Town leaders and community seek clarification from Superintendent after recent meeting.
Intentional Integration Initiative (SOMSD III)
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MaplewoodSchools / KidsSouth Orange
New Ethics Complaint Filed Against Board of Ed 1st VP Elissa Malespina
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The parent also alleges that the South Orange-Maplewood School District “argued, misrepresented, and lied, with a complete and utter disregard for the young lives at risk.”
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MaplewoodSchools / KidsSouth Orange
As Integration Plan Expands into Year 3 in Fall ’23, Officials Discuss Distance to School & Marshall/Bolden Unpairing
Superintendent presents data and future plans for the ‘living innovation,’ as BOE members look at successes and potential adjustments.
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MaplewoodSchools / KidsSouth Orange
Long-Delayed Integration Survey Gleans Limited Response From Black Families
“Given how low the response rate [is] from our Black parents, how much does that data actually tell us and what can we do to improve that response rate?” — BOE member Bill Gifford.
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GovernmentMaplewoodOpinionSchools / KidsSouth Orange
Bergin: South Orange-Maplewood ‘Integration Initiative Now at Risk of Being Chipped Away’
The following statement is from Susan Bergin, whose resignation from the South Orange-Maplewood Board…
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DevelopmentGovernmentMaplewoodSouth Orange
Collum & Dafis: Affordable Housing Is an Equity Issue in Maplewood, South Orange
Maplewood and South Orange leaders spent little time congratulating themselves on progress and instead focused remarks on work that remains to be done — with affordable housing as a clear priority.
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GovernmentMaplewoodSchools / KidsSouth Orange
‘I Am Most Proud of Our District’s Students’—Thair Joshua Reflects on Historic Board of Ed Presidency
The following remarks were made by South Orange-Maplewood Board of Education President Thair Joshua…
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MaplewoodSchools / KidsSouth Orange
Judge Rules in Parent’s Favor as South Orange-Maplewood Families Seek Relief for Busing in Court
Multiple South Orange-Maplewood School District families have appealed to obtain busing for their students by filing complaints with the New Jersey Department of Education, and an administrative law judge has ruled on at least one complaint, awarding relief and calling the Board of Education out on violating its own transportation policy.
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MaplewoodSchools / KidsSouth Orange
BOE Members Ask for More Details on District Goal Action Plans Around Student Achievement, Integration
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