Petitions nominating candidates for the office of member of the Board of Education must be filed with the Clerk of the District between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. not later than April 19, 2021. The following vacancies are to be filled:

 

 

Petition information is available on the district website on the Board of Education page or by contacting the District Office. Each petition must be addressed to the Clerk of the District, be signed by at least 25 qualified voters of the District, shall state the residence of each signer, and the name and address of the candidate. Vacancies upon the Board shall not be considered separate specific offices. The individuals receiving the highest number of votes shall be elected to the vacancies.

     I have lived in Bainbridge for over twenty years. I have been on the B-G Board of Education for six years. For the past two years, I have served as President. My daughter Meghan is a staff Registered Nurse at UHS Delaware Valley Hospital, a Health Services Nurse at SUNY Broome Community College and a student at Binghamton University studying to be a Family Nurse Practitioner, MSN - FNP. My son Kyle served his country in the US Marine Corps for four years and was honorably discharged with the rank of E-5 Sergeant. He and His wife Christina live in Northern Virginia. He remains employed aboard MCB Quantico. Christina is a RN at Inova Alexandria Hospital. All three are proud Bainbridge-Guilford grads! 

     I would very much like to continue as a member of the B-G BOE. 

    My wife Natalie and I have lived in Bainbridge since 1985., We bought our house on Evans Street and raised our two sons, Russell and Cameron, while we both worked in the field of education. I taught Sixth Grade English and Reading in Afton before transferring to Physical Education where I taught grades One through Twelve. My experiences in coaching led to my assignment as the Athletic Director at Afton Central School from 1981 to 1984. 

     In 1984, I returned to my hometown Greene where I taught Physical Education in the high school. Coaching included the Head Football Coach, Junior Varsity Basketball and modified softball. These opportunities later included Junior Varsity Girls Basketball and Varsity Softball. My love for my students gave me great pleasure in the sports arena. 

     I completed my degree in Administration in December of 1989 and was thrilled to become the Middle School Principal in July of 1990 at Greene Central School. Greene’s Middle School consisted of grades seven and eight, but the district wanted to create a fully implemented Middle School with grades six through eight inclusive of common planning times for all three grade levels. They needed to create six classrooms to accomplish this transition. I was assigned to lead the district’s project for all athletic facilities in this project which was completed in 1993. In 1998 Greene Central School promoted me to the position of High School Principal. We added eleven college courses to the high school curriculum in our desire to elevate the strength and rigor of the High School experience. Greene was recognized as one of the top high schools in 2005-2006 in the United States. 

     I interviewed for the position of Superintendent of Schools at Franklin Central School in the Spring of 2006. I was thrilled to be their final candidate and started in that position on July 1, 2006. We began to seek opportunities to increase academic challenges and establish several distance learning courses for our students. 

     I have been a member of numerous professional organizations throughout my career. Each organization directly connected to the position I held with the district. For example, I joined the NY State Middle School Association while I served as the Middle School Principal. I became the DCMO BOCES liaison with the State Education Department and was later elected to the Board of Directors for the NY State Middle School Association. Later I was elected to be the Principals’ Representative to the NY State Public High School Association a position I held until I became a Superintendent in 2006. In 2009, I was elected to be the Superintendent’s representative for the NY State Public High School Athletic Association. This position represents 70 schools in Section IV. The NY State Rural School Association serves as a professional organization in support of rural schools in NY State. I joined Rural School to assist in the enhancement of education in the area. My involvement in this organization result in my being elected as it’s president for two years. 

     Retirement has been wonderful and I enjoy the time with my wife and our two grandsons. I feel I have had great experiences and feel I would love to provide additional leadership to a district that already has an excellent reputation. 

Personal registration of Voters is required for the annual vote. 

 

No person shall be entitled to the vote there at whose name does not appear in the register of the school district, except those persons who registered to vote pursuant to the provisions of Election Law § 5-612. (Qualified voters who are registered with the County Board of Elections are eligible to vote without further registration.) Persons otherwise qualified to vote who voted in any annual vote conducted within four calendar years before the preparation of the register need not personally register for this vote.

 

Registration will be held on May 11, 2021 from 2:00-7:00 PM at the Greenlawn Elementary School and the Guilford Elementary School. Voters may register with the District Clerk, 18 Juliand Street, until May 13, 2021. Office hours are 7:30 AM – 4:00 PM. 

 

The register of the school district shall be filed five days before the date of the vote in the office of the District Clerk, located at 18 Juliand Street, Bainbridge, New York where it is open for inspection by any qualified voter of the district between the hours of 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., each day up to and including the day set for the vote, except Sunday. 

Voter Qualifications 

A person shall be entitled to vote on the appointed date for the election of school district officials, and upon all other matters which may be in the form of a referendum, who is: 

1.  A citizen of the United States.

2.  Eighteen years of age.

3.  A resident within the district for a period of thirty (30) days next preceding the meeting at which he/she offers to vote. (Legal residence is determined by the fixed and permanent home of the voter. Property ownership alone does NOT equal residency. Ownership of real property alone does not qualify an individual to vote in the election of that district.)

 

No person shall be determined ineligible to vote by reason of race, creed, color or sex, who has other qualifications in this section.

Military voters who are not currently registered may apply to register as a qualified voter of the School District by requesting to be registered by the District Clerk at (607) 967-6321 or [email protected].  Registered, qualified voters of the School District may apply for a military ballot by requesting an application from the District Clerk at the phone number or email address listed above.  For a military voter to be issued a military ballot, the District Clerk must have received a valid ballot application no later than 5:00 pm on April 22, 2021. In a request for a military ballot application or ballot, the military voter may indicate their preference for receiving the application or ballot by mail, facsimile transmission or electronic mail.

Note: As of March 1, 2021. These guidelines may change with current pandemic conditions. 

A  Voter who is registered and who may be unavoidably ABSENT FROM THE COUNTY of residence because of his/her duties, occupation, business, vacation, attendance at college, sickness, disability or detention in jail or prison, may obtain and submit an application for an absentee ballot. 

 

The procedure for obtaining an absentee ballot is:

Completed ballots MUST BE received by the District Clerk not later than 5:00 PM on the day of the election (May 18, 2021). 

 

Please contact the District Clerk by phone at 967-6321 or by mail at BGCSD, 18 Juliand Street, Bainbridge, NY 13733 for more information or to receive an application.