Northern Adirondack School Board Members

Our Mission

The mission of the Northern Adirondack Central School District is partnership with Families and the Community to educate students to become lifelong learners and responsible citizens.

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Top Row Left to Right: Richard Moore, Andrew Durrin and Steven Bartlemus

Bottom Row Left To Right: Phalon Miner, Amanda Smith and Mark Reif

Board of Education Election Information

Northern Adirondack Central School District Board of Education Election Information

The following vacancies are to be filled on the Board of Education: Term of Office: 5-Year Term Ending June 30, 2030 Present Incumbents: Mark Reif and Phalon Miner and 4-Year Term Ending June 30, 2029 to fill the unexpired term of Claudine Clark.

Key Information for Potential Candidates:

Eligibility Requirements:

  • Must be able to read and write

  • Must be a qualified voter (U.S. citizen, at least 18 years old)

  • Must have been a district resident for at least one continuous year

  • Cannot have been removed from any school district office in the preceding year

  • Cannot reside with another member of the same school board as a family member

  • Cannot be a current employee of the school board

  • Cannot simultaneously hold another incompatible public office

Petition Requirements:

  • Requires at least 25 signatures from qualified district voters

  • Nominating petition forms are available at the District Clerk's Office or on the district website (www.nacs1.org)

  • Petitions must be submitted to the District Clerk by 5:00 pm on Monday, April 21, 2025

  • Residents can sign multiple nominating petitions with no limit

Qualified Voter Definition:

  • U.S. citizen

  • At least 18 years old

  • Resident of the school district for at least 30 days prior to the election

Where to Submit Completed Petitions:

District Clerk 5572 Route 11, Ellenburg Depot, NY 12935

If you're an eligible resident interested in serving your community through the Board of Education, this is an excellent opportunity to get involved. Simply complete the nominating petition with at least 25 qualified signatures and submit it by the April 21, 2025 deadline to be added to the ballot for the upcoming May election.

NACS Nominating Petition

Want to become a school board member?

Northern Adirondack Central School holds a seven (7) membered board and when a member's term is due to expire a member of the district community then has an opportunity to run to become elected as a new board member. All that is required to run is to be 18 years of age or older, a resident of the district and 25 signatures on a petition. The petition is due back to the District Clerk (Brittany LaBombard) by April 21, 2025.

Each Board Member holds a Five (5) year term of office. Responsibilities of a Board Member can be found in the Board Policy Manual which is located under the Board of Education Tab on the district's website page.

How to get started:

2024 Petitions

Start Your Experience , Identify Your Motivation , Begin Your Campaign , File Nominating Petitions

Monthly Meetings

The public can attend any regular, special and or budget meetings. These meeting will be held in the Middle/ High School Auditorium. Meeting agendas will be posted online 24 hours prior to each scheduled meeting.

All meeting agendas and meeting minutes can be found of the District page under the Board of Education Tab.

All meeting are in the Middle High School Auditorium at 6pm.

October 16, 2024

November 20, 2024

December 18, 2024

January 22, 2025

February 12, 2025

March 19, 2025

April 16, 2025

May 21, 2025

June 18, 2025

Budget Information

  • 2025-2026 Budget Calendar

  • Starts - February 12, 2025

  • We hold 4 Budget planning Work shops (open to the public)

  • Budget Post Card Mailings will be Mailed

  • Legal Notice's in Press Republican 4 times

  • Budget is presented to the Board of Education for proposed approval roughly at our April Meeting (open to the public)

  • School Board Nominating Petition Due April 21, 2025 by 3pm

  • Budget Vote / Annual Election: May 20, 2025 in the Middle High School Cafeteria Noon-8PM

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Tools and Links for Board Members

New York School Board Association NYSSBA

SuperEval- https://login.supereval.com/

BoardDocs- https://go.boarddocs.com/ny/nacs1/Board.nsf/public

School Email- brlabombard@nacs1.org