Schools
Wanna Run for the School Board? Here's Your Chance
The district has all the information needed to run for a spot on the Ridgewood Board of Education; Sheila Brogan plans on running for re-election.
Think the taxes are too high? Think the school board isn't moving in the right direction? Just interested in making decisions that impact the students of Bergen County's largest school district, one of the state's best?
Here's your chance to do more than just talk.
The district has announced that kits are now available for villagers to formally run for two vacant seats on the Board of Education.
Find out what's happening in Ridgewood-Glen Rockfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
The seats held by long-time board member Sheila Brogan and former HSA head and blogger extraordinaire Laurie Goodman are up in 2011 and the election will be held on Wednesday, April 27.
Goodman, when asked if she would be running for re-election, said she did not yet have an answer. Brogan, however, reported Wednesday morning to Patch that she would be running for another three-year term.
Find out what's happening in Ridgewood-Glen Rockfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
Candidates can obtain the School Board Candidate Kit in hard copy form at the Education Center or online at the New Jersey School Board Association's Web site. The kit includes information regarding a nominating petition, legal qualifications needed for candidates, the role of a school board member, ethics guidelines and important school dates.
The deadline for the nominating petition is Tuesday, March 4 at 4:00 p.m.
Jen Daviet, Assistant Board Secretary, said that as of Tuesday, Jan. 18, zero candidates have filed.
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