Superintendent of Schools Dr. La‘Quetta S. Small honored each Board of Education member on Tuesday, January 23, 2024, for School Board Recognition Month. Pictured from Left to Right: Mr. Torres Mayfield, Mr. Subrata Chowdhury, Ms. Hollisha Bridgers, Mrs. Ruth Byard, Mr. Walter Johnson, Mr. Shay Steele, Mr. KaShawn McKinley, Mr. MD (Muhammad) A. Siddik. (Mrs. Patricia Bailey is not pictured in the photo.)

ATLANTIC CITY — Dr. La’Quetta S. Small honored each Atlantic City Board of Education member on Tuesday, January 23, 2024, in celebration of School Board Recognition Month.

According to the New Jersey School Boards Association, January 2024 is the annual School Board Recognition Month in New Jersey. It serves as a time to “raise awareness of the roles and responsibilities of local boards of education.” It also gives communities an opportunity to recognize the contributions of board members. In New Jersey, school board members service more than 1.4 million children in some 2,500 schools across the state’s 580 school districts.

In Atlantic City, the public school system is responsible for providing a thorough and efficient education for some 7,000 students in its 11 schools. Small gave board members a plaque recognizing their dedicated service.

The 2023-24 Board members with their length of service include:

Mr. Shay Steele.                                            18 years

(President)

Mr. Walter Johnson.                                      13 years

(Vice President)

Mrs. Ruth Byard                                            15 years

Mrs. Patricia Bailey                                       14 years

Mr. Subrata Chowdhury                                 3 years

Board Members Who Have Completed less than one 3-year term

Mr. MD. (Muhammad) A. Siddik   

Mr. KaShawn McKinley

Ms. Hollisha Bridgers

Mr. Torres Mayfield