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State board removes newly seated NJ School Boards Association president, local delegate reports
Summary
The board’s NJ School Boards Association delegate reported that the state association voted to remove Tammy Smith as president (reported vote 19–4) and named the immediate past president to assume the role; the delegate described the ethics committee composition and emphasized the state board limited its action to the presidency role only.
The Hardyston Township board’s delegate to the New Jersey School Boards Association reported at the Oct. 14 meeting that the state association voted to remove its newly seated president, Tammy Smith.
The delegate (speaker 5) said the state board met on Oct. 3 and, after “long discussions,” voted to remove the president immediately. He reported the vote as 19 in favor and 4 opposed and said the board’s determination pertained only to the association presidency and did not affect Smith’s ability to continue serving on her local board of education.
The delegate explained that the association’s ethics committee includes the immediate past president, a member of the audit committee, a finance vice president and two county association presidents who are not executive-committee members. The delegate said the immediate past president, Karen Cortelio, will assume the presidency.
The delegate also used the meeting to present a tenure and state certificate to board member Nick Demczak. The transcript records the presentation and brief thanks but does not show further local discussion about the state board’s decision.
