Letter To The Editor: Lisa Rodgers For School Board

South Brunswick, NJ-- The South Brunswick Board of Education election will be Tuesday, Nov. 8 and South Brunswick community member Tina Schlesinger wrote in this letter of support for Lisa Rodgers, who is running for the first time for Board. Five candidates — Azra Baig, Laszlo "Laz" Nyitrai, Anil Patel, Lisa Rodgers and Harry Delgado — are running for three open seats on the Board. Delgado and Baig are the two incumbents.

"Dear Editor,

I would like to encourage the members of the South Brunswick community to vote for Lisa Rodgers in the upcoming Board of Education election on November 8th.

Lisa is a true advocate for public education, and all parties impacted – students, teachers, administrators, parents, and taxpayers. Lisa has shown her passion for public education through involvement at many different levels. Lisa has been involved in PTOs at all levels of our district, which has given her exposure in the schools themselves, to faculty, staff, and administrators. She led the charge to fight against the PIACS charter school, which protected our district interests on a financial level. Lisa attends almost every BOE meeting, and is an active participant in the meetings. She regularly raises critical issues our community faces, and follows up with board members and the Superintendent until they are answered. Lisa doesn’t limit her involvement in public education to the local level - she has taken the time to testify to the NJ Senate Education and Assembly Education Committees, as well as to the NJ State BOE. Finally, Lisa strives to educate members of our community about the issues we face, so as to encourage informed community participation.

Lisa has been a trusted neighbor and friend to our family for 11 years. My husband served on the PTO Executive Board with Lisa while our children were in elementary school together. Having seen Lisa’s passion for public education firsthand, I feel she will bring a fresh voice and strong leadership to our Board of Education.

Tina Schlesinger, South Brunswick resident"

The South Brunswick School Board Election will be Tuesday, Nov. 8. Here are the five candidates running.