Board Candidates
Informational Candidate Video
This video will be posted prior to the 2025 Annual Vote.
Meet the Candidates Night
This video will be posted following the 2025 Meet the Candidates Night.
Candidate information will be available prior to the 2025 Annual Vote.
Information from Erie County Association of School Boards (ECASB)
Information will be updated to reflect the 2024-2025 year.
Information from New York State School Boards Association (NYSSBA)
- Click HERE for New York State School Board Association Running for the School Board link (includes English and Spanish versions of 2024 Running for the School Board brochures)
- Click HERE for New York State School Boards Association - New Member Resources link
- Click HERE for New York State School Boards Association - The School Board Member Experience
- Click HERE for New York State School Boards Association - New School Board Member Handbook
Additional Information
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, 2025 and continuing through June 30, 2028. 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.