Timothy Hems, President
William Callanan
David Giso
Kristina Greene
Valerie Masterson
Brian McNeil
Jon Mueller
Michael Toleman
Shay Valigorsky
The Stillwater Board of Education is composed of nine non-paid members who serve three-year terms. Members are elected by the voters in the district to establish policy and govern the schools. The Superintendent of Schools, Patricia Morris, advises the Board of Education on all school-related matters, board policies, and decisions that impact the district's day-to-day operations. This is done with the goal of ensuring that all Stillwater students are provided with the highest quality educational experience possible.
The Board of Education meets twice monthly, with the exception of
December, when there is a single meeting. The meetings are usually held
on Tuesday evenings at
6 p.m. in the high school's library/media
center. Meeting dates are included on the district calendar and website.
All meetings are open to the public.
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schedule
Stillwater residents are encouraged to attend board meetings, which often feature presentations regarding educational programs and activities, policy issues, board committee reports, and finances. The board agenda is posted on the district website. Copies are also available at the meeting.
A school board must have a quorum of members (five of nine members) present for a regular meeting to take place. All board actions authorized or required by law must be taken in an open meeting. New York State law allows the board to discuss issues related to personnel, real estate, negotiations and legal matters in Executive Session. However, any vote on these issues are taken in open session.
If residents wish to address the Board of Education at a board meeting, there are two specific opportunities to do so. At the beginning of each meeting, the board president will ask if there is any public input related to agenda items. If a resident wishes to address the board, he or she should raise their hand, and once they have been recognized by the board president, state their name, address and the agenda item you wish to discuss. Later during the meeting, the board provides another opportunity for public input for non-agenda items. In this case, the same procedure is utilized.
The board prohibits discussion on matters related to staff and students, at which their reputation, privacy or rights to due process or those of others could in some way be violated, is strictly prohibited.
These types of concerns should be directed to the Board of Education in writing, to the attention of the board president.
