I am the Chairman of the Finance committee and a Trustee on the Policy committee. 2021 Putnam County Election Results Updated 9:50 am EST Dec 13, 2021 Find your race in the dropdown list below. I've never been a person who seeks out or particularly enjoys the spotlight. All three races for Carmel school board seats came down to the wire, with Kristin L. Kouka, Jennifer Nelson-Williams and Greg Brown winning by narrow margins. I have 20 years experience as a board member of the East Fishkill Planning Board, which has allowed me many opportunities to address issues and concerns and do what was best for the community. See Valentine's Day video messages created for veterans by our students! Visit the Indiana Voter Portal and click voting location.. Voters can select one candidate from each of the three districts, meaning voters will cast their ballot for 3 total school board candidates one from District 1, one from District 2, and one from District 3. for the general election november 2, 2021. general election night results. 2017 PRIMARY ELECTION RESULTS. Instagram: @carmel.hs.rams. See a recording of the virtual Meet the Candidates event. Support local news by joining as a member! 60 McAlpin Avenue, Mahopac, New York 10541(845) 628-1500, Website DisclaimerGovernment Websites by CivicPlus, Parking Permit for Persons with Disabilities, Application for Public Access to Records - Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) Request, Application to Collect Commercial Garbage and Refuse in the Town of Carmel, Copies of Marriage, Birth, or Death Certificates, Obtaining a Parking Permit for Persons with Severe Disabilities, Subject Matter List and Office Retention Schedule. It was a fun afternoon of assembling and disassembling, constructing and deconstructing, and putting together and taking apart all in the name of creativity and science for second-grade students in Mrs. Vickerys class at Matthew Paterson Elementary. My wife and I wanted the opportunity for our two school aged boys to spread out and into themselves. Math Moment: For second-grade students in Mrs. Carlsons class at Kent Primary School, it was a double-compare subtraction and memory game fun afternoon to hone their subtraction skills. proposes new sanitation grading system. 81 South Street Copyright 2023 The Examiner News. Collectively, we must work to end racism. The students were even able to see evidence of animal adaptation traits firsthand thanks to a slithering special guest! Register for the seminar online at www.election.state.ny.us or by phone with the Putnam County Board Of Elections at . The excitement was bubbling throughout a recent lesson on rocks and volcanoes, during which students created and painted a paper mch volcano in the classroom. I have lived in Carmel since 2008 with my son who attends Carmel High School. Kouka lists communication, inclusion, and safety as her top priorities. Board members serve without pay for staggered three-year terms. We hold everyone in our school system to standards of basic respect and human decency. As one student constructed, the others sketched the result, each taking turns as the lead builder. Visit Jennifer Nelson-Williams website and Facebook to learn more. Third-grade students at Matthew Paterson Elementary School brought good luck, fortune and prosperity to the school building during Lunar New Year with their festive dragon artwork! You are far from a politically homogenous group, but when you saw a trio of politically motivated, highly partisan candidates misrepresenting and lying about our schools, our teachers and our students, you collectively stood up and said: No. We need help from our legislatures. Watch: Tatiana Ibrahim of Carmel, NY exposed and destroys corrupt Carmel, New York school board. Hamilton Heights School board president Kevin Cavanaugh ran unopposed and will return to the board along with new board memberGretchen Pennington. Elementary Families: Wed., March 1, 7 p.m., Carmel High School Library, RESCHEDULED: High School/Middle School Families: Mon., March 6, 7 p.m., Carmel High School Library. Options include holding another budget vote after soliciting input from the voters or adopting a contingency budget, which would require cutting $1,664,980 from the proposed budget, the release also said. Paid for by Free to Learn Action. Stay connected and follow us: Twitter: CarmelHS_Info. Read the full story and see more photos of our students' colorful creations! The results are unofficial and are yet to be certified. BOE Committee Meetings:Curriculum, Instruction & Technology: 4:30 - 5:20 p.m.Governance: 5:30 - 6:20 p.m. BOARD OF ED MEETING; 6:30 P.M., CHS LIBRARY, 81 South Street During the experiment, students inserted a gene from a bioluminescent jellyfish (Aequorea victoria) into E. coli bacteria to make it glow green under UV light. And incumbent Katie Browning won one of two at-large seats on the Carmel Clay school board. I would also like an opportunity to have an input on the school budget, I volunteer as the treasurer of my condominium so I do have experience with budgets. We must look within ourselves and reflect on how we may be propagating racist stereotypes, policies and conditions. Carmel High School has several social media platforms to keep parents and students informed of events happening in our school. Box 296 Visit Jake Nichols website and Facebook to learn more. We do not tolerate discrimination, harassment or racism, either in our programs, or from the members of our District. We'd love for you to support our work by joining as a free, partial access subscriber, or by registering as a full access member. Learn more here. Your efforts were inspiring and I count myself lucky and proud to be able to stand shoulder-to-shoulder with such a fantastic group. Need to find your polling place? I have dedicated my life to serving students and parents by working as a Speech-Language Pathologist within the public school system for the past 26 years, the last 23 in the Katonah Lewisboro School District. Tables lined the gymnasium space as students presented scientific wonders, interesting experiments, and amazing findings on diverse topics including soil erosion, the power of light, the weathering of limestone, mold growth and others. Pre-registration is required no later than 5pm (NY time) on Tuesday, February 14. . According to