3 Will Vie For 2 Seats in Livingston School Board Election

Two incumbents will contend against a new-comer for two seats in the Livingston Board of Education election in November. 

Board President Ronnie Spring and board member Leslie Winograd will both seek reelection. In addition, Arthur Altman will challenge the two incumbents for a spot on the board.

The two seats on the board are for three-year terms. The school board election will be held on Nov. 5, the same date as the general election. 

Spring and Winograd, both elected in 2010, are the two longest serving members on the board. The end of their three-year terms will be slightly extended because the board voted to move the district's school board elections to November at the start of 2012. 

Winograd said the district has been through a lot during her short time on the board, such as appointing new Superintendent John Alfieri, seeing an influx of new members voted onto the board, and watching voters pass an $18.2 million school construction project.

What the district needs, said Winograd, is "continuity," especially as Alfieri takes over as superintendent this summer. 

"Stability and continuity are important ... and I wouldn't feel right walking away from it now," said Winograd. "I feel I've done very good work on the board and as a group we have been working very well together." 

Spring echoed Winograd's comments about maintaining continuity on the board during the superintendent transition as an impetus for him seeking reelection. 

"Over the past three years we have accomplished a lot of really great things," said Spring, "... and we've taken a lot of great steps. ... We are about to start the transition to a new superintendent now that Dr. [Brad] Draeger is retiring, and he's been phenomenal, and I think stability and experience is really valuable when transitioning" between superintendents. 

Altman could not be reached for comment for this article.