Jim McGreevey over how McGreevey handled the organization’s funds. These members serve without compensation for six-year terms. (AirBnb, which at the time was not on the outs with Fulop, also gave about $10,000.). The fights in Jersey City are a major contrast to the otherwise mostly low-key elections at the top of the ballot this year for state Assembly, where Democrats and Republicans are fighting over a few seats that will determine just how blue the lower house will be come January. Jersey City Board of Education President Sudhan Thomas believes opposition to the payroll tax is at the heart of the developers backing the “Change for Children“ slate. In May 2014, he received his Masters of Arts in Public and Organizational Relations from MSU. “As I move forward with this election, I am confident that my 45 years of service as an educator in the Jersey City Schools is what voters will be focused on come Election Day.”. They’re upset, which is why they’re bringing this slate of people and trying to mitigate that.”. She specializes in starting up energy programs for government agencies and utilities. Hamilton won the lawsuit without having to engage in a duel. Payroll Accountant at Salem City Board of Education Bridgeton, New Jersey Education Management. Connect with Jersey City City Directory Newsroom Resident Response Center Resident Resources Report A Problem Parking Alerts Parking Permit Open Data Portal How do I? Jersey City Council unanimously approves 1% payroll tax to fund public schools Jersey City Council OKs $6.7M in upgrades for Newark Avenue Pedestrian Plaza Fulop discusses city salaries, bike lanes, medical marijuana at caucus, clashes with Lavarro The developer-backed effort has two former top Fulop staffers working behind the scenes. At stake is how Jersey City funds its schools in the wake of massive cuts in state aid and a newly enacted 1 percent business payroll tax. A graduate of Northwestern University, Ellen is co-founder of Parents for Progress, which works for excellent schools for every child in Jersey City. At least one LeFrak-backed super PAC, Fairer NJ, plans to spend hundreds of thousands of dollars on the election, while an NJEA super PAC called Garden State Forward is blanketing the city with mailers. The Business Administrator/Board Secretary's Office is the administrative level office charged with the administration or supervision of the following functions: Ms Gangadin is a very active parent of four children currently attending public schools. Contact Information: Pam Nanni, CPA: Payroll Supervisor, extension 2266. “We are looking for change and transparency in the way the Board is run today, which has led us to a financial disaster and legal chaos among other issues for the last two years under the current leadership of Education Matters candidates [Sudhan] Thomas, [Gerald] Lyons and [Gina] Verdibello,” Czehut said. Her children attend the Jersey City Public Schools. Mussab Ali, Jersey City Board of Education Member, Jersey City, New Jersey. Since college, he has and continues to mentor youth, serve in his church and community, teach Financial and Technology Literacy and promote Basic Literacy through book distributions for low income children. By law, at least three members of the State Board must be women, and no two members may be appointed from the same county. Proudly powered by Ninevolts.Com. Voters will decide next month whether to maintain or repeal the new regulations, which AirBnb opposes. In SY14-15, the NJ Department of Education ranked BelovED as the top public school in New Jersey for pace of student learning growth, among schools serving demographically similar students. Among other things, the ordinance prevents homeowners from renting their properties short-term for more than 60-days a year if they don’t live there, bars short-term rentals in buildings with more than four units and does not allow renters to sublet their units short-term. If the election wasn’t colorful enough, Alexander Hamilton — who’s running on the “Change for Children“ slate — sued to get onto the ballot after the Hudson County clerk invalidated his nominating petition signatures because his legal name is Vernon Alexander Hamilton. All Rutgers employees are specifically exempt. Sangeeta has her MBA in Finance and Master of Science in Natural Resource Policy from the University of Michigan and a Bachelor of Science in environmental engineering from Northwestern University. In the 2017-2018 school year, we pressed for and won a $5.3 million investment in Jersey City Public Schools by asking the Board of Education … BelovED is a high-performing charter school in Jersey City, NJ. Joel graduated with a Bachelor’s of Science in Public Health and a minor in Latin American & Latino Studies with Summa Cum Laude Honors from Montclair State University (MSU). He looks forward to working with the entire Board, administration, employees of the district, and members of the community to make our schools the best that they can be and he invites you to participate in this process. 