“We are going to need to come back and figure out what it is that we’re going to do to make sure that one way or another we are addressing the needs of our student athletes and developing a field surface of whatever composition that’s going to meet the needs of all of our students,” said BOE member Will Meyer.
Board of School Estimate
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GovernmentMaplewoodSchools / KidsSouth Orange
BOE, Community Members Demand Prioritized Repairs to Columbia High School’s ‘Crumbling’ Facilities
by Lela Mooreby Lela MooreBOE President Dr. Qawi Telesford proposed a reassessment of the Long Range Facilities Plan to determine new priorities, particularly those that affect student safety, like the CHS elevator and stage.
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MaplewoodSchools / KidsSouth Orange
Dr. Gilbert Goes to Trenton: SOMSD Acting Supt. Asks State for Additional $4.2M to Close Deficit
“…at this point, we are well beyond trimming fat from our budget. We are cutting into bone,” said Gilbert.
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Breaking NewsMaplewoodSchools / KidsSouth OrangeSports
SOMA Officials Vote Down $30M School Bond, Draft New Resolution Without Ritzer Field
The Board of Education will vote on the new $24M bond resolution on March 21.
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GovernmentMaplewoodSchools / KidsSouth OrangeSports
Vote on $29M Bond—to Include Ritzer Turf—Now Scheduled for March 18
On Feb. 29, District officials said the Ritzer Field project could not be severed from the bond resolution; but now the “ask” is broken out into four project numbers.
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MaplewoodSchools / KidsSouth OrangeSponsored
SOMSD Board of School Estimate Meeting on Long Range Facilities Plan Rescheduled for March 18
From the South Orange Maplewood Board of Education: Notice is hereby given to the…
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MaplewoodSchools / KidsSouth Orange
Board of School Estimate Meeting Canceled; Will Be Rescheduled, District Says
The Board of School Estimate (BOSE) meeting that was to be held on Wednesday,…
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MaplewoodSchools / KidsSouth OrangeSponsored
SOMSD Board of School Estimate to meet Wednesday, Feb. 28 to Discuss Long Range Facilities Plan
From the South Orange Maplewood Board of Education: Notice is hereby given to the…
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MaplewoodSchools / KidsSouth Orange
DOWNLOAD: Board of School Estimate Ritzer Field/CHS Improvements Documentation
Ahead of the now-postponed Feb. 13 Board of School Estimate meeting to vote on…
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MaplewoodSchools / KidsSouth OrangeTowns
BOE Seeks Additional $29 Million to Complete SOMS & CHS Construction Projects
by Lela Mooreby Lela MooreStudents, parents and community members spoke passionately for and against the turfing of Ritzer Field. The Board of School Estimate will vote on the entire proposal on February 13.