We will use this space to provide information about the 2023-24 school budget vote and the Board of Education election, which will be held Tuesday, May 16, 2023.

When can I vote on May 16: 7 a.m.-9 p.m.
Where are the polling locations: Presidential Park Elementary School (48 Roosevelt Ave.), Maple Hill Annex at Truman Moon Elementary School (53 Bedford Ave.), Board of Education Office (223 Wisner Ave.) Middletown High School is no longer a voting site.
Need your voting location: Call Crystal Monchery, District Clerk, at (845) 326-1196 or look up your location here: https://vip.ntsteamed.com/  
Eligibility: You must be a registered voter
What if I need an absentee ballot: Applications may be applied for at the District Clerk's office. If the ballot is to be mailed to the voter, the completed application must be received by the Clerk no later than 4 p.m. on May 9. If the ballot is to be delivered personally to the voter, the completed application must be received by the Clerk no later than 4 p.m. on May 15. Absentee ballots that do not reach the office of the District Clerk by 5 p.m. on May 16 will not be canvassed. Here is the absentee ballot application.
Budget questions: Email budget@ecsdm.org.

See the notice of budget hearing, annual distict meeting and election, which appears in the Times Herald-Record newspaper on March 30, April 13, April 22 and April 29.

In addition to the 2023-24 budget, voters will elect three members to the nine-member Board of Education. Each new position carries a three-year, unpaid term and begins July 1, 2023. They will be elected due to the expiration of the terms of Kevin Gomez, Nicole Hewson and Freddie Williams.

Petitions nominating candidates for the office of Board of Education member must be filed with District Clerk Crystal Monchery not later than 5 p.m. on Wednesday, April 26, 2023.

Are you interested in running for the school board?
Here is what all prospective school board members should know

Important information regarding petitions

Please contact District Clerk Crystal Monchery at (845) 326-1196 with any questions about running, including how you can pick up petitions and the process to gain enough valid signatures to get on the ballot.

Board of Education presentations/calendar

January 19: Municipal Solutions, Long Range Financial Plan, Financial State of the District
See the Board of Education presentation.

February 2: Budget presentation - Administrative component
See the Administration component presentation.
Watch Superintendent Amy Creeden and Assistant Superintendent Michael Tuttle make this presentation.

February 16: Budget presentation - Instructional component
See the Instructional component presentation
Watch Superintendent Amy Creeden and Assistant Superintendent Michael Tuttle make this presentation.

March 9: Budget presentation - Capital and Benefits component
See the Capital and Benefits component presentation
Watch Superintendent Amy Creeden and Assistant Superintendent Michael Tuttle make this presentation

March 23: Budget discussion and review
See the Budget discussion and review presentation
Watch Superintendent Amy Creeden and Assistant Superintendent Michael Tuttle make this presentation

April 13: Proposed budget
See the proposed budget presentation
Watch Superintendent Amy Creeden and Assistant Superintendent Michael Tuttle make this presentation

April 20: Board adopts budget/BOCES budget vote

May 4: Public hearing

May 16: Budget vote/Board of Education election

May 17: Declaration of election and budget vote by Board of Election