Chalkboard graphic stating a Fair Lawn Board of Education vacancy

FAIR LAWN PUBLIC SCHOOLS
BOARD OF EDUCATION FAIR LAWN, NJ
LEGAL NOTICE

ATTENTION: BOROUGH OF FAIR LAWN RESIDENTS

The Fair Lawn Board of Education is seeking candidates for appointment to the Board for one vacated seat available for a Borough of Fair Lawn resident.

The legal requirements for becoming a member of the Board of Education are as follows:

  • Be able to read and write

  • Hold U.S. citizenship and one year’s residency in the school district

  • Be registered to vote in the district before filing the nominating petition

  • Have no interest in any contract with or claim against the board

  • Not hold office as mayor or member of the municipal governing body or, in the case of county school districts, the county governing body

  • Not simultaneously hold two elective offices

  • Not be disqualified from membership for the conviction of certain crimes. (Within 30 days of election or appointment to the board, a member must undergo a criminal history background investigation through the New Jersey Department of Education.)

Please email a resume and letter of interest by Wednesday, January 22, 2025, stating your legal qualifications, background, and reasons for wanting to serve on the Board of Education to dmancuso@fairlawnschools.org.

Danielle Mancuso
Business Administrator / Board Secretary
Fair Lawn Board of Education
37-01 Fair Lawn Avenue, Fair Lawn, NJ 07410