Board Candidates

ECASB - Prospective School Board Member Workshop 2026 - Saturday March 28, 2026  9:00 AM-12:00 PM at Erie 1 BOCES (Building B Conference Room B-1)

*ECASB - June 2026 - Mandated Trainings for Newly Elected Board of Education Members

June 2nd Governance Training – Part I, 5:30– 8:30 PM, B1

June 6th Governance Training – Part II, 8:30 AM–11:30 AM, B1

June 16th Fiscal Oversight Training Part I, 5:30-8:30 PM, B-1

June 20th Fiscal Oversight Training Part II, 8:30 AM-11:30 AM, B-1 

*Must be able to attend all trainings at ECASB.

Please Note: If not able to attend the ECASB offerings, there are other options to complete the mandated training. District Clerk-Lynn Carey will coordinate these trainings.

• NYSSBA Running for School Board
• New York State School Board Association Running for the School Board link (includes English and Spanish versions of 2026 Running for the School Board brochures) 
• Click for New York State School Boards Association - The School Board Member Experience 

Three positions will be available, with the candidates having the three highest number of votes to each serve a term of three (3) years beginning on July 1, 2026 and continuing through June 30, 2029. There is no monetary compensation for serving on the WCSD Board of Education, however, you must take a sworn oath of office that you will faithfully discharge the duties for the Williamsville Central School District according to the best of your ability. 

New York State Law requires newly-elected school board members to take mandatory training within their first year of service. This training requires topics on the essentials of school board governance and a minimum of six hours in fiscal oversight, accountability and fiduciary responsibilities of a school board member.