Thank you for your interest in our BoardBOOST school board program. We provide Get Out The Vote training and resources such as vendor lists and voter lists only to those accepted into our program. We will work smartly to win this year's Board of Education elections.
Firstly, please review our values of this program to see if our values align with yours.
- Fair And Equitable — We are committed to serving every student in a fair and equitable manner
- Evidenced-Based — We make our best decisions when we rely on the best evidence available.
- Elevating Awareness — We support students to be conversant of contemporary issues in their community and world.
- Thriving Students — We support differentiated strategies and resources employed for students’ mental health.
- Caring And Kindness — We want to work collaboratively with others and remain respectful to our community and to each other.
- Nonpartisan — We live here and our kids go to these schools. It’s about neighbor-to-neighbor, over partisan politics
Our Mission:
The mission of ATNJEF is to educate, engage, and empower New Jerseyans to be active citizens participating fully in our vibrant democracy.
Our Vision:
ATNJ Education Fund envisions a state of citizens who are informed and engaged in democracy, where the power lies with working class people, and elected officials form policies which create and maintain a just, fair, and inclusive community.
Lastly, fill out and submit this questionnaire. We have kept it brief: there are 10 questions relating to the Board of Education.
WHAT WE PROVIDE:
Our nonpartisan BoardBOOST program provides complete Board of Education training and resources such as nonpartisan voter lists and campaign design — only to those accepted into our program. We are not affiliated with and do not work with any political parties and the program is strictly nonpartisan. We accept candidates regardless of political party affiliation.
Training we provide include:
- Policy 5756: what it is, risks to consider, questions to ask
- Board Member 101: what to expect, subcommittees, time investment and demands
- Social media: how to use it for campaigning, how to handle personal attacks, how to respond to hot button issues, media best practices
- Financial: how to set up EIN & banking, fundraising tips, how to fundraise, how to engage voters
- Campaigning: what it takes to run for the BOE, campaign collateral materials,
- ELEC: when to file, what to file, how to file
- Voter Data: provide lists, how to target
We will respond to you via email for follow up after reviewing your submission. At any time, whether or not you are accepted into our training, you are welcome to attend future Zoom webinars. All information presented is nonpartisan and follows our values. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCP1aSrKChGgPy3j7_enGEXA
We reserve the right NOT TO ACCEPT candidates who are against the values of our organization — namely one of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.
