Take Five With Westfield Board of Education Candidates

WESTFIELD, NJ - Westfield has a contested race in the 2018 school board election. There are six candidates vying for three three-year seats on the school board. Candidates include: Gretchan R. Ohlig, Tara Oporto, Simon Cirasa, Dennis Cariello, Charles R. Ostroff and Robert S. Garrison.

Challenges facing the Westfield Board of Education is the safety and security of the staff and the students. The school board is currently looking at the facilities and what funds need to be invested where in order to increase safety. The district is also dealing with State mandates on assessments, like PARCC. We sent out questions to all candidates involved in the race. Links to those who responded are below:

Take Five with Gretchan R. Ohlig

Take Five with Tara Oporto

Take Five with Simon Cirasa

Take Five with Dennis Cariello

Take Five With Charles Ostroff

Take Five With Robert Garrison

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Editor's Note: Patch has reached out to every candidate that has filed to run for office and is publishing all responses received. If a candidate does not have a story on the site it is because they did not respond. But they are encouraged to contact russ.crespolini@patch.com if they have any questions.