We the undersigned Citizens of Stockton Borough, Parents of Students, and Interested Stakeholders do hereby Respectfully Petition the Board of Education of the South Hunterdon Regional School District to consider the following proposal:

In order to ensure the smooth transition and inclusion of the Stockton Borough Elementary School into the Regional School District and to further ensure the School’s successful mission to educate the Students of Stockton Borough Elementary School in a thorough and efficient manner, now and in the future, to provide a safe and welcoming educational environment for the students, to provide effective leadership of the School’s teaching and support staff, and to provide the citizens of Stockton a conduit of communication to the Regional School Superintendent, we propose that a full-time, onsite non-instructional Certified Supervisor or Principal be assigned to the Stockton School. We believe that the presence of such a person at the School during the school day is necessary for the safe and effective functioning of the School particularly in the upcoming school years while the District undergoes transition.

We also Petition the Board to pass a resolution in support of the above Proposal before the new District is formed on July 1, 2014.

Respectfully Submitted on May 12, 2014