Open Seat Up For Grabs On Warren School Board

WARREN, NJ — Here is your chance to become more involved in the Warren Township School District. As of New Year's Day the Warren Township Board of Education has a vacancy.

Former Warren Township board member Dr. Naresh Chand was elected to the Watchung Hills Regional High School Board of Education during the November election leaving his seat open for the WBOE to fill.

The seat will be filled by an appointment made by the remaining members of the Board at the Jan. 27 meeting at Warren Middle School at 7 p.m.

Anyone interested in filling the vacancy needs to submit a resume and cover letter that outlines the reasons for wanting to be on the Board and the qualifications for being selected. These materials can be mailed to Patricia Leonhardt, Board Secretary at the Warren Township Board of Education office at 213 Mt. Horeb Road, Warren, NJ 07059 or emailed to pleonhardt@warrentboe.org.

The deadline to submit the materials is Jan. 22.

At the Jan. 27 meeting, all applicants will be able to make a brief (5 minutes maximum) statement that elaborates on the resume and why they want to serve.

The board will then vote and appoint one of the candidates. The appointed person will take the oath of office and become a full member at that same meeting and continue to serve in that position through the next reorganization meeting in January 2021.

Applicant Qualifications (each member of any board of education shall, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 18A:12-1):

• Be a United States citizen;
• Be a resident of the district for at least one year at the time of election or appointment;
• Be able to read and write;
• Be a registered voter in the district where the person is submitting the nomination
• petition (or being appointed);
• Not be disqualified as a voter pursuant to N.J.S.A. 19:4-1;
• Not have been convicted of any of the crimes or offenses enumerated in N.J.S.A.
• 18A;12-1 or conspiracy to commit or attempt to commit any of said crimes;
• Not be the mayor or a member of the governing body of the municipality; or•
• Not have a direct or indirect contract with or claim against the board.

To get more information from the New Jersey School Boards Association click here or contact Board Secretary Patricia Leonhardt.

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