Nominating Committee Report

TO:

FROM:

DATE:

RE:

NJASA Membership

Dr. Richard G. Bozza, Executive Director

February 10, 2021

Nominating Committee Report

The NJASA Nominating Committee has unanimously agreed to nominate a slate of officers for the 2021-2022 Association year.

Members of the Nominating Committee were:

Dr. Scott R. Rocco, NJASA Immediate Past-President (Chair) and Superintendent, Hamilton Twp., Mercer County

Dr. Antoinette Dendtler, Founder & Head of School, ECO Charter

Dr. G. Kennedy Greene, Superintendent, Newton and Past-President

Dr. Danita Ishibashi, Assistant Superintendent, Ewing Township

Mr. Joseph Isola, Superintendent, Howell Township

Dr. Michael Kuchar, Superintendent, South Bergen Jointure Commission and Past-President

Ms. Kimberley Markus, Assistant Superintendent, Mt. Olive Township

Dr. Scott McCartney, Superintendent, Moorestown Township and Past-President

Dr. Kathleen Taylor, Superintendent, Ocean City

The Committee nominated the following slate of officers to serve for the 2021-2022 year:

PRESIDENT:

PRES-ELECT:

SECRETARY:

TREASURER:

IMMEDIATE PAST-PRES:

Dr. Janet L. Fike, Supt., Morris-Union Jointure Commission (Union Co.)

Mr. Tony Trongone, Supt., Millville (Cumberland Co.)

Dr. Michael LaSusa, Supt., School District of the Chathams (Morris Co.)

Ms. Nelyda Perez, Assistant Superintendent, Matawan-Aberdeen Regional (Monmouth Co.)

Dr. Margaret Dolan, Superintendent, Westfield (Union Co.)

PROCEDURES FOR ELECTION OF NJASA OFFICERS

Nominating Committee:

A. Must be appointed by the President no later than February 1 of each year. It shall consist of nine members: Immediate Past-President (Chair), 3 other most immediate Past-Presidents who are active members of the Association, and 5 members from the field, with due consideration given to geographic and minority groups.

B. The Nominating Committee's report shall be presented to the Executive Director no later than February 10. The Executive Director shall inform the membership of the results of the report no later than February 15.

Nominations by Petition:

A. Nominations by petition may occur for the positions of Secretary and Treasurer. Contact Ginger Thompson at NJASA headquarters for petition blanks.

B. Requirements for nomination by petition are: 50 signatures from 7 counties, with no fewer than 5 signatures from any one county.

C. Petitions must arrive at NJASA headquarters by March 10 or first working day thereafter (if office is closed on March 10 for any reason), accompanied by a letter of acceptance from the nominee.

D. If there are no nominations by petition, the slate of the Nominating Committee shall be declared elected at the first Executive Committee meeting following March 10.

Ballots:

A. Ballots shall be mailed by April 1, and no later than 30 days prior to the return date.

B. Ballots shall contain the names of all nominees by both the Nominating Committee and by petition and shall indicate how each nominee was nominated.