The district is facing the “unexpected” shortfall due to rises in transportation, special education and more. However, by halting all discretionary spending and dipping into next year’s fund balance, the administration is “confident” it can cover the shortfall, said Supt. Dr. Ronald Taylor.
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‘This District Needs MapSO Freedom School’ Says Founder in Rebuke to BOE Members
“For people to say we are unknown, I think it speaks more to their lack of education about who we are than our work.” — TJ Whitaker
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Arts & CultureMaplewoodSchools / KidsSouth Orange
Three Delia Bolden Students Have Artwork Exhibited for Essex County Youth Art Month
From James Manno: Three students from Delia Bolden Elementary School in Maplewood, New Jersey…
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PHOTOS: CHS’s ‘Something Rotten’ Wows Audiences; Limited Tix for Final Weekend
Columbia High School students are wowing audiences once again with this year’s production of…
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DevelopmentSchools / KidsSouth Orange
Seton Hall University To Host Town Hall on Newark Stormwater Study March 14
Seton Hall University will host a town hall meeting at 4 p.m. on Tuesday,…
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Author Kelly Yang Virtually Visits South Orange-Maplewood 5th Graders
In February, author Kelly Yang joined the entire South Orange-Maplewood 5th grade for a…
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Arts & CultureCOVID-19MaplewoodSchools / KidsSouth Orange
CHS Documentary ‘The Healing: Arts in a Time of COVID’ to be Screened at 2023 Garden State Film Festival
From the first hours of the lock down through some dark days of isolation and frustration, the film is filled with riveting student and teacher testimonies and quality student performances that shape the storyline.
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MaplewoodSchools / KidsSouth Orange
Rutgers Disproportionality & Equity Lab Seeks SOMA District Families for Survey
The equity audit is to “understand the nature of equity in the district to make sure that all children are treated fairly and equitably.”
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MaplewoodSchools / KidsSouth Orange
New Ethics Complaint Filed Against Board of Ed 1st VP Elissa Malespina
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The parent also alleges that the South Orange-Maplewood School District “argued, misrepresented, and lied, with a complete and utter disregard for the young lives at risk.”