School Board candidates forum Thursday evening

The School Board election is on November 7.

 

Thursday evening (October 5), the Plainfield Education Association (PEA) --the union representing more than a thousand teachers and other employees of the school district -- will host a Board of Ed candidates forum. The program begins at 6:30 PM sharp in the cafetorium of the District Administration Building at 1200 Myrtle Avenue.

The public is invited to attend.

Among the topics expected to be addressed are --

• Instability of District leadership
• Influx of Charter Schools and the District's marketing plan
• Union contracts and privatization of services
• School governance and policies
• School safety
• -- and more!

There are eight candidates for three seats. The election will take place on the same day as the General Election, Tuesday, November 7th.

The eight candidates, none of whom is an incumbent, are (in ballot position order) --

1. Timothy A. Priano
2. Tera Phipps
3. Avania Richardson-Miller
4. William A. (Tony) Contreras
5. Aisha Eustache
6. Harry M. Watson, Jr.

Three candidates whose petitions were not submitted by the deadline were declared eligible to be put on the ballot after a hearing before a Union County judge. One of them subsequently dropped out. The two additional candidates are --

• Cameron E. Cox (7)
• Terence J. Johnson (8)

The Administration Building is at 1200 Myrtle Avenue, corner of Clinton Avenue. There is some parking down the driveway at the rear of the building, where steps lead up to the cafetorium. Otherwise, there is parking on the street on Myrtle Avenue. Entrance from the street it through the front door.

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  -- Dan Damon [follow]

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