by the Board in November to fill the seat
vacated by Patrick Witherow. His appointment ends May 15. The
person elected to this seat will serve the remainder of
Witherow’s term, which is one year.
Petitions to nominate candidates for the school board must be
filed with the District Clerk no later than Monday, April 16.
Petitions are available in the office of the District Clerk at 9
Thompson Street, weekdays between the hours of 8 a.m. and 4 p.m.
Board of Education fills vacancy
The Board of Education
voted Nov. 15 to fill its open seat.
Former board member Earl Walker was
appointed to fill the
position until the May 15 School Board
election.
The seat was left vacant following the resignation of two-term
member Patrick Witherow, who resigned Oct. 18 after being
appointed to an administrative position at Orange-Ulster BOCES.
Walker has
served twice previously on the Board. He was elected for a
three-year term from 1992-95 and was appointed in 2008 to fill a
one-year vacancy. Walker was
the only district resident who applied for the position.
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Assistant Superintendent for Business Lorelei Case,
Assistant Superintendent for Instruction John Bell and Superintendent John Xanthis are pictured with
(Left to right- Front Row) Board President William
Onofry and Board Vice President Cathy Sadaghiani;
(Back Row) William Smith, Michael Bello, former
member Patrick Witherow,
Brandy Figueroa, Roger Kalin, Steven Doss, and
Thomas Sexton. (The photo was taken before Earl
Walker was appointed to fill seat vacated by Pat
Witherow.)
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William Onofry
President
Term expires 2012 |
Steven Doss
Term expires 2013 |
Thomas Sexton
Term expires 2012 |
Cathy Sadaghiani
Vice President
Term expires 2013 |
Brandy Figueroa
Term expires 2014 |
William Smith
Term expires 2014 |
Michael Bello
Term expires 2012
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Roger Kalin
Term expires 2014 |
Earl Walker
Appointed 11/15/11
Term expires
5/15/12 |
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