Rumor has it that there may be as many as four candidates for the three Newburgh Board of Education positions which will be filled based on the results of the election to be held on May 20, 2008. It is likely that two of the candidates are the incumbants, Dawn Fuchek and Edward Poppiti who were elected to three years terms in May of 2005. The third candidate elected at that time was Ralph A. Pizzo, who has of course stepped up from volunteer work to lead the Newburgh School District as its Deputy Interim Superintendent.

Since there are only two incumbents this is a good opportunity for fresh new faces on the Board. There's plenty of time to throw your hat in the race. It looks like the petition forms are due to the Clerk on April 30. If you would like to learn about what the position involves, the Orange County School Boards Association is sponsoring a "Workshop for Prospective Board Members" on April 5, 2008 in Goshen. You can find out about this event via a neighboring school district's web site but not at the Newburgh School District's web site.