At last night's Council meeting the Board of Education falsely mentioned that 129 districts will be moving to the November elections (as can be proven below.) Plainfield is the only district that decided to challenge the Background Check Law in court. The same attorneys that lied about how many districts have changed their election date to November charged Plainfield $50,000 to unsuccessfully challenge the Background Check Law.
The Council should investigate this firm on how much it billed the City of Plainfield last year and how much was received in legal fees. In addition, their personal relation with Mrs. Campbell of the Plainfield Board of Education should be closely scrutinized. If these attorneys had the nerve to lie last night, it is evident that the City of Plainfield shouldn't trust what they do. It is obvious that Plainfield's Board of Education President is clueless. Maybe the State needs to step in to investigate why these schools are failing.
P.S. I wonder who signed off on the vouchers submitted to the Board.
Nearly 42 percent of Elected School Districts Have Already Made Move
(TRENTON) – Assembly Majority Leader Lou Greenwald on Tuesday hailed the success of the new law he sponsored to allow school districts to move their elections from April to November, noting that 225 of the state’s 538 elected school boards have already made the move.
“This idea has been talked about for decades but was always killed by inertia or the special interests," said Greenwald (D-Camden). "By bringing all the stakeholders to the table and forging a compromise, we passed this major reform measure in a matter of weeks. Now, my solution is proving to be a quick and astounding success, with nearly 42 percent of the state’s elected school boards already making the move to November school elections. This truly remarkable momentum benefits both taxpayers and democracy and shows we can get things done when we work together for sensible reform.”
After years of talk but no successful action on moving school elections from April to November, Greenwald introduced the bill (A-4394 from the 2010-11 legislative session) on Dec. 1. It received final legislative approval on Jan. 9 and became law on Jan. 17.
The state has 538 elected school boards, and 225 have now opted for November elections, according to the New Jersey School Boards Association. A list of the school districts making the change is attached to this e-mail.
“April school votes are a costly charade, but because of this law school boards are giving voters better control while saving property taxpayers the costs of yet another election," said Greenwald. "The progress we have seen on this issue is a great example of what we can accomplish by bringing people together to find solutions, instead of relying on name-calling, divisiveness and 30-second sound bites."
The law establishes two procedures for allowing a school district to move its annual school election to the November general election. The first procedure would be via a question presented to the voters in a November election. The referendum would be prompted by a petition signed by not less than 15 percent of the voters who voted in the district during the last preceding presidential election.
The second procedure allows the election to be moved to November upon the adoption of a resolution by the board of education or governing body of a municipality.
If the district's annual school election is moved to November, then the district's board members will be elected in November and take office at the beginning of January.
Additionally, if a district moves its election to November voters would not be required to vote on the district's base budget, or a budget with a proposed tax levy that does not exceed the 2 percent levy cap. Any requests for spending above the district's tax levy cap would be presented to the voters in November.
“Everyone realizes this law is long overdue common sense,” Greenwald said. “I’m pleased to see it embraced by so many districts and look forward to seeing it embraced by even more. We’re controlling government spending and property taxes and increasing public participation in our democracy. These are all good things."
