Newburgh Enlarged City School District elections (2015)
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Three seats on the Newburgh Enlarged City School District Board of Education were up for general election on May 19, 2015. The election shared the ballot with the school district's annual budget vote.[1]
The seats held by incumbents Edward Lawson, Philip Howard and Pamela Freeman-Resch were on the ballot.[2]
Lawson did not file to run for re-election, which left Howard and Freeman-Resch to face three challengers, Joseph J. Minuta, Gregory Phillips and Debra E. Zambito.[3] Freeman-Resch lost her seat and was the lowest vote recipient in the race as of election night results. Minuta and Zambito were the top two vote recipients, followed by Howard, who won re-election by less than 20 votes.
In March 2015, Newburgh Superintendent Roberto Padilla spoke out on education funding at the state level with a number of other superintendents across New York after Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) released a report listing the state's failing schools.
- See also: Issues in the district
About the district
Newburgh Enlarged City School District is located in Orange County in southeastern New York. The county seat is Goshen. Orange County was home to 375,592 residents in 2013, according to the United States Census Bureau.[4] During the 2012-2013 school year, the Newburgh Enlarged City School District was the 10th-largest school district in New York and served 11,406 students.[5]
Demographics
Orange County underperformed in comparison to the rest of New York in terms of higher education achievement in 2013. The United States Census Bureau found that 28.7 percent of county residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree, compared to 33.2 percent for New York as a whole. The median household income in Orange County was $70,458, compared to $58,003 statewide. The poverty rate was 12.4 percent, compared to 15.3 percent for the entire state.[4]
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Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.
Voter and candidate information
The Newburgh Enlarged Board of Education consists of nine members elected at large to three-year terms. Three members are up for election each year in May. Voters could vote for all three seats in the election. The three candidates who received the most votes were considered elected to the board.[7][8] There was no primary election, and the general election was held on May 19, 2015.[1]
To get on the ballot, school board candidates had to file their nominating petitions with the district clerk by April 29, 2015.[1]
Elections
2015
Candidates
At-large
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Gregory Phillips | Debra E. Zambito
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Election results
| Newburgh Enlarged City School District, At-Large General Election, 3-year term, 2015 |
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan |  Joseph J. Minuta |
23.3% | 1,315 | |
| Nonpartisan | Debra E. Zambito |
23.2% | 1,310 | |
| Nonpartisan | Philip Howard Incumbent |
18.8% | 1,060 | |
| Nonpartisan | Gregory Phillips | 18.4% | 1,038 | |
| Nonpartisan | Pamela Freeman-Resch Incumbent | 16.3% | 922 | |
| Total Votes | 5,645 | |||
| Source: Newburgh Enlarged City School District, "2015-2016 School & Library Budget Vote and School Board Election - 5/19/2015 - Official Results," accessed June 3, 2015 | ||||
Endorsements
No candidate received an official endorsement for this election.
Campaign finance
No contributions or expenditures were reported in the election, according to the New York State Board of Elections.[9][10]
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What was at stake?
2015
Issues in the district
Superintendents speak out on funding
Superintendents across New York came together to request equitable funding for their schools after Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) released a report of failing schools in the state in February 2015. The report listed 178 failing schools in 17 school districts.
None of the school districts listed received the funding they were required to be provided by state law, according to the superintendents. In addition to a fair funding formula to address the challenges those schools face, the superintendents had a number of requests for the governor and the New York State Legislature, including that the state government add new funding to schools with high concentrations of low-income students, that early learning programs be made universally accessible, that Expanded Learning Time programs be funded in high-poverty school districts and that the state look for ways to reduce the number of schools with concentrated poverty.
Newburgh superintendent Roberto Padilla said he and his fellow superintendents would not stay silent on this issue. “Our students get only one chance at a P-12 education,” said Padilla.[11]
Key deadlines
The following dates were key deadlines for the Newburgh Enlarged City School District election in 2015:[1]
| Deadline | Event |
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| April 20, 2015 | First campaign finance statement due |
| April 29, 2015 | Last day to file candidate nominating petitions |
| May 5, 2015 | Last day to register to vote in this election |
| May 14, 2015 | Second campaign finance statement due |
| May 19, 2015 | Election Day |
| June 8, 2015 | Final campaign finance statement due |
| July 1, 2015 | First day of term for newly elected board members |
Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: New York elections, 2015
This election shared the ballot with the school district's annual budget vote.[1] The district asked for a 1.69 percent increase in the school year tax levy.[12]
Recent news
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See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 New York State School Boards Association, "Timeline - 2015 Annual Budget Vote & School Board Election," accessed April 13, 2015
- ↑ Newburgh Enlarged City School District, "School and Library Budget Vote and Election of Members to the Board of Education," accessed May 1, 2014
- ↑ Abbey Smith, "Email communication with Matthew McCoy, District clerk of the Newburgh Enlarged City School District," April 30, 2015
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 United States Census Bureau, "Orange County, New York," accessed January 22, 2015
- ↑ National Central for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed April 29, 2015
- ↑ New York State Board of Elections, "NYS Voter Enrollment by County, Party Affiliation and Status - Voters Registered as of November 01, 2013," accessed April 11, 2014
- ↑ Newburgh Enlarged City School District, "Board of Education General Information," accessed April 23, 2015
- ↑ Newburgh Enlarged City School District, "Policy No. 0140 Bylaws: Membership," accessed April 23, 2015
- ↑ New York State Board of Elections, "Campaign Financial Disclosure: Expenditure Search Page," accessed July 8, 2015
- ↑ New York State Board of Elections, "Campaign Financial Disclosure: Contribution Search Page," accessed July 8, 2015
- ↑ Troy Record, "Superintendents of ‘failing schools’ unite with message," March 31, 2015
- ↑ Newburgh Enlarged City School District, "Adopted Budget Packet," accessed April 30, 2015
| 2015 Newburgh Enlarged City School District Elections | |
| Orange County, New York | |
| Election date: | May 19, 2015 |
| Candidates: | At-large: • Incumbent, Pamela Freeman-Resch • Incumbent, Philip Howard • Joseph J. Minuta • Gregory Phillips • Debra E. Zambito |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