16 & McNair), Jessica is fluent in Spanish and English, and has master’s degrees in psychological counseling and education from Columbia University’s Teachers College. The LeFrak-backed super PAC, Fairer NJ, and the NJEA super PAC, Garden State Forward, are papering residents’ mailboxes with flyers and airing local television ads in support of their preferred candidates. Thomas, who was once aligned with Fulop, has his own history of controversies, including allegations of misappropriation of funds at the Jersey City Employment and Training Commission, where he took the lead role in ousting former Gov. “In fact, a majority of Jersey City voters support short-term rentals in their neighborhoods,” she said. 2020-2021 Agendas & Minutes; 2019-2020 Agendas & Minutes; 2018-2019 Agendas & Minutes; 2017-2018 Agendas & Minutes; 2016-2017 Agendas & Minutes ; 2015-2016 Agendas & Minutes In addition, he served as the President of the Alfred E. Zampella PS #27 Parent Teacher Association. As if that’s not enough, Airbnb, the home-share website, is spending millions to fight a city ordinance that has placed new restrictions on short-term rentals. Prior to her election to the Board, Sangeeta was Vice President of the Parent Teacher Association at her daughter’s school where she championed the expansion of the Dual Language Program. But battles between local officials and AirBnb have intensified since then, with residents complaining the law has resulted in resulted in higher rents for full-time residents. Councilman James Solomon, who represents the city’s mostly gentrified downtown, sponsored the resolution calling for the new restrictions. Prior to her election she was the Vice President of Parent Teacher’s Partnership, Member of the School Leadership Committee, Member of the Citywide Parent Advisory at Academy I Middle School and Member of the Jersey City Coalition of PTO. 6.5K likes. The BOE has been beset by challenges. Conceptual design and development by NineVolts.Com LLC. Jeremy Farrell, who worked for years as Jersey City corporation counsel under Fulop and who is now a senior director at the LeFrak Organization, is chairman of Fairer NJ. Over $86 million will go to the Jersey City School District collected through the city’s new payroll tax. Rowan University. Ms Gangadin has a vested interest in public schools and believes in quality education for all children. ... South Jersey Healthcare May 2005 – June 2007 2 years 2 months. The New Jersey State Board of Education has 13 members who are appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the New Jersey State Senate. Muhammed Akil, Fulop’s former chief of staff who was at the center of a scandal after he was caught on tape allegedly trying to rig a city bid, is an adviser to the “Change for Children” candidates. As a member of the JCBOE, Ellen will be media and community relations liaison. Boards of education should still have an advertised meeting place, which, is connected to the meeting through New Jersey Department of Education 18 Updated March 23, 2020 communications equipment, unless otherwise directed by state or local emergency management or health officials, consistent with Executive Order 103. (The school board is challenging the budget cuts in court). Our children deserve nothing less than the best. Delivered daily by 6 a.m., New Jersey Health Care is your daily guide to health care news and policy in Trenton and around the Garden State. “I’ve expressed to Sudhan that I had some concerns over some stories that came,” Fulop said, referring to the complaint by a former Jersey City Employment and Training Commission employee alleging Thomas misappropriated funds. “But now, these thousands of residents may be in serious financial jeopardy, with some even at risk of foreclosure or bankruptcy — all because of the Mayor’s short-term rental ban, crafted at the behest of the hotel industry’s special interests.“. Jersey City seventh-grader Mujtaba Raja of Academy I, left, and fifth-grader Vansh Sunil Patel of School 27, the Alfred Zampella School, also in Jersey City, won the junior champion title in the 2021 Hudson County Spelling Bee. The tax has become a vital financial tool for the cash-strapped Jersey City school district. Micheline Amy is Human Resources Director with eBay Inc., an active member of the Journal Square Community as well as a wife and mother of two school-aged children. Ellen Simon is a freelance financial writer who previously worked at The Associated Press and The Star-Ledger. A graduate of Salisbury University, Micheline began her career in television production, before moving to human resources where she has been helping job seekers and employees reach their potential for over 15 years.