Change in leadership on Jersey City school board

By Terrence T. McDonald/The Jersey Journal
January 06, 2014 at 9:54 PM

A staunch ally of Jersey City Mayor Steve Fulop and Schools Superintendent Marcia V. Lyles took the helm of the school board tonight, as three additional Fulop allies were sworn in to their first terms on the nine-member board.

Sangeeta Ranade was voted nearly unanimously as the Board of Education?s president at the board?s annual reorganization meeting, replacing longtime member Sue Mack as the BOE?s leader. Ranade, an energy consultant, first joined the board in April 2012.

The BOE voted 7-0-2 to appoint Ranade president, with members Marilyn Roman and Angel Valentin abstaining. The board voted unanimously to name Vidya Gangadin vice president.

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