Due to COVID-19 concerns, The League of Women Voters of Rye, Rye Brook and Port Chester will not be hosting Board of Education candidate forums this year
prior to June 9 election vote.
In keeping with our mission to educate the public on candidates and policy issues that impact our communities, we are pleased to have offered candidates from
each of the four corresponding school districts (Rye City, Rye Brook, Port Chester and Rye Neck), the opportunity to present themselves to the public. All candidates were sent a list of questions to answer. Submissions in video or written will be posted to the League Website: https://my.lwv.org/new-york/rye-ryebrook-port-chester and Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/LWVRRBPC.
The questions sent to the candidates are:
1. Qualifications: How would you best describe the current state of your district and why should voters elect you to lead its future?
2. Student issues: How have and/or would you improve the quality of teachers, the curriculum, and school facilities in your district?
3. Financial issues: Property taxes remain the most important issue to voters. How can you provide relief to the taxpayers and ensure a balance between property
values and the quality of education?
4. Challenges: What do you feel are the major decisions the board has made in the last year and will make in the coming year, and what is your position on
those decisions?
5. What do you propose the district should do to address the new normal in delivering quality education post the COVID-19 crisis? This includes, lost schooling,
new learning alternatives, and a healthy and safe environment.
Pursuant to Gov. Cuomo’s executive order on April 24, all eligible voters will be mailed an absentee ballot application for the presidential and local primary
elections being held on June 23. These mailings will include a postage paid return envelope. If you do not receive the application by June 1, call the Westchester
County Board of Elections at 995-5285. More information and voter registration forms can be found at www.elections.ny.gov/votingregister.html.
Additional information about school board elections and state and federal primary elections can also be found on the league website, my.lwv.org/new-york/ryerye-brook-port-chester.
For questions, please contact Douglas French, vice president, or Robyn Weintraub, director.
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