The New York State School Boards Association recognizes October 14-18 as School Board Recognition Week. This is a time to promote awareness and understanding of the important work performed by local school boards. Public schools form the bedrock of our communities and our country. Democracy thrives with educated citizens capable of critical thinking and civil discourse. And it is our local school boards who are ultimately responsible for student success.
“It takes strong schools to build a strong community, and these men and women devote countless hours to making sure our schools are helping every child learn at a higher level,” HF-L Superintendent Gene Mancuso said. “They make the tough decisions every month and spend many hours studying education issues and regulations in order to provide the kind of accountability our community stakeholders expect.”
Mancuso said the key work of school boards is to raise student achievement by:
• Developing a shared vision and goals for the district
• Ensuring strategies, resources, policies and programs align with district goals
• Assessing and providing accountability for student achievement
• Supporting a healthy school district culture in which to work and learn
• Evaluating the superintendent to ensure continuous improvement
• And much more!
The members serving our district, and their years of service are as follows:
• Carol Bellavia: 2012-15; 2015-18; 2018-21; 2021-24; 2024-27
• Kelli Eberle: 2021-24; 2024-27
• David Francis: 2016-19; 2019-22; 2022-25
• Lynley Guckian: 2023-26
• Christopher Neff: 2021-24; 2024-27
• Joel Robinson: 2022-25
• Caralyn Ross: 2017-20; 2020-23; 2023-26
• Stephanie Templeton: 2010-13; 2013-16; 2016-19; 2019-22; 2022-25
• Susan Thering: 2023-26
Throughout School Board Recognition Week, the District will be recognizing its Board members with a social media campaign as well as a follow-up recognition at the upcoming Board of Education meeting scheduled for October 22, 2024.
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