Perth Amboy Federation

We are the Perth Amboy Federation. We represent the teachers, school counselors, nurses, child study team, non-traditional psychologists, paraprofessionals, security, techs, custodians, home school liaisons, food service, transportation and secretaries of the Perth Amboy School District.

The mission of the Perth Amboy Federation (PAF) is to be a union of professionals that champions fairness, democracy, economic opportunity, and high-quality public education for their members, families, and the Perth Amboy community.

Updates:

Visit to #7 School (5/6)
BOE Meeting (5/7) 5:30 PM at PAHS

PAF at the AFTNJ Convention

On Saturday, April 18th, President Patricia Paradiso, District Representative Josiah Santamaria, and Zachary Spencer attended the AFTNJ Convention. Pat Paradiso and Josiah Santamaria were re-elected as AFTNJ Treasurer and VP of K-12 respectively. Both Zachary Spencer and Edgardo Vazquez were elected to also serve as VPs for the K-12 division of AFTNJ.

Josiah 4:16:26 BOE Speech.mov

BOE speech from 4/16/26

District Representative Josiah Santamaria's speech from 4/16/2026. The recording from the actual BOE meeting wasn't great so it was re-recorded. Enjoy!

Pat 3/24/26

Pat's Statement

President Patricia Paradiso's and District Representative Josiah Santamaria's Statements from the 3/24/26 BOE Meeting.

Josiah 3/24/26

Josiah's Statement

Patricia Paradiso and Josiah Santamaria testify at the NJ Assembly Education Committee on 2/19/2026

Photo by Chris M. Junior

AFTNJ-Testimony-AssemblyEdCommittee-02192026-Rev2.docx.pdf

Full testimony

President Patricia Paradiso's, District Representative Josiah Santamaria's, and AFTNJ President Jennifer Higgins' statements from the 1/22/26 BOE Meeting.

These statements were given after the BOE attorney read a prepared statement and Central Administration had an opportunity to speak about the audit.

Pat 1/22/26

Pat's Statement

Josiah 1/22/26

Josiah's Statement

Jen 1/22/26

Jen's Statement

Pat 1/6/26

Pat's Statement

President Patricia Paradiso's and District Representative Josiah Santamaria's Statements from the 1/6/26 BOE Meeting.

Pat and Josiah discuss the recently released state audit of Perth Amboy School District. Pat's speech was cut because of time constraints, so the beginning of Josiah's video is him finishing her speech.

Josiah 1/6/26

Josiah's Statement

Pat 11/20/25

Pat's Statement

President Patricia Paradiso's and District Representative Josiah Santamaria's Statements from the 11/20/25 BOE Meeting.

Josiah 11/20/25

Josiah's Statement

10/2 General Membership Meeting

Thank you to everyone who attended!

9/18/25 Pat

Pat's Statement

President Patricia Paradiso's and District Representative Josiah Santamaria's Statements from the 9/18/25 BOE Meeting.

9/18/25 Josiah

Josiah's Statment

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