December 16 Elizabeth Board of Education meeting at the Dunn Sports Center

Board of Education Meeting June 10, 2021

At the June 10 Elizabeth Board of Education meeting held at Elizabeth High school – Frank J. Cicarell Academy, the Board recognized Portugal Day, the Centennial of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, and Juneteenth Independence Day.

EBOE Selects Jerry Jacobs as President, Rosa E. Moreno Ortega as Vice President at Reorganization Meeting

New Board President Jacobs shared how proud he is to be given the opportunity to serve his community and its children and knows the challenges ahead may be the greatest of our lifetime but that hope and change are on the horizon. He later stated that returning students safely to their classrooms is the number one priority. Board President Jacobs thanked the citizens of Elizabeth for their support and promised to do everything in his power and work as hard as he can for every child, for every parent, for every staff member, and for every citizen of our great city. Finally, in recognizing he owed a debt to the people before him, he thanked the members of his family, his Board colleagues, the district administration, elected officials, friends, and volunteers for all their support.

EBOE Swearing in Ceremony 1/6/21

The Oath of Office was administered privately via video streaming technology to each of the three elected Elizabeth Board of Education members on Wednesday, January 6. Rosa E. Moreno-Ortega was sworn in by City of Elizabeth 2nd Ward Councilman Nelson Gonzalez, Jerry Jacobs was sworn in by New Jersey 20th District Assemblyman Jamel C. Holley, and Maria Z. Carvalho was sworn in by the Honorable Jubilo L. Afonso, Esq. Moreno-Ortega and Jacobs will each be serving their second terms on the Board while Carvalho will be serving her third term.