BOARD OF EDUCATION

The nine-member RCS Board of Education meets regularly on the first and third Tuesday of each month. Exceptions are made to avoid conflicts with religious holy days, state and national conferences or extended recess periods.

The meetings begin with a closed Executive Session at 6 p.m. followed by an open meeting beginning at 7 p.m. Location unless otherwise noted on the agenda is the High School Library.

Meetings may also be held at the various school buildings and in those cases, advance notice of the meeting is given on this website. The Board of Education holds special meetings as needed.

Board of Education members are elected to three-year terms. Elections are held each year on the third Tuesday in May.

Stay Involved, Stay Informed

All Board of Education meeting agendas and regular session materials are posted in advance of the meetings. BOE Minutes and archived meeting videos are available within 1-2 days following the meeting. View the documents here. 

Watch meetings "live"

Watch board meetings from your home using streaming video! All RCS board meetings can be watched live using streaming video. Follow this link to watch the next Board meeting. Please note this link will only work during the meeting. Within 1-2 days of the meeting, the archived video will be available here.

What does the board do?

A local board of education is an agency of New York State that is governed by state law and the regulations of the commissioner of education. The Board of Education of the Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk (RCS) Central School District is made up of nine members who are elected by qualified voters of the district. All board members run "at large" in the district and serve without pay for three-year terms. New York State law does not limit the number of terms a board member may serve. The board’s five main areas of responsibility are:

• to establish all school district policies;
• to develop an annual budget for public approval;
• to approve or disapprove the Superintendent’s recommendations regarding personnel matters and the many contracts the district must enter;
• to review courses of study and textbooks;
• to act as a two-way communications link between residents and the Superintendent

The decisions of your elected board of education affect your child, your child's future, your tax rate, and the well-being of your community. The board urges your participation in such important matters and encourages the school district and the community to work together to provide the best possible educational program for students in the RCS district.

2012-13 Committees - Click on Committee for Agendas and Minutes

• Audit - Entire Board of Education

• Buildings, Grounds & Transportation - Chairperson: Mike Robbins
  Committee Members:  Jeff Lukens & Rodney Krzykowski

• Curriculum & Instruction - Chairperson: Alice Whalen
  Committee Members: Mike Robbins & Judy Sylvester

• Finance - Chairperson: James Latter
  Committee Members: Judy Sylvester & Rodney Krzykowski

• Personnel - Chairperson: Jeff Lukens
  Committee Members: Howard Engel & Edward Reville

• Policy - Chairperson: Howard Engel
  Committee Members: Alice Whalen & James Latter

MORE Info

Mailing Address

Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk CSD
Board of Education
P.O. Box 100
Ravena, NY 12143

Physical Address

15 Mountain Road
Ravena, NY 12143

Contact the Board

John Vadney, President 

Bray Engel

Rodney Krzykowski
James Latter
Jeff Lukens

Teddy Reville
Mike Robbins, Vice President

Judy Sylvester
Alice Whalen

Email all board members

District Clerk information

District Clerk Sue Starr

2012-13 Meetings

Live Streaming Video

Click on this link to watch streaming video of Board Meetings

Board Meetings on Public Access TV

Archived Meeting Minutes

Absentee Ballots

Budget Development