By ROBERT LINNEHAN
The Haddonfield Board of Education will have to make a decision in September to fill its one open seat on the board. The deadline for applicants to fill the vacated position — unoccupied since member Marsha Marshall left the board in early July — is this Thursday, Aug. 18.
According to Superintendent Richard Perry, Marshall cited “personal reasons” for her resignation from the board.
“She expressed how was proud she was to serve on the board. The BOE members and myself also expressed how much we enjoyed having her on the board. She was a valuable member and was greatly involved with the community,” he previously said. “I’m going to miss her leadership.”
The board originally scheduled the deadline date for applications for Aug. 4 but extended it by two weeks, according to district representatives.
Currently the board has received four applicants to take over Marshall’s position, according to the district. Business Administrator W. Andrew Hall said the board will begin to interview all qualified applicants sometime in September.
After the interview process, the board will then vote on which applicant they feel is the strongest candidate.
Hall said the process could be finalized by the Thursday, Sept. 15 BOE meeting.
A similar process was undertaken last summer, when longtime BOE member Michael Joseph Mercanti Anthony resigned from the board. The BOE selected Heather Paoli to serve the remainder of his term on the board.
Paoli won a full-term, three-year seat in last November’s BOE elections.
Candidates wishing to apply for the vacant board of education position are asked to submit a letter of interest along with a resume to W. Andrew Hall, Business Administrator. Hall’s address is One Lincoln Avenue, Haddonfield, N.J., 08033.
