The BOE voted to remove a revised Access & Equity Policy from first read, but Supt. Taylor said, “Board approval is not required for shifts in pedagogy.”
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BOE first vice-president Elissa Malespina
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MaplewoodSchools / KidsSouth OrangeTowns
As More Students of Color Enroll in AP Classes at CHS, Focus Turns to Supporting Them
by Lela Mooreby Lela Moore“As we continue to increase enrollment for Black and Latinx students we need to simultaneously ramp up our efforts to understand what they’re experiencing from a social emotional standpoint in those classes,” said BOE member Courtney Winkfield.
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MaplewoodSchools / KidsSouth Orange
BOE Questions Disparity In South Orange & Maplewood Middle Schools HIB & Safety Incidents
South Orange-Maplewood Board of Education members asked district administration for more qualitative data.
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MaplewoodSchools / KidsSouth Orange
Many Black & Hispanic SOMSD Students Fail to Meet State Math Standards, Prompting Concern from BOE
by Lela Mooreby Lela Moore“We’re seeing really, really striking gaps in math,” said BOE member Courtney Winkfield. She called upon district administrators to consider restructuring and reorganizing the district’s math curricula across all grades as part of a comprehensive plan.
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MaplewoodSchools / KidsSouth Orange
Board of Ed Votes to Retain, Reassign Elementary & Middle School Spanish Teachers
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MaplewoodSchools / KidsSouth OrangeTransportation
Proposed SOMSD Budget Includes 3.55% Tax Hike; BOE Probes Taylor for More Data & Transparency
by Lela Mooreby Lela MooreWant to know what is happening in your community? WE MAKE IT EASY! Try…
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MaplewoodSchools / KidsSouth OrangeTowns
‘Do The Right Thing’: CHS Students, Alumni Urge District to Keep Journalism a For-Credit Course
by Lela Mooreby Lela MooreSupt. Taylor said the class would remain full-year, but it is still unclear if it will be an elective or count towards graduation.
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MaplewoodSchools / KidsSouth Orange
Many South Orange-Maplewood Students Still Need Academic Support Post-Pandemic, Data Show
by Lela Mooreby Lela Moore“We know the pandemic did impact our students, but not every student was impacted in the same way or to the same degree,” said Asst. Supt. of Curriculum & Instruction Ann Bodnar. She explained that academic support was provided to students via a “layered” system of interventions, instead of in a one-size-fits-all approach.
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MaplewoodSchools / KidsSouth OrangeTowns
Academic Gap Remains Between Black and White SOMSD Students, State Test Shows
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MaplewoodSchools / KidsSouth OrangeTowns
On Realigned South Orange-Maplewood Board of Ed, Committee Assignments Create Tension
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