Miriam Stern (left to right), Kimberly Gallagher and Renee Cherfane take the oath as board members on Jan. 2.
The Cherry Hill board of education swore in Miriam Stern, Kimberly Gallagher and Renee Cherfane as new members at its reorganization meeting on Jan. 2.
The board then reelected Stern as its president in a 6-2 vote – with Cherfane and Gallagher voting no – and reelected Joel Mayer vice president in a 7-1 vote, with Cherfane voting no. It also approved member Sally Tong as district representative to both the Camden County School Board Association’s executive committee and the New Jersey School Boards Association. Gallagher was named district representative for the Camden County Educational Services Commission.
The board also approved its regular Tuesday public meetings on the following dates at 6:30 p.m. in the Lewis Administration Building:
- Jan. 23
- Feb. 27
- March 26
- April 30
- May 28
- June 25
- July 23
- Aug. 27
- Sept. 24
- Oct. 29
- Nov. 26
- Dec. 17
Work sessions will be held on the following Tuesdays at the same time and location:
- Feb. 13
- March 12
- April 9
- May 14
- June 11
- July 9
- Aug. 13
- Sept. 10
- Oct. 8
- Nov. 12
- Dec. 3 (Committee of the Whole)
During public comments at the reorganization session, residents addressed the important role of board members in advocating communit values.
The full reorganization meeting is available for viewing on the district YouTube channel. The board had its first session of the new year on Jan. 9.