New Jersey School Boards Association Districts Moving School Elections to November
Atlantic
1. Absecon (Atlantic)
2. Egg Harbor Township (Atlantic)
3. Estell Manor (Atlantic)
4. Galloway Township (Atlantic)
5. Mainland Regional (Atlantic)
6. Northfield (Atlantic)
7. Pleasantville (Atlantic)
8. Somers Point (Atlantic)
9. Weymouth Township (Atlantic)
Bergen
10. Bergenfield (Bergen)
11. Carlstadt (Bergen)
12. Cresskill (Bergen)
13. Elmwood Park (Bergen)
14. Glen Rock (Bergen)
15. Hasbrouck Heights (Bergen)
16. Mahwah (Bergen)
17. Moonachie (Bergen)
18. North Arlington Borough
19. Norwood (Bergen)
20. Oradell (Bergen)
21. Ridgefield Park (Bergen)
22. River Dell Regional (Bergen)
23. River Edge
24. Saddle River (Bergen)
25. Teaneck (Bergen)
26. Tenafly (Bergen)
27. Waldwick (Bergen)
28. Wallington (Bergen)
Burlington
29. Burlington Township (Burlington)
30. Beverly (Burlington)
31. Eastampton (Burlington)
32. Edgewater Park Township (Burlington)
33. Evesham Township (Burlington)
34. Lumberton Township (Burlington)
35. Maple Shade (Burlington)
36. Medford Township (Burlington)
37. Mount Laurel (Burlington)
38. North Hanover Township (Burlington)
39. Northern Burlington County Regional (Burlington)
40. Riverton (Burlington)
41. Shamong (Burlington)
42. Southampton Township (Burlington)
Camden
43. Bellmawr (Camden)
44. Berlin Borough (Camden)
45. Berlin Township (Camden)
46. Clementon (Camden)
47. Collingswood (Camden)
48. Eastern Regional (Camden)
49. Gloucester City (Camden)
50. Gloucester Township (Camden)
51. Merchantville (Camden)
52. Pennsauken (Camden)
53. Pine Hill (Camden)
54. Runnemede Borough (Camden)
55. Voorhees (Camden)
56. Waterford Township (Camden)
Cape May
57. Avalon (Cape May)
58. Cape May City (Cape May)
59. Cape May Point (Cape May)
60. Dennis Township (Cape May)
61. Lower Cape May Regional (Cape May)
62. Lower Township (Cape May)
63. Middle Township (Cape May)
64. Ocean City (Cape May)
65. Sea Isle City (Cape May)
66. Stone Harbor (Cape May)
67. Upper Township (Cape May)
68. West Cape May (Cape May)
69. Wildwood (Cape May)
70. Wildwood Crest (Cape May)
71. Woodbine (Cape May)
Cumberland
72. Deerfield Township
73. Cumberland Regional (Cumberland)
74. Upper Deerfield Township (Cumberland)
75. Vineland (Cumberland)
Essex
76. Cedar Grove (Essex)
77. Livingston (Essex)
78. North Caldwell (Essex)
79. Roseland (Essex)
80. West Orange (Essex)
Gloucester
81. Harrison Township (Gloucester)
82. Wenonah (Gloucester)
83. Woodbury (Gloucester)
Hudson
84. Kearny (Hudson)
Hunterdon
85. Alexandria Township (Hunterdon)
86. Bethlehem (Hunterdon)
87. Califon (Hunterdon)
88. Clinton Town-Glen Gardner (Hunterdon)
89. Delaware Township (Hunterdon)
90. Delaware Valley Regional (Hunterdon)
91. East Amwell (Hunterdon)
92. Flemington-Raritan Regional
93. Franklin Township (Hunterdon)
94. Frenchtown (Hunterdon)
95. Hampton (Hunterdon)
96. Holland Township (Hunterdon)
97. Hunterdon Central Regional (Hunterdon)
98. Holland (Hunterdon)
99. Kingwood Township (Hunterdon)
100. Lambertville (Hunterdon)
101. Milford (Hunterdon)
102. North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional (Hunterdon)
103. South Hunterdon Regional (Hunterdon)
104. Stockton (Hunterdon)
105. Tewksbury Township (Hunterdon)
106. Union Township (Hunterdon)
107. West Amwell (Hunterdon)
