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Montclair Board Of Education: De Koninck Appointed President, Caldwell-Gross Sworn In
The Montclair Board of Education officially has seven members again.
Montclair, NJ –Montclair town officials swore in the Rev. Jevon Caldwell-Gross as a member of the Montclair Board of Education last week, rounding out the board’s roster after a weeks-long shuffle regarding three new appointments.
In May, Mayor Robert Jackson announced that he was appointing three new board members: Caldwell-Gross, Joseph Kavesh and Franklin Turner.
Jackson later announced that he was temporarily rescinding the three appointments, only to change his mind and allow the appointments to go through shortly afterwards.
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- See related article: Montclair Mayor Changes Mind, 2 New BOE Members Take Posts
In related news, the Interim Executive County Superintendent for Essex County recently appointed Jessica de Koninck as board president and Anne Mernin as board vice-president.
- See related article: Montclair BOE Battle of 2016: Schism Developing Between Board Members
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