Southern Cayuga CSD Board of Education Members
The Board of Education consists of seven members elected to serve three-year terms of office. All members serve without salary. Business meetings are generally held twice each month on Mondays beginning at 7:00 PM in the High School Library; actual dates are listed in the district calendar found at www.Southerncayuga.org. Community members are encouraged to attend meetings to keep informed about the District. The School Board has the legal responsibility for the operation of the District within the framework of the New York State laws. The Board establishes the policies under which the school district operates, and the Superintendent of Schools is responsible for administering the school program within the context of these policies.
| President | Mrs. Kelsey Rossbach | Term Ends 2024 |
| Vice President | Mrs. Christine Brozon | Term Ends 2023 |
| Member | Mrs. Janet Lehman | Term Ends 2025 |
| Member | Mrs. Heather Rejman | Term Ends 2025 |
| Member | Mr. Matthew Bennett | Term Ends 2025 |
| Member | Mrs. Rachel McCarthy | Term Ends 2023 |
| Member | Mr. Dave Harvatine | Term Ends 2024 |
To contact the Board of Education via e-mail, send to SCCSBOE@southerncayuga.org
Absentee Ballot Application
If you are in need of an absentee ballot, you must fill out the application at the above link, or they are available for pickup in the District Office between the hours of 8:00 AM and 4:00 PM. Applications must be filled out completely and returned to the District Clerk before a ballot can be received.
Southern Cayuga Central School Board of Education Petitions Available
Board of Education nominating petitions are available now from the district clerk by calling 315-364-7211 or sending an email to handm@southerncayuga.org.
Two seats will be elected this year. Each seat carries a term of three years.
The 2023 annual budget vote and school board election will be held on Tuesday, May 16, 2023 between the hours of 7:00 am and 9:00 pm.
Nominating petitions must be signed in ink by at least 25 district voters and returned to the district clerk in the business office no later than 5:00 pm on Monday, April 17, 2023.
New school board members must fulfill mandatory training within the first year of service. This includes fiscal oversight training and governance skills training.
School Board Member Qualifications
What are the qualifications for membership on a school board?
To qualify for membership on a school board in a common, union free, central, central high school or small city school district, an individual
- Must be able to read and write
- Must be a qualified voter of the district; that is, a citizen of the United States, at least 18 years of age and not adjudged to be incompetent. A convicted felon is barred from running for a seat on a school board if his or her maximum prison sentence has not expired or if he or she has not been pardoned or discharged from parole
- Must be and have been a resident (but need not be a taxpayer) of the district for a continuous and uninterrupted period of at least one year
- May not have been removed from any school district office within the preceding year
- May not reside with another member of the same school board as a member of the same family
- May not be a current employee of the school board
- May not simultaneously hold another incompatible public office
