2121- Board Member Qualifications

The qualifications of a candidate for the office of member of the Board of Education are that the candidate:

1. be at least eighteen years of age;
2. be able to read and write;
3. be a citizen of the United States;
4. be a qualified voter of the district; and
5. be a resident of the school district for at least one year prior to election.
6. may not have been removed from any school district office within the preceding year;
7. may not reside with another member of the same school board as a member of the same family; and
8. may not simultaneously hold another incompatible public office.

No employee of the school district may be a member of the Board.

Ref:

• Education Law §§2102; 2103

Adoption date: May 27, 1997
Revised: March 9, 2015
Reviewed: February 27, 2017