They will not stop us as we take back our schools, towns, county and state., Lars Clemensen, who leads the Hampton Bays school district, said the newsletters language and arguments suggest that there could be a systematic component to this, noting that a lot of the language is familiar, and its consistent.. His first term was one that was filled with enforcing state COVID-19 mandates. The Suffolk County Board of Elections, located at 700 Yaphank Avenue, Yaphank, NY is a bipartisan agency responsible for all aspects of the electoral process. Critical race theory, until recently a fairly obscure issue outside of academia, has become a flashpoint in conservative media, although New York educators and officials tasked with shaping curricula do not generally use the term. Newsday'sChelsea Irizarry has more. Click here to find the latest polling places at the New York elections site. Smithtown / Board of Education / Budget Information Board of Education Budget Vote and Election Information School Budget Vote and Election May 16, 2023 6am-9pm To obtain nominating petitions and for additional information please contact Maureen O'Connor, District Clerk, [email protected] or 631-382-2012. "script","oiopub","https://tbrnewsmedia.com/wp-content/plugins/oiopub-direct/zones.js"); Phil Corso is TBRs managing editor. Not all have because LISSA is new, so many dont know it exists yet, or they are so well known in their communities, like incumbents, they dont need support. District Clerk, Maureen OConnor SUFFOLK COUNTY PBA Suffolk County's Police Benevolent Association also is actively gaslighting the public. The budget was approved by a final vote of 2,229 1,125. He said he believes his experience in education is an asset to the board. Anti-government groups tend to be motivated by the belief that government is tyrannical and may traffic in conspiracy theories, the center said. We really need to focus on that every kid in Smithtown should count, and its our job as a board of education to make sure were not just educating like-minded kids, he said, adding every child should be comfortable in school. A slate of candidates backed by the Nassau and Suffolk County police unions were elected to the Smithtown school board Tuesday night. The caller stated to the county employee, who wishes to remain anonymous, that they were being contacted because they are a county employee. You see it pop up at the national level in debates and rallies and things like that: cancel culture, white privilege, critical race theory, he said. Races such as Suffolk Legislature, town supervisor, town council and more are on the. In the absence of a clear organizer, POLITICO twice reached out to the group via an email address provided on its page. 9,810 students. LISSA : https://strongschoolsli.orgLong Island Strong Schools AllianceThere is a new start-up non-profit organization, LISSA, that is helping qualified candidates run. Listed are the candidates that submitted their forms to run for school board in 2023. Smithtown residents react to school board elections After a heated and at times divided election, Smithtown voters elected three new school board members. I expect to put my efforts into making decisions that are best for children, [to] investigate ways to enhance the educational experience so that each child with their individual needs have the opportunity to succeed and belong in a challenging culture.. Here are the school board seats on Tuesday's ballot, according to the school districts: Albany: Ellen Krejci and Tabetha Wilson are unopposed Averill Park: Eight candidates seek three. DONT WAKE UP ON WED MORNING AND FIND A LILM WRITE-IN HAS WON!1) Some districts have no great candidates so the best possible is listed. He agrees with Saidens that the board can be divided at times: Theres been this division on the board, lack of focus on the issues that really affect our children, and instead focused on what we can do to flip the board completely. Controversy erupted with unconfirmed allegations spread through social media that children were being indoctrinated in anti-white and anti-police teachings. The Kings Park seats were open sits, so neither Hanley nor Pascucci had to defend board actions that angered parents all through the pandemic. Theres also anti-LGBTQ activity and targeting students and schools around issues of education and inclusive communities. Those preoccupations reflect what the law center said wasa widespread shift by similar groups after the Jan. 6insurrection in Washington, D.C., to local politics focused on COVID-19 protocols and school curricula.On that platform [Twitter], he [founder Shawn Farrash] has likened the Smithtown schools superintendents behavior to Stalins, mused about the tyranny of mask mandates and made repeated false claims that the 2020 election was stolen.On a podcast following a school board meeting in Manhasset earlier this year, Farash called an all-gender bathroom sign he saw in one of the districts schools horrifying and disgusting The life of your country is on the line.Loud Majorityhas endorsed school and library board candidates in Smithtown, Nassau County Supervisor Bruce Blakeman and Rep. Lee Zeldin, both Republicans, and posted pictures on its Facebook account of those men smiling alongside Farash and others in Loud Majority sweatshirts. The Board of Education is dedicated to educating students to develop desired moral, ethical, and cultural values, to stimulate and expand a continual learning process and to cultivate an understanding and appreciations of the rights and responsibilities of American citizens, which will enable them to function effectively as independent UPDATE: CANDIDATE LIST of who to vote for. Primary times vary by county. Justine Varghese defeated Christopher Jurkovic