The wide-ranging interview covered topics such as the Fergus recommendations, the code of conduct, Board of Education functionality, communications, data, equity, hiring and retention, and more.
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Intentional Integration Initiative (SOMSD III)
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MaplewoodSchools / KidsSouth Orange
SOMSD District Goals Update: Integration, Facilities, Special Ed, Freshman Academy
by Lela Mooreby Lela MooreActing Supt. Gilbert provided the BOE with an update on SOMSD’s five district goals for 2024-25.
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MaplewoodSchools / KidsSouth Orange
South Orange-Maplewood Board of Ed Advances Transfer Portal Policies
The policy changes would allow a socioeconomic status-neutral waitlist for transfers related to the Intentional Integration Initiative.
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MaplewoodSchools / KidsSouth Orange
Fergus Committee Meets for 1st Time, Equity Implementation Plan Presented
Board of Education members asked for more details, including timelines, budget numbers and measurable goals.
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ElectionMaplewoodSchools / KidsSouth Orange
Village Green ‘Ask the Candidates’: 2023 BOE Candidates on Integration Plan, Transfer Portal
The five candidates respond to our questions on the Intentional Integration Initiative and a proposed transfer portal.
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MaplewoodSchools / KidsSouth Orange
Week 3: South Orange-Maplewood School Busing Woes Continue, Improvements Promised
Village Colonials families learned that the Board of Education will vote to restore their bus later this month.
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MaplewoodSchools / KidsSouth Orange
2nd Integration Survey Gets Improved Family Response Rate, Points to Areas of ‘Concern’
by Lela Mooreby Lela MooreSOMSD saw improved III survey responses rates after falling short on previous efforts.
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MaplewoodSchools / KidsSouth Orange
Supt. Taylor Says Socioeconomic Status Transfer Mechanism Is Under Consideration
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MaplewoodSchools / KidsSouth Orange
SEGREGATED: A Working History of South Orange-Maplewood School Integration, Access & Equity Efforts
After decades of failed attempts, the South Orange-Maplewood School District is finally balancing its elementary schools with its Intentional Integration Initiative. Local leaders agree it’ll take more to erase years of inequity and prepare diverse students for bright futures.
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