Appointment for a vacated board seat beginning September 2025 through May 2026

The Livonia Central School District Board of Education is seeking to fill a vacancy on the Board for the seat previously held by Dan McEnerney, who recently resigned effective June 9, 2025. New York State law allows school boards to fill such vacancies by appointment until the next regular election on May 19, 2026.

The appointment will be for a term of approximately nine months, from September 2025 through May 2026. If the appointed person wishes to remain on the Board of Education, they would need to file a petition and run for election in May, along with any other interested candidates.

Candidates must be at least 18 years of age, a U.S. citizen and a resident of the school district for at least one year prior to the appointment. The Board invites community members to submit a letter of interest, as well as any other supporting documentation that may be helpful in the selection process no later than noon on Friday, August 15th, 2025.

The New York State School Boards Association (NYSSBA) notes that School Board members should possess the following traits to be an effective member:

• Effective Communicator: Can describe what he or she wants and describe what others want; a good listener
• Consensus Builder: Capable of working toward decisions that all can support and willing to compromise to achieve goals
• Community Participant: Enjoys meeting a variety of people, can identify the community’s key communicators and reaches out to the community
• Decision Maker: Is comfortable making decisions and can support group decision-making
• Information Processor: Can organize priorities and schedules to handle large amounts of verbal and written information
• Leader: Willing to take risks, be supportive of board colleagues, district staff, and community
• Team Player: Helps promote the board’s vision and goals

For more information, please watch this quick video and visit the NYSSBA website to learn more about the process of becoming a Board member.

Interested candidates should submit a letter of intent and supporting documents by noon on Friday, August 15th, 2025, to District Clerk Melessa Witkowski, Livonia Central School District, PO Box E, Livonia, NY 14487. Candidates may also submit materials to mwitkowski@livoniacsd.org.

For more information on the Board vacancy, please contact Melessa Witkowski at 346-4000 ext. 4100