Academic Placement Policy

South Orange-Maplewood District Approves Special Counsel to Handle Civil Rights Litigation

At its reorganization meeting Wednesday night, the South Orange-Maplewood Board of Education appointed special counsel to “provide legal advice, consultation and representation in litigation, if…

In Response to Letter, District Says Requests by African-American Students for Honors Placement Are Being Met

Updated 1:15 p.m. October 2, 2017 with a response from Black Parents Workshop. In response to an accusation that two African-American students were denied access…

Supt. Ramos Clarifies Access & Equity Policy as Students Begin to Plan Schedules

The following email was sent by Supt. Dr. John Ramos to the SOMSD community on Thursday: Dear SOMSD Community: Last fall the Board of Education…

SOMA Black Parents Group ‘Will Not Hesitate’ to Take Legal Action to End Leveling

While the South Orange Maplewood Black Parents Workshop, an advocacy group, has strong praise for the school district’s passage of a new Academic Placement policy that…

S. Orange-Maplewood BOE Sets 6-Month Goal to Transform Academic Placement

The South Orange-Maplewood Board of Education unanimously approved an Academic Placement policy revision last night that has been described as “one tool” toward implementation of…