DOVER — January is School Board Recognition Month in New Jersey. Since the first School Board Recognition Month in New Jersey in 2002, the State Board of Education, the state-level public body that regulates public education, has approved resolutions to honor the work done by local school board members. On Tuesday, January 23, the Dover Board of Education member, Mayor Dodd, Senator Bucco, and Assemblywoman Dunn presented the following previous Dover Board of Education members: Eudez Catano, JoAnn Dodd, Melissa Giraldo, Dahiana Grisales, Irene Hansen, Darrell Hooper, Lynn Laurie, Linda Mullin, Monica Palestis, Richard Riley, Benjamin Robles, Maria Rosario, Karol Ruiz, Michael Scarneo, Susan Shauer and Jaclyn Viveros.
New Jersey’s local boards of education play an essential role in our students’ lives. They oversee 580 school districts, which operate nearly 2,500 public schools and provide educational services to nearly 1.4 million children. They set the policies for our schools and make important decisions affecting curriculum, financing, and staffing.
New Jersey’s 5,000 local school board members devote countless hours – with no compensation – to overseeing and advancing our children’s education.
