The Position:

The Upper Freehold Regional Board of Education is seeking qualified candidates for membership to the Board.  The Board, within the powers delegated to it by law, is the policy-making legislative branch of the School District.

This term will run until the board re-organizes in January 2026.  The position will be placed on the ballot at the annual election the preceding November.

Qualifications:

To become a member of a local board of education in New Jersey, you must—

• Be able to read and write

• Hold U.S. citizenship and one year’s residency in Allentown 

• Be registered to vote in the district 

• Have no interest in any contract with, or claim against, the board

• Not hold office as mayor or member of the municipal governing body or, in the case of county school districts, the county governing body

• Not simultaneously hold two elective offices

• Not be disqualified from membership for the conviction of certain crimes. (Within 30 days of election or appointment to the board, a member must undergo a criminal history background investigation through the state Department of Education.)

To apply:

Any qualified Allentown resident interested in serving the children of our school district should submit, by email, a letter of interest to:

Nicole Petrone

Business Administrator/Board Secretary

petrone.nicole@ufrsd.net

Letters of application will be accepted through February 20, 2025 until 12 p.m.

The Board of Education will review all qualifying applicants.

Interviews will be conducted on February 24, 2025 at the Board of Education meeting.