Schools
Here's Who's Running For Board Of Education In Chatham
This fall, none of the three seats up for grabs on the School District of the Chathams Board of Education will be contested.
CHATHAM, NJ — This November, none of the three seats up for grabs on the Board of Education for the School District of the Chathams PreK-12 school district will be contested.
The deadline for candidates to file petitions to run for school board seats in the November general election in New Jersey was Monday, July 31.
There are two three-year seats with two candidates running from the borough and one three-year seat with one candidate running from the township.
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Three incumbents filed for three, three-year terms.
The candidates who filed for these seats are:
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- Jill Critchley Weber (Borough) – Experience And Integrity
- Michael Ryan (Borough) – Experience And Integrity
- Bradley Smith (Township) – No slogan selected
The school board makes important community decisions such as hiring administrators and handling property tax money. Until 2012, all school boards held elections in April, when a state law was passed allowing districts to switch to the November general election.
New Jersey's general election will be held on Nov. 7.
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