APPLICATION GUIDELINES

Please be advised that due to a vacancy in the position of Vice President for Legislation and Resolutions, NJSBA will hold a special election at the May 16, 2026, Delegate Assembly, to fill the unexpired term of this office. School board members interested in applying to interview before the Association’s Nominating Committee should file an application with the Association. A copy of the application is available below and on NJSBA’s website.

Applications may be filed with the Nominating Committee by delivering a printed application and supporting documents to the Association at one of the following addresses:

By United States Postal Service (USPS) mail:

TO:                 Irene LeFebvre, CHAIR NOMINATING COMMITTEE

ATTN:           Lauren Liu

ADDRESS:    NEW JERSEY SCHOOL BOARDS ASSOCIATION

                        Nominating Committee

                        P.O. Box 7100

                        Ewing, New Jersey 08628

By commercial UPS or FEDEX mail:

TO:                 Irene LeFebvre, CHAIR NOMINATING COMMITTEE

ATTN:           Lauren Liu

ADDRESS:    NEW JERSEY SCHOOL BOARDS ASSOCIATION

Nominating Committee

                        555 Grand Ave #7100

                        Ewing, New Jersey 08628

Applications must be received at NJSBA Headquarters by 5 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 27, 2026. The Nominating Committee will conduct interviews on Saturday, March 21, at NJSBA Headquarters in Trenton, NJ.

The position that is open is Vice President for Legislation and Resolutions. The job description for this officer position may be found below and on NJSBA’s website, along with the Codes of Conduct for candidates, officers, and Nominating Committee members.

Applicants for candidacy must have completed one full term as a local board member before the candidate’s election to NJSBA office and must have qualified for and received the certified board member qualification as set forth in File Code No. 6603.1 and 6603.1R.

According to Association Policy 8204, Election of NJSBA Officers, “All applicants seeking nomination as an officer by the Nominating Committee shall have their name, school district/county and position sought announced in School Board Notes following the deadline for submission of nominations.”

Alternative Methods As an alternative to selection by committee, NJSBA bylaws permit officer candidates to be nominated by petition.

Article VII, Section 6(b) of the NJSBA Bylaws states:”[c]andidates may be nominated by petition, signed by at least ten members from at least five different District Boards of Education, and filed with the Executive Director at least 11 days prior to the special election. 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 written consent of the candidate for nomination must be filed with the Executive Director within the same time limit.”

Please note that the signatures need not all appear on a single petition, and any number of petitions may be filed on behalf of any candidate, but no petition may contain the endorsement of more than one candidate. No candidate who was a member of the Nominating Committee may be nominated by petition at the forthcoming election. A report of all candidates nominated by petition shall be submitted to the District Boards of Education in advance of the special election.

Pursuant to NJSBA bylaws, petitions may not be obtained or circulated prior to the Nominating Committee’s report having been certified to the Executive Director. Petitions may be obtained by navigating to the NJSBA website on or after April 1, 2026. The petition filing deadline is April 10, 2026.

To view the full text of the application, as well as the application guidelines, please click here.