First of all, please vote on November 5th!

We are the Jersey City Board of Education Candidates For Excellence: Jessica Daye, Micheline Amy, Carol Lester and Ellen Simon. While we each have a separate vision, we have come together as candidates to work toward better academic outcomes for ALL Jersey City students.

We have been endorsed by Jersey City Mayor Steven M. Fulop, Council President Rolondo Lavarro, Ward ?F? Councilwoman Diane Coleman, Ward ?E? Councilwoman Candice Osborne, Ward ?A? Councilman Frank Gajewski, Freeholder Junior Maldonado, three current school board members and many others.

Here is some info about each of us. For more, please click here ?

Jessica Rosero Daye was born and attended public school in Jersey City. After losing her sight at the age of 5, Ms. Daye devoted her life to making sure others get the same opportunities that her parents fought for her to have. A special needs advocate at New York Lawyers for the Public Interest, Ms. Daye has turned her attention to the Jersey City public schools, where she will surely make a huge impact on behalf of her own two young children and all Jersey City students. She lives with her husband and two children in the Greenville neighborhood.

Micheline Amy is a human resources executive with two young children. With her strong insight and expertise, the BOE will be better equipped to evaluate personnel issues and employ best practices to encourage sensible professional development among teachers, administration and staff. Ms. Amy lives in the JSQ neighborhood with her husband and two children.

Incumbent Carol Lester has shown that she can withstand the rigors of her position and developed a platform of success on which the new board can build. Her accomplishments over three years on the Board are too numerous to count: as Chair of the Science, Technology & Green Initiatives Committee, Ms. Lester spearheaded WIFI access for every school, new science labs, a district-wide energy audit and much more. The mother of a daughter attending university, she lives in the Paulus Hook neighborhood with her husband.

Ellen Simon is the co-founder of Parents For Progress, a volunteer group advocating for excellent Jersey City public schools. With the organization, she had helped implement numerous improvements to our students? classroom well being. Ms. Simon led efforts to ensure more children received federally funded school breakfast and brought major media attention to the dangerous issue of lead in school drinking fountains, leading to district-wide action to alleviate the problem. She lives downtown with her husband and son, who attends public school in their neighborhood.

Due to the demands of the campaign, we will be unable to answer every inquiry but will do our best to respond to reasonable questions. The Facebook has the most updated information so if you need something that is time-sensitive, best to check there - https://www.facebook.com/Jersey.City.Board.of.Education

You can also check out our website for our platform, issues and info on how to volunteer/donate, etc.

Most importantly ? again - please vote this Tuesday, November 5th. It?s a little different this year because for the first time, the Jersey City Board of Education election is being held on Election Day. Be sure to read all the way down the ballot to get to us:

Jessica Rosero Daye (1I), Micheline Amy (3I), Carol Lester (6J) and Ellen Simon (1P)

Thank you very much!