As district faces unexpected deficit, Board members implore Business Administrator to rethink budgeting process. “None of us feel good about this,” one BOE member said.
Eric Burnside
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MaplewoodSchools / KidsSouth Orange
DOWNLOAD: Board of School Estimate Ritzer Field/CHS Improvements Documentation
Ahead of the now-postponed Feb. 13 Board of School Estimate meeting to vote on…
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MaplewoodSchools / KidsSouth Orange
South Orange-Maplewood School District Presents 3 Scenarios for Additional Construction Bonding
The scenarios would cost between $21M-$27.4M. Officials say the original bonds are falling short due to inflation and supply chain issues caused by the pandemic.
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MaplewoodSchools / KidsSouth Orange
UPDATE: Columbia High School Long Range Facilities Plan Projects Are Facing Cuts, BOE to Vote May 25
The district’s $160M Long Range Facilities Plan is running short of bonded funds.
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GovernmentMaplewoodSchools / KidsSouth Orange
WATCH: South Orange Leader Challenges School District Transportation Estimates
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MaplewoodSchools / KidsSouth OrangeTransportation
South Orange-Maplewood BOE to Vote on Revised Busing Policy April 27
by Lela Mooreby Lela MooreThe BOE will have a first read of the revised policy on March 30, before it is voted on in its final form in April or May. At the April 27 public budget meeting, the BOE will vote to approve its final budget, which will include a line for any revisions to the transportation policy.
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MaplewoodSchools / KidsSouth Orange
Conditions in Maplewood Middle School Building Leading to ‘Suffering,’ Parents Say
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GovernmentMaplewoodSchools / KidsSouth Orange
Adequate Public Notice: South Orange-Maplewood Board of Ed to Reorganize Jan. 5, 2023
The following has been edited from a notice sent by the South Orange-Maplewood School…
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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.
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MaplewoodSchools / KidsSouth Orange
SOMSD Breaks Ground on 5th School Construction Project, Faces Potential Year-Long PSEG Delay
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