The Board of Education maintains an Audit Committee and Policy Committee to meet its legal and fiduciary obligations. Board members also serve as representatives on various district committees and as liaisons to schools to enhance two-way communications and strengthen the connection between the governance of the district and PTOs, parent groups and community organizations.
2017-18 Committee Membership and Representation
Board Audit Committee: Jack Calareso, Jennifer Zhao Audit Committee Web page
Board Policy Review Committee: Rosemarie Perez Jaquith, Jack Calareso Board Policy Manual
PTO Council: Board President (Rosemarie Perez Jaquith)
Nutrition Committee: Jennifer Zhao
District Health Advisory Committee: Howard Schlossberg, Jennifer Zhao
District Safety Committee: Nicki Foley, David Koes
Boosters Club: David Koes
Education Enrichment Fund: Nicki Foley, David Koes
Friends of Music: Nicki Foley
Friends of Niskayuna Rowing: Rosemarie Perez Jaquith/Superintendent Cosimo Tangorra Jr.
N-CAP (Niskayuna Community Action Program): David Koes
New York State School Boards Association (NYSSBA) Voting Member: Jennifer Zhao
Capital District School Boards Association (CAPSBA) Representative: Rosemarie Perez Jaquith
School Liaisons
Birchwood: Brian Backus
Craig: Jennifer Zhao
Glencliff: David Koes
Hillside: Rosemarie Perez Jaquith
Rosendale: Jack Calareso
Iroquois: Howard Schlossberg
Van Antwerp: Nicki Foley
High School: David Koes