PUBLIC NOTICE TEANECK BOARD OF EDUCATION

REQUEST FOR FILLING OF BOARD MEMBER VACANCY

The Board of Education in the City of Teaneck, New Jersey hereby advertises for request for filling of a Board Member Trustee vacancy in accordance with N.J.S.A. 18A:12-15(f) for the remaining of the 2022 school year.

Letter of interest and Resumes must be sealed and delivered to:

Teaneck Board of Education Interim Board Secretary 651 Teaneck Road
Teaneck, New Jersey 07666

Or via email to: ba@teaneckschools.org

By 4:00 pm on Friday, March 11, 2022

The legal requirements to become a school board member:

1. Each member of any board of education shall, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 18A:12-1: a. Be a United States citizen;
b. Be a resident of the district for at least one year at the time of election or appointment; c. Be able to read and write;
d. Be a registered voter in the district where the person is submitting the nominating petition;
e. Not be “disqualified” as a voter pursuant to N.J.S.A. 19:4-1
f. Has not 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.
2. Board of education members may not, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 18A:12-2 and 12-3:
a. Be the mayor or a member of the governing body of the municipality or, in the case of special services or vocational schools, the county, or;
b. Have a direct, or indirect, contract with or claim against the board.

Additionally, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 18A:12-3, if a board member ceases to be a resident of the district, his membership on the board shall immediately cease.

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE CITY OF TEANECK IN THE COUNTY OF BERGEN.

Sincerely, Dora E. Zeno
Interim Board Secretary