South Orange-Maplewood Parents Voice Concerns about School Lockdown Drills
The topic of school lockdown drills — and their effects on students — was raised by parents at the South Orange-Maplewood Board of Education meeting…
UPDATED: BOE Rejects Maplewood Middle School Principal’s Resignation
Editor’s note, May 16, 4:30 p.m.: This article has been updated with comment from MMS Principal Dara Gronau. May 14, 5 p.m.: This article has…
School District Improvements Could Begin by Mid-Summer, Ficarra Says
Improvements to school buildings throughout South Orange and Maplewood could begin as early as August, as part of nearly $140 million in projects for the…
New SOMSD Superintendent Taylor Talks Schools Inequality, SROs and Top Priorities
In his first official introduction to the community, new South Orange-Maplewood School District Superintendent Dr. Ronald Taylor cast himself as a hands-on, data-driven educator intent…
Meet New South Orange-Maplewood Schools Superintendent Dr. Ronald Taylor April 30
The South Orange-Maplewood School District is inviting the community to meet Dr. Ronald Taylor, who will take over as Superintendent of Schools on July 8,…
2 South Orange-Maplewood BOE Members Abstained From Superintendent Vote. We Asked, ‘Why?’
“Hiring a new superintendent is one of the most important responsibilities of a school board,” wrote then-Board President Elizabeth Baker in July 2018, when the…
NJ Standardized Test Time is Almost Here: What You Need to Know
The New Jersey Student Learning Assessments (NJSLA) — formerly known as PARCC — is coming up again in April. Read this VillageGreenNJ.com article about how…
CHS Winners of Cinema Ed Young Filmmakers Awards at 2019 SOMA Film Fest
Six Columbia High School students were winners at the Cinema Ed Young Filmmakers track for the 2019 SOMA Film Festival. Max Goldstein was the…
South Orange-Maplewood Represented at Fablearn Conference at Columbia University
From SOMSD: Elizabeth Aaron, Principal on Special Assignment for SOMSD2020: Intentional Integration and Innovation in our Elementary Schools, and Jennifer Latimer, lead media specialist…
Is the Test Formerly Known as PARCC Still Required for Graduation? It Depends
Recently, the NJ Department of Education issued new guidelines for the largely reviled test that used to be known as PARCC, now called the New Jersey…