Elizabeth Baker

South Orange-Maplewood District Details Impact of $1.4M Preschool Expansion Grant

A $1.422 Million grant obtained by the South Orange-Maplewood School District to expand preschool could ultimately lead to universal pre-K — bringing free preschool education…

PARCC Results Show Achievement Gap Persists; Ficarra Says Gains Will Come Soon

A review of state testing results from the 2017-18 school year at last night’s South Orange-Maplewood Board of Education meeting showed a continued, significant gap…

District Presents Report on STEM Realignment Process, With Final Curriculum to be Approved in October

The South Orange-Maplewood Board of Education will not be approving the final STEM Curriculum until October — but that’s not a bad thing, according to…

Board of Ed Backs Superintendent on CHS Principal Reassignment, Other Admin Moves

Despite a large turnout of supporters in a hot, crowded meeting room, the South Orange-Maplewood Board of Education overwhelmingly backed its interim superintendent on proposed…

Davis: Open Letter to Elizabeth Baker, President, SOMA Board of Education

James H. Davis III is a former candidate for the South Orange-Maplewood Board of Education and an attorney. Although Davis is a Parent Trustee of…

Lawson-Muhammad: We Will Not … Be Torn Apart By Those That Seek to Divide

After an executive session of the South Orange-Maplewood Board of Education last night, Board member Stephanie Lawson-Muhammad read a statement further apologizing for her actions…

South Orange-Maplewood BOE President Responds to Questions Related to Board Member Traffic Stop

South Orange-Maplewood Board of Education President Elizabeth Baker urged caution today in coverage and discussion of a traffic stop involving Board member Stephanie Lawson-Muhammad and…

South Orange Trustees Voted Unanimously to Notify BOE President of Board Member Traffic Stop

Before the public became aware of a traffic stop involving South Orange-Maplewood Board of Education member Stephanie Lawson-Muhammad this past week, the South Orange Village…

South Orange-Maplewood School District to Get $480K More in State Aid for 2018-19

This story has now been updated with a response from South Orange-Maplewood Board of Education President Elizabeth Baker. The South Orange-Maplewood School District will receive…