BOE Candidates Forum

Each year, the Schools Committee of the South Orange/Maplewood Community Coalition on Race offers a forum for candidates for the Board of Education. This year, there are 4 new candidiates and 2 incumbents running for 3 open seats. The Coalition is strictly a nonpartisan organization that does not endorse individual candidates, but we believe that a candid dialogue on issues around race in our school district is an imperative step toward integration and inclusiveness in our community. We want the candidates to consider how Board policies will affect integration within the schools and how to assure that our schools bring the entire community together to create schools that are the first choice of families of all races and walks of life.