Board of Education

The Ichabod Crane CSD Board of Education is the official policy-making body of our school district. Nine members serve on the Board, without pay, and are elected to three-year terms.

Board elections take place in May, along with the annual school budget vote. For more information, please visit the district’s Voting and Election Information page on our website.

The Ichabod Crane Board of Education can be reached via email at boardofeducation@ichabodcrane.org. Emails sent to this address go to the Board Clerk for further distribution to board members.


2025-2026 Board of Education Members

  • Max DiOrio (2026)
  • Kelly Firmbach (2026)
  • Meghan Lafferty-Brown (2028)
  • Matthew Nelson (2028) – President
  • Elizabeth Phillips (2028) – Vice President
  • Anne Schaefer (2027)
  • Christopher Scoville (2026)
  • Valerie Spensieri (2027)
  • Cal Waits (2027)

BOE Student Leaders: TBD


Board of Education Meeting Schedule

The following schedule was approved at the July 15, 2025 BOE Organizational Meeting.

All regular Board of Education meetings are scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. on the first Tuesday of each month, unless stated otherwise. Please note that these dates are subject to change.

You have the option to attend the meetings in person or watch them live online. The meetings are also available for viewing after the meeting date. Click here to access the district’s new live stream site.

If you have questions, please refer to our Contact Guide. It will help you find the right person to reach out to for various issues throughout the year and includes contact details for administrators and staff. For information on public comments at Board of Education meetings, click here.

July 15, 2025 (Organizational Meeting, High School Library)  –  Agenda | Minutes

August 19, 2025 (Regular Board Meeting, High School Library) –  Agenda | Minutes

September 9, 2025 (Regular Board Meeting, High School Library) – Agenda| Minutes

October 7, 2025 (Regular Board Meeting, High School Library) – Agenda | Minutes

November 4, 2025 (Regular Board Meeting, High School Library) – Agenda | Minutes

Wednesday, December 3, 2025 (Regular Board Meeting, High School Library) – Agenda | Draft Minutes
(Meeting moved due to weather emergency day on December 2)

December 16, 2025 (Capital Project Vote, 8 a.m. – 9 p.m., High School Gymnasium) – No Agenda | Draft Minutes

January 13, 2026 (Regular Board Meeting, High School Library) – Agenda | Draft Minutes

February 10, 2026 (Regular Board Meeting, High School Library) – Agenda | Minutes

March 3, 2026 (Regular Board Meeting, High School Library) – Agenda | Minutes

March 31, 2026 (Regular Board Meeting, High School Library) – Agenda | Minutes

April 21, 2026 (Special Meeting, 7 p.m. High School Library) – Agenda | Minutes

May 5, 2026 (Regular Board Meeting & Budget Hearing, 7 p.m. High School Library) – Agenda | Minutes

May 19, 2026 (Annual Budget Vote & BOE Election, 8 a.m. – 9 p.m., High School Gymnasium) – No Agenda | Minutes

June 2, 2026 (Regular Board Meeting, High School Library) – Agenda | Minutes

June 16, 2026 (Tentative Special Board Meeting, High School Library) – Agenda | Draft Minutes


Upcoming Board of Education Committee Meetings: 

  • Facilities Committee, January 15, 2026 at 5:00 – virtual only – click here to join
  • Policy Committee, January 20, 2026 at 5:45 in the CO Conference Room
  • Budget Committee, February 3, 2026 at 5:45 in the CO Conference Room

July 9, 2024 (Organizational Meeting) – Agenda | Minutes

August 6, 2024 (Workshop Meeting, followed by Regular Meeting at 7 p.m. in the High School Library) –  Agenda | Minutes

August 7, 2024 (Workshop Meeting) – Minutes

August 20, 2024 (Special Board Meeting, High School Library) – Agenda | Minutes

September 10, 2024 (Regular Board Meeting, High School Library) – Agenda | Minutes

October 8, 2024 (Regular Board Meeting, High School Library) – Agenda | Minutes

October 29, 2024 (Workshop Meeting, High School Library) – Book Discussion The Anxious Generation – No Agenda | Minutes

November 12, 2024 (Regular Board Meeting, High School Library) – Agenda | Minutes

December 3, 2024 (Regular Board Meeting, High School Library) – Agenda | Minutes

January 7, 2025 (Regular Board Meeting, High School Library) – Agenda | Minutes

January 14, 2025 (Workshop Meeting, High School Library) – Book Discussion The Anxious Generation – No agenda | Minutes

February 4, 2025 (Regular Board Meeting, High School Library) – Agenda | Minutes

February 25, 2025 (Workshop Board Meeting, High School Library) – No agenda | Minutes

March 4, 2025 (Regular Board Meeting, High School Library) – Agenda | Minutes

April 8, 2025 (Regular Board Meeting, High School Library) – Agenda | Minutes

April 22, 2025 (Special Meeting, 7 p.m. High School Library) – Agenda | Minutes

May 6, 2025 (Regular Board Meeting & Budget Hearing, 7 p.m. High School Library) – Agenda | Minutes

May 20, 2025 (Annual Budget Vote & BOE Election, 8 a.m. – 9 p.m., High School Gymnasium) – No Agenda | Minutes

June 3, 2025 (Regular Board Meeting, High School Library) – Agenda | Minutes

June 17, 2025 (Special Board Meeting, High School Library) – Agenda | Minutes

June 26, 2025 (Special Board Meeting, High School Library) – Anticipated Executive Session with no subsequent action – no Agenda | Minutes