Please note that this Special Election Notice has been revised to reflect the accurate deadlines for both application submission and interviews.
- Application submissions due: Thursday, Oct 30, 2025, at 5:00 p.m.
- No other terms, eligibility criteria, or procedures have changed.
Please be advised that the New Jersey School Boards Association is currently accepting applications for the unexpired term of the office of president of the Association. Article VII §7 of the NJSBA Bylaws has established a specific process and timeline when an officer position becomes vacant. That provision requires a special election to be convened whenever the Executive Director of the Association receives notice, at least twenty-five (25) days in advance of the Delegate Assembly, that a vacancy exists or will exist at that meeting. Accordingly, this public notice is intended to advise interested parties of the required procedures and schedule to fill said vacancy.
Article VII §7 provides, in pertinent part, as follows:
A special election to fill a vacancy in an officer position for the balance of the unexpired term shall be held at the next regular meeting of the delegates following the occurrence of the vacancy, provided that the Executive Director has notice at least twenty-five (25) days in advance of that meeting that a vacancy exists, or will exist, on the date of the meeting.
Nominating Committee Selection Process Qualified school board members interested in interviewing for the unexpired term of NJSBA President before the Association’s Nominating Committee should complete an application and forward it to the address listed below. Additional sheets may be used if needed. Applications may be sent to NJSBA by email to lliu@njsba.org with the subject line: “Application for President.” Applications may also be forwarded via delivery service or by certified mail, return receipt requested and must be received at NJSBA Headquarters by 5:00 p.m., Thursday, October 30, 2025. Physical applications should be addressed as follows:
TO: Irene LeFebvre, CHAIR NOMINATING COMMITTEE
ATTN: Lauren Liu
ADDRESS: NEW JERSEY SCHOOL BOARDS ASSOCIATION
413 West State Street,
Trenton, New Jersey 08618
The Nominating Committee will conduct interviews on Saturday, November 1, at NJSBA Headquarters, 413 West State Street, Trenton, New Jersey 08618.
The current position expires at the end of the May 2027 Delegate Assembly. The job description for this position is printed below and may be accessed on NJSBA’s Web site, along with the Codes of Conduct for candidates, Officers, and Nominating Committee members. Before filing an application, please review the applicable codes of conduct.
Alternative Methods In addition to selection by committee, NJSBA Bylaws permit officer candidates to be nominated by petition.
Article VII, Section 6(b) of the NJSBA Bylaws states that “Candidates 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.” Importantly, this provision also prevents the circulation of petitions until the Nominating Committee has filed a certified report to the Executive Director. 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.
Qualified board members interested in filing a petition for the unexpired term may obtain petitions from Lauren Liu, lliu@njsba.org, or from the NJSBA website beginning November 3, 2025. Petitions must be received by 5:00 p.m. on or before Monday, November 10, 2025.
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 shall 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.
All applicants for candidacy must have completed one full term as a local board member prior to the candidate’s election to NJSBA office and must have qualified for and received the Certified Board Member qualification as set forth in NJSBA’s Governance and Operations Manual File Code 6603.1 and 6603.1R Board Member Academy.
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.”
