‘SOMSD 2020’ Schools Integration Plan Postponed Until 2021
The reorganization of South Orange and Maplewood schools — intended to eliminate segregation in the district — is underway but will be postponed until September 2021,…
Increase in South Orange-Maplewood State Aid Will Help Alleviate Budget Freeze
The South Orange-Maplewood School District received more than a half million dollars more in state aid for 2019/20 than anticipated, but that increase will go…
South Orange-Maplewood $140M Facilities Plan Schedule ‘Slides’ — No Bond Approval in March
Looks like the South Orange-Maplewood School District will be under a tight squeeze to get everything in order for construction to begin this summer on…
All South Orange-Maplewood School Buses Now Equipped With GPS for Tracking
All South Orange-Maplewood School District buses are now equipped with GPS devices or systems, and the school district has also created separate instant messaging lists…
Ficarra: Despite $3.9M Budget Gap, No Staff Reductions Proposed for 2019/20
The preliminary South Orange-Maplewood School District budget for 2019/2020 shows a $3.9 million shortfall, but interim Superintendent Thomas Ficarra said on Monday that no reductions…
South Orange-Maplewood Superintendent Search Down to Final Few
The search for a new superintendent to lead the South Orange-Maplewood School District is nearing its conclusion, Board of Education President Annemarie Maini said Monday,…
South Orange-Maplewood Board of Ed Penalizes Tuscan Principal for ‘Insubordination’
The South Orange-Maplewood Board of Education held a public discussion on Monday night concerning a one-day suspension of Tuscan School Principal Malikah Majeed — at…
South Orange-Maplewood Director of Communications Leaving School District April 1
The South Orange-Maplewood School District will see more administrative change this year as its director of communications is stepping down to relocate with her family.…
South Orange-Maplewood District Purchasing GPS Devices & Systems for Buses
After a snowstorm stranded children on school buses for hours in South Orange and Maplewood last month (and paralyzed travel throughout the region), the school…
After Delays, South Orange-Maplewood to Address Inequities in Discipline for Students of Color & With Disabilities
In its last meeting of 2018, South Orange-Maplewood School District administrators addressed long-awaited revisions to the district’s Code of Conduct policy that were initially proposed…