Paul Roth

As $160M+ Facilities Plan Moves Forward, South Orange-Maplewood District Quietly Improves Ongoing Maintenance

As the South Orange-Maplewood School District moves forward on its eye-catching $160M+ Long Range Facilities Plan, the district has quietly been improving its ongoing maintenance…

BOE Sends $160M+ Facilities Plan to Board of School Estimate — With Turf Fields & AC Included

The long and winding two-year road to undertake massive improvements to the school district’s crumbling infrastructure crossed another hurdle last night as the South Orange-Maplewood…

South Orange-Maplewood BOE Declines to Reverse Non-Renewal for MMS Science Teacher

Despite remarks from nearly a dozen supporters asking that sixth-grade science teacher Debra Hwang have her contract renewed (and a reported 23 or more letters…

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…

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 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…

Lembrich: Support for Long Range Facilities Plan & School Desegregation Is Moral Imperative for SOMA Community

The following is from Greg Lembrich, Maplewood Township Committee member. On Thursday night I will proudly join my colleagues from the Maplewood Township Committee, South…

South Orange-Maplewood BOE Approves Long Range Facilities Plan by 8-0 Vote

The South Orange-Maplewood BOE voted 8-0 to approve the Long Range Facilities Plan that outlines nearly $140 million in improvements and construction projects for the…

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…