Mercer
108. East Windsor Regional (Mercer)
109. Ewing Township
110. Hamilton (Mercer)
111. Robbinsville(Mercer)
Middlesex
112. Carteret (Middlesex)
113. East Brunswick (Middlesex)
114. Highland Park (Middlesex)
115. Jamesburg (Middlesex)
116. Monroe Township (Middlesex)
117. North Brunswick (Middlesex)
118. Piscataway (Middlesex)
119. South Amboy (Middlesex)
120. South Brunswick
121. South Plainfield (Middlesex)
122. South River (Middlesex)
Monmouth
123. Allenhurst (Monmouth)
124. Asbury Park (Monmouth)
125. Belmar Borough
126. Brielle Borough
127. Deal Borough
128. Eatontown (Monmouth)
129. Fair Haven (Monmouth)
130. Farmingdale (Monmouth)
131. Freehold Borough (Monmouth)
132. Freehold Township (Monmouth)
133. Highlands
134. Howell (Monmouth)
135. Keansburg (Monmouth)
136. Keyport Borough
137. Lake Como
138. Little Silver
139. Long Branch (Monmouth)
140. Manalapan-Englishtown (Monmouth)
141. Manasquan (Monmouth)
142. Middletown (Monmouth)
143. Monmouth Beach Borough
144. Monmouth Regional (Monmouth)
145. Ocean Township
146. Roosevelt Borough (Monmouth)
147. Rumson Borough (Monmouth)
148. Sea Girt
149. Shore Regional
150. Spring Lake Heights (Monmouth)
151. Union Beach (Monmouth)
152. Upper Freehold (Monmouth)
153. Wall (Monmouth)
Morris
154. Boonton Town (Morris)
155. Boonton Township (Morris)
156. Butler (Morris)
157. Florham Park (Morris)
158. Jefferson Township (Morris)
159. Kinnelon
160. Lincoln Park (Morris)
161. Mine Hill (Morris)
162. Morris Hills Regional (Morris)
163. Mount Arlington (Morris)
164. Mount Olive (Morris)
165. Parsippany-Troy Hills (Morris)
166. Randolph Township (Morris)
167. Rockaway Township (Morris)
168. West Morris Regional (Morris)
169. Wharton Borough (Morris)
Ocean
170. Barnegat (Ocean)
171. Brick Township (Ocean)
172. Central Regional (Ocean)
173. Eagleswood Township (Ocean)
174. Jackson Township (Ocean)
175. Lacey Township
176. Manchester Township (Ocean)
177. Point Pleasant Beach (Ocean)
178. Point Pleasant Borough (Ocean)
179. Seaside Heights (Ocean)
180. Seaside Park (Ocean)
181. Stafford Township (Ocean)
Passaic
182. Bloomingdale
183. Passaic Valley Regional (Passaic)
184. Prospect Park (Passaic)
185. Wayne (Passaic)
Salem
186. Alloway
187. Elmer Borough (Salem)
188. Elsinboro
189. Lower Alloways
190. Mannington
191. Penns Grove-Carneys Point
192. Pennsville
193. Pittsgrove (Salem)
194. Quinton Township (Salem)
195. Upper Pittsgrove (Salem)
196. Woodstown-Pilesgrove Regional
Somerset
197. Bedminster Township (Somerset)
198. Green Brook (Somerset)
199. Somerset Hills (Somerset)
200. Watchung (Somerset)
Sussex
201. Byram
202. Franklin Borough
203. Green Township (Sussex)
204. Hamburg (Sussex)
205. Hopatcong Borough (Sussex)
206. Lafayette Township (Sussex)
207. Lenape Valley Regional (Sussex)
208. Montague (Sussex)
209. Newton (Sussex)
210. Sparta (Sussex)
211. Sussex-Wantage Regional (Sussex)
Union
212. Cranford (Union)
213. Elizabeth (Union)
214. Linden (Union)
215. New Providence (Union)
216. Rahway (Union)
217. Roselle Park (Union)
218. Winfield (Union)
Warren
219. Alpha
220. Blairstown Township (Warren)
221. Franklin Township (Warren)
222. Great Meadows Regional (Warren)
223. Knowlton Township (Warren)
224. Oxford
225. Pohatcong
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