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Board of Education

Lincoln Park Board of Education 
92 Ryerson Road
Lincoln Park, New Jersey 07035
Phone: 973-696-5500 Fax: 973-696-9273

Open Seat on the Board

Effective 9/30/24 there will be an open seat on the Board.  The Board will be accepting resumes from any interested Lincoln Park residents that meet the requirements below.  Candidates will be interviewed and then the Board will appoint someone to fill the seat. The person who is appointed will serve through December 2025.  Then there will be a 1-year seat on the ballot for the remaining 1 year left on the vacant seat term. 

Anyone interested in being interviewed to fill the vacancy can send resumes to anaya@lincpk.com.

QUALIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS OF BOARD MEMBERS

Qualifications for member of the Lincoln Park Board of Education are as follows:

  1. He/she is a citizen of the United States of America;
     
  2. He/she is at least eighteen years of age;
     
  3. He/she is able to read and write;
     
  4. He/she has been a resident of the municipality from which he/she is elected or appointed, for at least one year immediately preceding the date of the election;
     
  5. He/she is registered to vote in the municipality from which he/she is elected;
     
  6. He/she is not disqualified as a voter pursuant to N.J.S.A. 19:4-1;
     
  7. He/she does not hold office as mayor or as a member of the governing body of a constituent municipality;
     
  8. He/she has no interest directly or indirectly in any contract with or claim against the board; and
     
  9. He/she has not been disqualified due to the conviction of a crime or offense listed in N.J.S.A. 18A:12-1. In order to fulfill this requirement:
    1. Each member of the board of education, within 30 days of the election or appointment to the board shall undergo a criminal history background check investigation for the purpose of ensuring that the member is not disqualified for membership due to a conviction of a crime or offense pursuant to the statute listed above; and
    2. The board shall reimburse the member for the cost of the criminal history record check, including all costs for administering and processing the check .

Within 30 days of election/appointment, board members shall file with the board secretary, on forms provided by the School Ethics Commission, both a Personal/Relative Disclosure Form (N.J.S.A. 18A:12-25) and a Financial Disclosure Statement (N.J.S.A. 18A:12-26). The board secretary shall file the original with the executive county superintendent (N.J.A.C. 6A:28-3.1).