The Jamesville-DeWitt Central School District Board of Education has chosen board officers for the 2026-27 school year. They were elected during the board’s reorganization meeting on Monday, July 13.
Board members reelected Sharon Archer to continue to serve as board president and Lynn Cortese as vice president. The positions are each one-year terms.
Superintendent Dr. Darcy Woodcock, District Clerk Tish Hauser, and newly elected school board members David Babikian and Dominic D’Imperio took their oaths of office. Fellow board member Andrew Nolan, also elected by voters in May, was sworn in early at the end of the 2025-26 school year to fill an open seat. The seat was filled by Renee James Murad following a board member resignation during the 2024-25 school year.
The board is the school district’s official policy-making body. It’s composed of nine school district residents who voters elect during an annual election, which is held the same day as the school district budget vote. Terms are staggered so that three members are elected each year. They are not compensated for their work as board members.
A Jamesville-DeWitt High School student also serves as a non-voting member of the board. The student may attend all public board meetings, participate in all public discussions and voice their opinions. In June, high school students elected rising-senior Evan Wagner-Flynn to the one-year position. Evan also took the oath of office at the July 13 meeting.
School board committees are still being decided. More information will be made available on the board of education section of the district website.