by a vote of 2,247 893. He said the last couple of years the board of education has received criticism from parents about the districts response to COVID-19 state mandates. Key dates are listed below. Not being tied to the board, allowed the differences between the Pascucci and Hanley and Cerrato and Lelle to be obfuscated, while at the same time, sitting board members utilized their personal social media accounts and community connections to aid Pascucci and Hanely. Proposition #2 to establish a capital reserve fund passed with a final vote of 5,249 2,241. Messenger Papers, Inc. 558 Portion Road, Suite B Ronkonkoma, New York 11779 Phone: (631) 265-3500www.messengerpapers.com. Cerrato and Lelle flatly reject that Johnstons post is an accurate presentation of their agenda and, on some of the points, expressed opposite opinions to The Messenger in prior interviews. There were three seats up for election. The increased political polarization around the country and the increase in the importance of education-related issues to voters no doubt played a part in addition to campaign activities, which were more intense this year than in recent memory in Kings Park. The members, collectively, posted on Facebook appreciation for the PBA and that they want students only taught how to think, as opposed to what to think.. Early voting locations and times can be found here. Copyright 2010 - 2023, .. All rights reserved. The tax levy is 1.2% and is below the district's allowable tax levy. Candidate's Packet ( English) ( Spanish) Absentee Ballots Design a site like this with WordPress.com, https://www.facebook.com/LIStrongSchools/, https://riverheadlocal.com/2022/04/19/two-incumbents-one-newcomer-, https://www.facebook.com/Jennifer-Solomon-and-Vinny-Vizzo-for-Three-Village-Board-of-Education-100950269279526/, https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=10222315278930840&set=, Newsday Listing of All Districts, Candidates, Voting Locations, 5/12 Giuliani junior goes to school The Point, Newsday, https://ballotpedia.org/List_of_school_districts_in_New_York, https://buffalonews.com/news/local/education/more-candidates-running-for-school-boards-this-year-in-western-new-york/article_bdb9a118-c25f-11ec-9449-f3c7ec5ae853.html. This reference may have been made in response to two letters the district sent out recently. The emails, sent from Eagens district email address, outline coordinating a media strategy to alter the perception of the parents in attendance at a board meeting held on August 10, 2021. Performs all ballot access tasks . In a previous interview with a spokesperson for the Suffolk PBA, they expressed the utmost confidence in their preferred candidates (Catalanotto and Saidens) and stressed their working relationship confidence that was rightfully placed. Credit: Howard Schnapp; Barry Sloan, Privacy Policy |Terms of service |Subscription terms |Your ad choices |Cookie Settings |California Privacy Rights |About Us |Contact Newsday |Reprints & permissions |Advertise with Newsday |Help. 2023 Board Election Candidate Packet; Board Member Candidates. District supervisors and other school officials in nearby communities are concerned that the effort in Smithtown may be part of a movement that could spread to other areas of the state. The best that could be done was to insert a large spacer so that hopefully youll never scroll down this far. (Update: See 5/1 Newsday below SPLC has listed LILM as an antigovernment group.). Two Long Island groups have been identified as antigovernment organizations by a nonprofit that tracks racism, xenophobia and far right militias in the United States. He said the school board did all they could do to refute the PBA. Elections 2017 See also: Smithtown Central School District elections (2017) Three of the seven seats on the Smithtown Central School District school board in New York were up for at-large general election on May 16, 2017.Seat 1 incumbent Joanne McEnroy and Seat 3 incumbent Gladys Waldron filed for re-election and both won unopposed. Im there to focus on our school business and then also understanding that there are mandates that we need to follow, rules that we have to follow, and youre not always able to do exactly what you want to do, he said. I think that speaks volumes, he said of the groups elusive leaders. We recommend using the navigation bar to get back on track within our site. Polls are open from 6am to 9pm. Voters also approved school budgets in 116 school districts by mostly wide margins. What differentiates this race from the race in Smithtown this year and connects it to the race last year was how the constellation of actors aligned themselves. Two candidates threw their names into the race for his seat, including Jeremy Thode of Nesconset and MaryRose Rafferty of Smithtown. And there are two Volpes and one in LILM endorsed.Kelli Burnhamendorsed by STABryan Feliceendorsed by STAKristin Gelinisendorsed by STALaura Slattery incumbentrecommended by LISSAhttps://www.facebook.com/laura.healyslatteryStephanie Volperecommended by LISSAhttps://www.facebook.com/stephanietalmadgeSAGAPONACK1 seat / 1 candidateCathy Hatgistavrou incumbentSAG HARBOR / SAG HARBOR2 seats / 1 candidateVOTE FOR Grainne CoenWRITE IN Ronald Reedhttps://www.facebook.com/groups/411775224104945/STEALTH WRITE IN CAMPAIGN BY ANTI-VAX, ANTI-MASK, BAN BOOKS CANDIDATES. SMITHTOWN, NY Voters in Smithtown will head to the polls Tuesday, Nov. 2, for the 2021 general election. The right-leaning New York Post has written several articles recently on the topic, with one opinion piece from their editorial board asserting that it wasbeing pushed by the Biden administration as the misnamed anti-racism indoctrination in their kids schools.. 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