The Board of Education President has also promised “ongoing follow-up and oversight.” Meanwhile, some …
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South Orange-Maplewood Starts School Short of Paraprofessionals, and with One ‘Glaring’ Busing Issue
Supt. Jason Bing reported that the school year started with 138 permanent paraprofessionals and …
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South Orange-Maplewood Board of Ed Acknowledges ‘Uncertainty & Distress’ Caused by Paraprofessional Transition
In late-breaking news, Board of Ed 1st VP Liz Callahan noted that the paras …
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Parents Decry School District’s Paraprofessional Transition, Fear Risks to Students With Disabilities
Superintendent Jason Bing said the District gave the new vendor the names of the …
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‘There Is No Good Option’—Board of Education Approves New Paraprofessional Vendor
“Special Education Parents Advisory Committee and the broader community could and should have been …
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South Orange-Maplewood District to Request Higher Pay for Some Paraprofessionals
A parent urged the district to do more to compensate and retain paras now, …
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District ‘Closely Monitoring’ Special Education Paraprofessionals’ Pay Cut by Vendor
One parent asked the Board of Education to “stand up for paras who are …
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Citing ‘Fiscal Cliff’, SOMA Schools Propose Cutting Inclusion Classroom Co-Teachers for Science, Social Studies
“We also are currently working on ways to look at our current model, … …
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Woman Whose Granddaughter Was ‘Failed’ by Special Ed System Vows to Advocate for All Students
Vicky Johnson says her granddaughter was “traumatized” by her experience at Columbia High School, …
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Susie Budine, SOMSD’s 7th Special Services Leader in a Decade, Resigns
by Lela Mooreby Lela MooreBudine is leaving after two-and-a-half years for a position in Madison — with a …

