About
The Board consists of nine members who each serve three-year terms. As of November 2019, Board members are publicly-elected to the Board. One student representative and one student alternate represent each of the district's five high schools on the board.
2023 Annual Meeting Notice
Notice is hereby given by the Camden Advisory Board of Education, Camden County, New Jersey, that the regular monthly meetings of the Advisory Board of Education shall be held at 5:30 P.M., on the following dates and locations, occurring the fourth Tuesday of every month unless otherwise noted due to holidays, district closings or mandated training. All meetings will be in person in district buildings.
The Camden City School District Advisory Board will conduct its regular board meeting in person. To sign-up for written comments click HERE.
Advisory Board Members
Wasim Muhammad
Term Ends: Jan. 2027
N'Namdee Nelson
Term Ends: Jan. 2025
Jeanette Alvarez
Term Ends: Jan. 2025
Nyemah Gillespie
Term Ends: Jan. 2026
Cameron Hudson
Term Ends: 2025
Danielle Jackson
Term Ends: Jan. 2026
Karen Merricks
Term Ends: Jan. 2027
Click HERE to learn more about our board.
Board Meeting Schedule for the 2023-24 School Year
Advisory Board Meeting - Work Session Dates and Locations
- January 18, 2024 | 5:30 PM | Administration Building
- February 22, 2024 | 5:30 PM | Administration Building
- March 21, 2024 | 2:00 PM | Administration Building
- April 18, 2024 | 5:30 PM | Administration Building
- May 23, 2024 | 5:30 PM | Administration Building
- June 13, 2024 | 5:30 PM | Administration Building
- July 18, 2024 | 5:30 PM | Administration Building
- August 22, 2024 | 5:30 PM | Administration Building
- September 19, 2024 | 5:30 PM | Administration BuildingÂ
- October 24, 2024 | 5:30 PM | Administration Building
- November 21, 2024 | 5:30 PM | Administration BuildingÂ
- December 12, 2024 | 5:30 PM | Administration Building
Regular Advisory Board Meeting Dates and Locations
- January 23, 2024 | 6:00 PM | Camden High Campus
- February 13, 2024 | 5:30 PM | Camden High Campus
- (Special Meeting)
- February 27, 2024 | 5:30 PM | Camden High Campus
- March 26, 2024 | 5:30 PM | Camden High Campus
- April 23, 2024 | 5:30 PM | Camden High Campus
- May 28, 2024 | 5:30 PM | Camden High Campus
- June 18, 2024 | 5:30 PM | Camden High Campus
- July 23, 2024 | 5:30 PM | Camden High CampusÂ
- August 23, 2024 | 5:30 PM | Camden High Campus
- September 24, 2024 | 5:30 PM | Camden High CampusÂ
- October 29, 2024 | 5:30 PM | Camden High Campus
- November 26, 2024 | 5:30 PM | Camden High Campus
- December 17, 2024 | 5:30 PM | Camden High CampusÂ
Reorganization Meeting - January 3, 2025
General Information
All residents are invited to attend the meeting and/or participate in the 30 slot Public Comment portion of the meeting by following the directions below.
Consistent with the district’s normal practice, the meeting will be recorded and shown on Channel 19 and YouTube. (Please be aware that it will not be aired on Channel 19 live.)
On February 12, 2021, under the leadership of Superintendent McCombs, we proudly announced that we are now partnering with Latino Spirit to provide recorded board meeting translation services. All translated meetings can be found on our CCSD YouTube Channel HERE. Please note: in-person translation services are also available.Â
Individuals seeking to comment at the board meeting must sign up in advance. If you are not comfortable attending the meeting in-person, you may still submit a written comment to be read during the public comment portion of the meeting.
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The sign-up sheet will be available for one hour before the meeting (4:30 p.m.) up until the start of the meeting (5:30 p.m.).Â
You may select one of the following options for providing comment during the meeting:
Option 1 - Written Comment: Your comment will be read aloud during the meeting by the District’s General Counsel. Complete this form to write your comment, or send an email with your comment to publiccomment@nullcamden.k12.nj.us.
Option 2 - Live Comment: You will sign up in-person prior to the start of the board meeting. When the public comment portion of the meeting begins, commenters will be called to speak in the order in which they signed.
Please note that the rules for public comment will be followed during the board meeting, including limiting all comments, both oral and written, to 3 minutes.
The Board agenda for the meeting will be accessible on the Advisory Board’s webpage, located at the following: https://go.boarddocs.com/nj/camden/Board.nsf/goto?open&id=CDXNBV5F2009. The agenda will be posted at least one hour prior to the start of the meeting.
Any questions about accessing the agenda, or signing-up to provide public comment, can be directed to publiccomment@nullcamden.k12.nj.us.