Oneonta City

School District

Board of Education

Susan Kurkowski

President

Term Ends June 30, 2024

Susan is employed by the Oneonta Family YMCA as an HR/Payroll Administrator. She and her family are all graduates of the Oneonta City School District. Susan is in her fourth term as a member of the OCSD Board of Education and serves as Vice President. She has previously served on the Wellness and Policy Committees and presently serves on Finance, Policy, and the Academic Subcommittee for the District. Susan has recently been appointed to represent District 8 on the NYS School Boards Association’s Resolutions Committee.

She has volunteered her time to many community organizations including the Executive Board of Oneonta Little League, Huntington Memorial Library Board of Trustees, Oneonta Reading is Fundamental and the Parent/Teacher Organizations in her children's schools. She presently serves on the Future of Oneonta Foundation.

Shawn Beckerink

Vice President

Term Ends June 30, 2026

Shawn Beckerink is a veteran of the United States Air Force and served during Operation Desert Storm. Shawn and his wife, Sabrina, moved to Oneonta in 1997 where he was stationed after attending the New York State Police Academy. In 2017, Shawn retired from the New York State Police in the rank of Investigator. He had 20 plus years of law enforcement experience between the NY StatePolice and other agencies he was previously employed by.

During his tenure with the NY State Police, Shawn served the Oneonta community as a road trooper, and was promoted, in 2012, to the rank of Technical Sergeant and transferred to the New York State Police Headquarters in Albany, NY.

Baseball is a big part of Shawn’s life and has volunteered his time coaching with the Oneonta Little League and with the Oneonta Hurricanes travel baseball team. Currently, Shawn feels blessed to spend retirement doing the things he loves like caring for his family, spending time umpiring NCAA and High School baseball, golfing, hunting, and camping.

Shawn and Sabrina have two children, Ethan and Eliza. Ethan is a graduate from Oneonta and Eliza is currently a student in the Oneonta City School District.

Mike Iannelli

Board Member

Term Ends June 30, 2024

Mike has been involved in education for over 20 years. He is currently the Athletic Director and Physical Education teacher at Morris Central School and began his career at ONC BOCES as an Adaptive Physical Education teacher. Mike and his wife Deb have three boys; Michael, Anthony, and Nikolas, all of whom are currently enrolled in our district.

Mike received his bachelor’s degree in Physical Education at West Virginia University where he played Division 1 soccer. He also attended Herkimer County Community College and captained two National Championship teams and was selected an All-American. He is the current President of the Calio Soccer Club and volunteers countless hours passing along his passion for soccer to the young athletes he coaches and comes in contact with.

Maureen Artale

Board Member

Term Ends June 30, 2025

Maureen Artale has worked for SUNY Oneonta since 1998. Maureen has been the College Registrar since 2008 and has held various positions in student affairs and academic affairs. She earned a bachelor's degree in Political Science from SUNY Oneonta in 1998, and a master's degree in Social Policy from SUNY Empire. Maureen and her husband Thomas have two children, Abigael and Declan who attend OMS and Valleyview.

Maureen has regularly been involved in volunteer work throughout the community and is looking forward to being more directly involved in the school district as a board member.

Shari Johnson-Ploutz

Board Member

Term Ends June 30, 2025

Shari has lived in Oneonta for over 30 years with her husband Fred. She currently works as a Physician Assistant in the Department of Surgery for Bassett Healthcare She has a Bachelor’s in Physical Education ( SUNY Cortland 1990) and Masters in Education and Sports medicine ( The University of Virginia 1991) Physician Assistant degree (Albany Med 1997).

Shari served on the Ricky J. Parisian Memorial Scholarship Foundation Board of Directors, Orpheus Theatre Board of Directors and remains an active volunteer/costumer with Orpheus Theatre’s Starstruck players.

Shari has 2 daughters who attend Oneonta High School and Oneonta Middle School.

Ryan Swan

Board Member

Term Ends June 30, 2025

Ryan Swan graduated from SUNY Oneonta in 2006 with a Bachelors Degree in Psychology, and started working at SUNY Oneonta in 2007 in Information Technology. He has advised various student clubs and organizations on campus, as well as mentoring interns and student employees.

During his time in the community, Ryan has held positions including Valleyview Elementary PTO Treasurer, the Oneonta World of Learning board of directors, SUNY Oneonta Faculty Senator and Steering Committee, SUNY FACT2 Representative, President of the Computer Science Teachers Association of Central NY, and is a frequent conference presenter. Ryan and his wife met as Freshmen at SUNY Oneonta, and have 2 children advancing in the school district.

Margot Reynolds

Board Member

Term Ends June 30, 2026

Margot has lived in Oneonta since 2013 and has been involved in education for over 15 years. Currently, she is an Adjunct Assistant Professor in Communication Studies at SUNY Oneonta. Prior to working at SUNY, Margot taught at the elementary level in Otego, NY and Stoneham, MA. Margot also has several years of experience in finance as a research assistant for Wellington Management, a private investment management firm in Boston.

Margot has a B.A. in English from Middlebury College, and an M.A. in English & an M.A.T. in Elementary Education from Simmons College. She is the Treasurer of the Greater Plains PTO, the incoming District Director for Oneonta Reading is Fundamental, and has previously held board appointments to the West Kortright Centre and the Wellington Management Company Charitable Fund.

Margot and her husband Chilton have two children who attend district schools, and she is eager to use her experience in education and finance to support students, families, and educators in the Oneonta City School District.

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Board Agendas & Minutes

Board Agendas ARCHIVE (2009-March 2018)

Board Minutes ARCHIVE (2009-March 2018)

Finance Committee Minutes

Documents

23-24 Board Meeting Calendar

Amendment to the Open Meetings Law

On May 12, 2009 the Governor signed into law Chapter 27 of the Laws of 2009. The bill, which became effective the day it was signed, amended the Open Meetings Law to require publication of the time and place of public meetings on the public body's website. The amendment applies to all public school districts in the State.

The amendment reads:

When a public body has the ability to do so, notice of the time and place of a meeting given in accordance with subdivision one or two of this section, shall also be conspicuously posted on the public body's internet website.