Hudson County View The Bayonne Board of Education team is the only slate currently running in the non-partisan November 2nd race, with four independents also challenging for three, three-year terms on the board. The Together We Can Bayonne Board of Education slate, from left to right: Melissa Godesky-Rodriguez, Trustee Pam Sclafane, and Trustee Jodi Casais. By John Heinis/Hudson County View “Jodi [Casais], Pam [Sclafane], and Melissa [Godesky-Rodriguez] are highly qualified candidates who all share a similar goal: improving the lives of the students who attend our schools,” BOE President Maria Valado, a former Together We Can candidate, said in a statement.