Board of Education
Are you interested in serving on
Sweet Home's Board of Education?
updated 3/2022
We are excited that you've found this page! If you are reading this, you have already taken the first step to becoming a School Board member! Congrats on getting this far :)
Serving on our BOE for the Sweet Home community is a thankless job that will require lots of time and commitment.
If you have any questions please do not hesitate to reach out to our Political Action chair Jeremy Traverse or Paul Szymendera, SHEA's President.
The Sweet Home Education Association has endorsed candidates in the past and has plans to do so in the future. Board of Education terms are for five years.
Typically, SHEA hosts a "meet the candidate" forum that is attended by our Executive Council and other interested members. If endorsed, SHEA helps with campaigning throughout the community and on social media. Additionally, we offer support toward campaign materials such as lawn signs, postcards, and handouts.
Current Board Members:
Scott Johnson: 6/2023 - SHEA Endorsed
Josh Feldmann: 6/2024 -SHEA Endorsed
Brian Laible: 6/2025
Kailey McDonald: 6/2025 - SHEA Endorsed
Peter Bellanti: 6/2026 - SHEA Endorsed
Amy Battaglia: 6/2027 -SHEA Endorsed
Marianne Jasen: 6/2027
Important Dates
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3/1/22 - Absentee Ballot and Military Ballot applications available
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3/1/22 - Petitions available to run for the Board of Education (2 open seats, 5-year term July 1, 2022 - June 30, 2027)
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4/18/22 - Candidate petitions due back to District Clerk by 5 pm
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4/19/22 - Ballot draw for name placement on the ballot, 3 pm at District Office. Candidate presence not required.
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4/19/22 - Tentative Budget Adoption
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4/21/21 - Applications for Military Ballots due
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4/22/22 - Military Ballots are mailed
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5/3/22 - Public Hearing on Budget and Meet the Candidates Night
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5/17/22 - Budget Vote and School Board Election
BOARD OF EDUCATION MEMBERS: QUALIFICATIONS
A Board of Education member of the Sweet Home Central School District must meet the following qualifications:
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A citizen of the United States;
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Eighteen (18) years of age or older;
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Able to read and write;
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A legal resident of the District for a continuous and uninterrupted period of at least one (1) year prior to the election;
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Cannot be an employee of the Sweet Home Central School District;
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The only member of his/her family (that is, cannot be a member of the same household) on the Sweet Home Central School District Board;
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May not simultaneously hold another, incompatible public office;
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Must not have been removed from a school district office within one (1) year preceding the date of appointment or election to the Board.
BOARD OF EDUCATION MEMBERS: NOMINATION AND ELECTION
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Candidates for the office of member of the Board of Education shall be nominated by a petition directed to the Clerk of the School District which is signed by at least twenty-five (25) qualified voters of the District, or by two percent (2%) of the number of voters who voted in the previous annual election, whichever is greater. Petitions must state the residence of each signer, the name and residence of each candidate.
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The notice of the Annual District Meeting must state that petitions nominating candidates for the Board of Education must be filed with the Clerk of the District no later than 30 days before the Annual or Special District Meeting at which the School Board election will occur, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.
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Voting will be by machine or paper ballot, and provision shall be made for the election by "write- in-vote" of any candidate not previously nominated. The position of candidates on ballots shall be determined by lot at a drawing conducted by the District Clerk on the day after the last filing. Candidates or their proxies may be present for the drawing.
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The hours of voting shall be as indicated by Board resolution.
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The candidates receiving the largest number of votes shall be declared elected in accordance with Education Law.
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At least ten (10) days prior to the election, the Board shall appoint at least two (2) inspectors of election for each voting machine or ballot box, and set their salary.
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The District Clerk shall attend the election and record the name and legal residence of each voter. The Clerk shall give notice immediately to each person declared elected to the Board, informing him/her of the election and his/her term of office.
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Only qualified voters as determined by Education Law (Section 2012) may vote at any District meeting or election.
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No electioneering will be allowed within one hundred (100) feet of the polling place.
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When a term of office expires at the end of a school year and the office has become vacant at the time of election, the person elected to fill the new full term vacancy also fills the remaining days of the previous term, beginning his/her term of office immediately upon election.
SHEA Endorsed & Elected to School Board
Amy Battaglia 2022 (7/1/22 - 6/30/27)
Peter Bellanti 2021 (7/1/21 - 6/30/26)
Kailey McDonald 2020 (6/1/20 - 6/30/25)
Amy Battaglia 2019 (6/1/19 - 6/30/22)
Josh Feldmann 2019 (7/1/19 - 6/30/24)
Scott Johnson 2018 (7/1/18 - 6/30/23)
Michelle Mauger 2017 (7/1/17 - 9/1/18)
Nadine Ocasio 2016 (7/1/16 - 6/30/21)
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