The Hillside Board of Education (the “Board”) is seeking a candidate for one board member vacancy created due to resignations, to serve until the end of December, 2020. The minimum qualifications, as set forth in state law, are that candidates must reside in the township for at least one year at the time of their appointment. They are to be able to read and write and must be registered to vote in the school district. Candidates also may not be employees of the Board, or members of the Township Council.
Interested people should send a letter of interest and other available information (e.g., a resume) indicating their qualifications. This information should be presented in a form that will assist the Board of Education in making an appointment. Please include reasons your selection to the school board would be of value to the district and the students of Hillside. Applicants should expect to be present at the Thursday, October 17, 2019 Board of Education meeting for a review of applications and interviews of candidates with an appointment being anticipated at this meeting.
Requested information should be sent to the attention Dr. David Eichenholtz, Business Administrator/Board Secretary at 195 Virginia Street, Hillside, NJ 07205 and must be received no later than 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, October 15, 2019.
Anyone interested in information concerning this vacancy is invited to call the Board Office at 908-352-7664, extension 6428.