Board of Education Committees

  • Revised:January 2021

    The Board of Education maintains several standing committees to allow it to operate more efficiently.

    The 2021 Board Committee assignments are:

  • Ms. Phyllis Bursh

    Board President

    • Ex Officio to ALL committees
    • APSMT Negotiations
    • CWA Negotiations (chair)
    • MTEA Negotiations
    • NJ School Boards Association
    • PTSA/PTO/PTA (alternate)
    • Somerset County School Boards Association (alternate)
    Comments (-1)

  • Ms. Cookie Franco-Herman

    • Assessment, Curriculum & Instruction (alternate)
    • CWA Negotiations
    • Human Resources Committee (chair)
    • Montgomery Township (alternate)
    • Policy & Communications Committee
    • PTSA/PTO/PTA (liaison)
    • Somerset County School Boards Association
    Comments (-1)

  • Mr. Michael J. Morack, Jr.

    • Anti-Racist and Reform Committee (extra alternate)
    • APSMT Negotiations
    • Human Resources Committee
    • Policy & Commuications Committee
    Comments (-1)

  • Mr. Shreesh Tiwari

    • APSMT Negotiations (chair)
    • CWA Negotiations
    • MTEA Negotiations (chair)
    • Operations, Facilities & Finance Committee (chair)
    Comments (-1)

  • Dr. Antoine Yver

    • APSMT Negotiations
    • Human Resources Committee (alternate)
    • MSEPTA/SEPAG (alternate)
    • MTEA Negotiations
    • Operations, Facilities & Finance Committee
    • Policy & Communications Committee (alternate)
    • Rocky Hill Borough (liaison)
    • Somerset County Educational Services Commission
    Comments (-1)

  • Ms. Zelda Spence-Wallace

    Board Vice President

    • Anti-Racist & Reform Committee (alternate)
    • Assessment, Curriculum & Instruction (chair)
    • CWA Negotiations (alternate)
    • Human Resources Committee
    • MSEPTA/SEPAG (liaison)
    • NJ School Boards Assocation (alternate)
    • PTSA/PTO/PTA (alternate)
    • Somerset County School Boards Association (alternate)
    Comments (-1)

  • Ms. Christina Harris

    • Anti-Racist & Reform Committee (chair)
    • APSMT Negotiations (alternate)
    • Assessment, Curriculum and Instruction Committee
    • Legislative Liason (alternate)
    Comments (-1)

  • Mr. Richard Specht

    • Legislative (liaison)
    • MTEA Negotiations
    • Municipal Alliance (liaison)
    • Operations, Finances & Facilities
    • Policy and Communications Committee (chair)
    • Rocky Hill Borough (alternate)
    • Somerset County Educational Services Commission (alternate)
    Comments (-1)

  • Mr. Patrick Todd

    • Anti-Racist & Reform Committee
    • Assessment, Curriculum & Instruction
    • CWA Negotiations
    • Montgomery Township (liaison)
    • MTEA Negotiations
    • Municipal Alliance (alternate)
    • Operations, Finances & Facilities (alternate)
    Comments (-1)
  • The Board when necessary, can establish a temporary or "Ad Hoc" committee to deal with an issue. These committees have an objective or purpose and are disbanded when objective or purpose is accomplished.