Dr. John Ramos

South Orange-Maplewood Rejects Bids for Superintendent Search, Will Revise Criteria

The South Orange-Maplewood Board of Education has rejected all bids it received from search firms to choose the district’s new superintendent, and agreed to issue…

South Orange-Maplewood Asst Superintendent Applies for Job in Florida

Kevin L. Walston. Assistant Superintendent of Administration for the South Orange-Maplewood School District, was among 26 applicants for the job of superintendent of schools for the Duval…

Departing Superintendent Ramos Receives $22.8K Bonus

Departing South Orange-Maplewood Superintendent of School Dr. John Ramos has received a $22,773.25 merit pay bonus as he exits the district. The bonus (see resolution…

ICYMI: Former Baseball Coach & Assistant File Suit Against South Orange-Maplewood District

According to a report in TAPintoSOMA.net, former Columbia High School baseball coach Joe Fischetti and assistant coach Matthew Becht have filed a lawsuit against the…

Update on Lead Testing in the South Orange-Maplewood School District

The following is a July 26 email to the SOMSD Community from Superintendent Dr. John Ramos As you may be aware, an initial report indicated…

Retiring Supe Ramos: ‘Architecture is in Place’ for South Orange – Maplewood Schools

The following is from Dr. John Ramos, SOMSD Superintendent of Schools To the SOMSD Learning Community: After sharing the following information with the school district’s…

Clinton, SOMS No Longer ‘Focus’ Schools; MMS Shows Improvement

Clinton School and South Orange Middle School have shown sufficient improvements in closing their respective achievement gaps to merit removal from a state list for…

CHS Special Dance Students Call Out Administration, Teachers on Response to ‘4 Score’ Dance

A dance choreographed and performed by a Columbia High School student last month has become a potent topic of discussion after a handful of faculty…

UPDATED: Board of Ed Approves Opt-Out Measure for Seth Boyden In-Zone Families

Editor’s note, June 17, 5:50 p.m.: the article has been updated with a quote from BOE member Stephanie Lawson-Muhammad explaining why she voted against the…

South Orange-Maplewood to Hold Q&A on Lead in Water June 17 at Seth Boyden

After elevated levels of lead were found in 9 of the 223 water sources in the South Orange-Maplewood School District, the district is hosting a “Community…