The five candidates respond to our questions on busing and transportation in the district.
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MaplewoodSchools / KidsSouth Orange
South Orange-Maplewood School District Adopts Phonics Pilot Program for Grades K-3
District will continue to use a revised Teachers College curricula to teach reading, but is no longer “tied” to the program, ELA Supervisor explains.
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MaplewoodSchools / KidsSouth Orange
As Busing Woes Plague Start of School Year, BOE & Parents Call for ‘Swift Action’, Supt. Asks for ‘Patience’
Parents report significant delays, no-show buses, confused routes, last-minute cancellations and more. They — and the Board of Ed — are calling for swift action from the Superintendent.
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MaplewoodSchools / KidsSouth Orange
‘We Can Do a Lot Better’: South Orange-Maplewood Board of Ed Rates Itself
Board President Kaitlin Wittleder said the board rated itself a 2.2 out of 4 — the same as last year and the year before. “We recognize we are South Orange-Maplewood and we can do a lot better than that,” she said.
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MaplewoodSchools / KidsSouth Orange
BOE President May 25 Statement on Employee Renewal Process, Pulling of Religion in Schools Policy
After last month’s raucous and impassioned Board of Education meeting which led to two…
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MaplewoodSchools / KidsSouth Orange
Wittleder: BOE ‘Fully Committed’ to Integration Plan; Fmr. Member Bergin ‘Badly Underestimates’ Community
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ElectionMaplewoodSchools / KidsSouth Orange
Village Green ‘Ask the Candidates’: 2022 BOE Candidates on Board of Ed Performance
Five community members are running for three seats on the South Orange-Maplewood Board of…
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ElectionGovernmentMaplewoodSchools / KidsSouth Orange
Village Green ‘Ask the Candidates’: 2022 BOE Candidates on Busing & Transportation
Five community members are running for three seats on the South Orange-Maplewood Board of…
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MaplewoodSchools / KidsSouth Orange
WATCH: BOE Meeting Devolves Into Caustic Shouting Match Over Virtual Meeting Participation
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MaplewoodSchools / KidsSouth Orange
As SOMSD Heads Back to School, Key Administrative & Special Ed Positions Remain Unfilled
South Orange-Maplewood Schools reopen on Thursday, September 8 for the 2022-23 school year. For the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic began, the district will be fully in-person and many pandemic restrictions will no longer be in place.
But SOMSD is beginning its new school year with some key administrative and special education positions either unfilled or occupied by people new to the role — or to the district.