School Board Candidate Petitions Due April 21, 2025
Two terms to expire in 2025
If you are interested in running for a seat on the BH-BL Board of Education, qualified residents should pick up a Board Candidacy Packet, which includes the Board Petition, from the District Office, Hostetter Leadership Center, 88 Lakehill Road. Candidates must obtain at least 27 signatures on this year’s Board Petition, which is due by 5 pm on Monday, April 21.
There will be a Meet-the-Candidates Night on May 14. (More details will be available closer to the date.)
The district’s annual budget newsletter includes information about board candidates, including your full name, a brief biography, a photo, and a position statement. In order to ensure this information is included in the newsletter candidates will receive a Board Candidacy Packet that includes a biography form for candidates to complete, information about how to submit a photo for the budget newsletter or how to arrange for one to be taken by a district employee, and samples of previous candidates’ position statements, and information from NYSSBA. Candidates are asked to submit a 400-word position statement that highlights why they want to run for the BH-BL Board of Education. The statements and photos must be submitted in electronic format to the District’s Communications Specialist Tara Mitchell.
Residents with additional questions about running for the board are welcome to email Tara Mitchell or call 399-9141, ext. 85041.