Nominating Committee Issues Report

The NJSBA Nominating Committee met, pursuant to Article VII, Section 5 of the Association bylaws, to interview candidates for officer positions. Ten applications were received, two for president, five for vice president for county activities, two for vice president for finance and one for vice president for legislation/resolutions. One of the candidates for vice president for finance withdrew her application as she wasn’t available to be interviewed on the dates set by the committee

The committee interviewed nine candidates and prepared a report naming a candidate for president, vice president for county activities, vice president for finance and vice president for legislation/resolutions. All officer positions will be voted upon at the Annual Delegate Assembly meeting on May 15.

The Nominating Committee submits the following candidates to serve during the 2010-2012 term of office:

President – Raymond R. Wiss, Northern Valley Regional, Bergen County

Vice President for County Activities – Charles T. Miller, East Amwell, Hunterdon County

Vice President for Finance – Jason Allen Jones, Neptune Township, Monmouth County

Vice President for Legislation/Resolutions – John Bulina, Tabernacle Township, Burlington County

Additional Information for Filling Officer Positions According to NJSBA bylaws, candidates for all positions may also be nominated by petition, signed by at least ten members from at least five different boards of education, filed with the NJSBA executive director, and received no later than March 31 at 5:00 p.m.

No candidate may be nominated unless he or she has previously served one full term as a board member prior to his/her election to office. The signatures need not all appear upon a single petition and any number of petitions may be filed on behalf of a candidate, but no petition shall contain the endorsement of more than one candidate. A report of all candidates nominated by petition shall be submitted in advance of the meeting to the district boards of education.

Nominations by petition should be sent via express mail or registered/return receipt requested. The written consent of the candidate for nomination by petition must be filed with the executive director within the same time limit.

School Board Notes will publish information on all candidates for NJSBA officer positions. Candidates nominated by petition, as well as those selected by the Nominating Committee, will be notified as to how to submit the necessary information, including local board activities, county-level activities, education, employment/community activities, and a personal statement. Candidates should also submit a head-and-shoulders photograph.

The Association’s bylaws also permit nominations to be made from the floor at the Annual Delegate Assembly meeting. The nominator must have the written consent of the candidate for nomination and present it to the presiding officer at the time the nomination is made.

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