unofficial results Tuesday night, one of those candidates secured. I participated as class mom, KCPTO President, post prom committee member, Girl Scouts leader, and CCD teacher. Kent Schacht finished fourth with 161 to earn one year to complete the term of former Trustee Jill Lake, who resigned. Brown, who received 50.15 percent of the vote, finished 104 votes ahead of Jake Nichols, who received 49.85 percent, in District 3. I graduated from Manhattan College with a BA in Organizational Management. Student musicians are selected to be a part of the All-County weekend based on their previous spring NYSSMA solo festival scores. Sharp wants to see Carmel Clay Schools refocus on academic instruction, noting declining proficiency scores. The Carmel Central School District Board of Education comprises seven members elected by district residents at the annual election and budget vote held each spring. A board member will be appointed to fill the open second seat at a later date. 2022 School Board Election Results. Falling short were board President Michelle Yorio with 1,101 and Tamara Harrison with 958. In addition to that I am the security supervisor of a school district in Westchester County. Grace Hollars, Colin Boyle and Kelly Wilkinson, Indianapolis Star, Our subscriber-exclusive newsletter filled with local education news, provide oversight and write policies for their respective districts, Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy, Susan Chamberlin-Dawes (While still on the ballot, Chamberlin-Dawes gave her support to Paige Miller) 5.83%, Carl A. Johnson IV, the incumbent 9.37%. I come with no agenda or bias and believe in our vision to embrace individuality, provide opportunities for students to discover and pursue their passions, ignite a desire to learn, and continue to recognize and fight for the importance of education for all students. Current has reached out to both school board members for comment. Box 296 2018 PRIMARY ELECTION RESULTS. I would welcome the chance to apply this understanding to the role of Member of the Carmel Central School Districts Board of Education. No one is as strong as all of us, and together we can work to unite and send a strong message to all that racism and all forms of hatred have no place in our schools. To honor the tradition, students in the Mixed Media classes spent several class periods creating paper mch lanterns featuring intricate cut-out images of meaningful and traditional Chinese designs. One goal would be to leverage this building level infrastructure to adopt a district wide approach to supporting students and staff social-emotional needs especially given the complexities of our current day-to-day. I served as a PTO board member at KES. My career in the school space as a district employee in New Rochelle and Non-Profit administrator in NYC public schools provides me with a unique perspective to tackle the upcoming tasks for Carmels educational system. I am a degreed Electrical Engineer and Co-founder of KPG Automation in Bristol, CT. Board meetings will continue to be live-streamed on this page. Michael Martin finished first among six candidates vying for three seats on the Board of Education with 780 votes. Recordings of Board of Education meetings and presentations from those meetings are available to the public. The only two candidates on the ballot for two open seats, Trustee Barbara Parmly and Helen Horvitz, were elected with 590 and 462 votes respectively. Obviously, we are disappointed that the proposed budget with a tax levy increase of 1.69% and plans to maintain all existing academic programs and services was not approved by our community, said Superintendent Mary-Margaret Zehr. Follow her on Twitter: @mjslaby. My wife and I have been married for 15 years. We have two children currently in the district. In light of recent happenings in our school community, Superintendent Mary-Margaret Zehr feels it is important to come together as a school district community for open dialogue on how we can enhance the safety and well-being of the students in our district. (845) 878-4337, School Safety and the Educational Climate (SSEC) Reporting, Fee Schedule for Damaged/Missing Devices or Accessories, Westchester Community Opportunity Program, Bill of Rights for Data Privacy & Security, Computer Use in Instruction/Responsible Use, View recordings from Board of Education meetings, Elementary Families: Wed., March 1, 7 p.m., Carmel High School Library, RESCHEDULED: High School/Middle School Families: Mon., March 6, 7 p.m., Carmel High School Library. Annual Budget Vote & Board Member Election Unofficial Results: Proposition #1 (Budget): No: 1,296; Yes: 1,125 Proposition #2 (Walk-In Voter Registration): Yes: 1,470; No: 903 Board Candidates: John C. Curzio II: 1,328 Melissa Orser: 1,233 Jason Paraskeva: 1,170 Michelle Yorio: 1,101 Tamara Harrison: 958 Visit Sheldon Barnes website and Facebook to learn more. Local veterans received Valentines Day messages of thanks from district students this year and some cards included a special video message! Voters inPutnam County school districts approved most budgets for the 2021-22 school year and elected board of education members Tuesday but the Carmel budget went down. Watervliet CSD Sheri Senecal was re-elected to her fourth term on the. In Sheridan, John Hunt who was unopposed will join the board. A candidate for the Carmel Board of Education said Sunday he was dropping out of the race after a series of racist, sexist and Islamophobic Facebook posts under his name surfaced over the. 2022 Elections . The ponderings of young scientists at George Fischer Middle School were highlighted at the annual science fair on February 4. Board members serve without pay for staggered three-year terms. To facilitate follow-up, please provide your name, telephone number, email address, and mailing address, as well as the topic of your comments. Visit Adam Sharps website and Facebook to learn more. To place an ad call 914-864-0878 or email advertising@theexaminernews.com. We know that community partnerships are essential in this regard. My daughters are vastly different, and Carmel schools offered them each what they needed to succeed: Clubs, the arts, college-level classes, spirit days, etc. Check out a video and photos from the afternoon of fun volcano eruptions, and read more about the activity.