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Bid Specification Work Begins for $160M Capital Improvements for South Orange-Maplewood Schools

The South Orange-Maplewood School District moved a step closer to embarking on its nearly $160 million Long Range Facilities Plan/capital improvement projects, as reported at…

Parents, BOE Ask District to Consider Changes to Lockdown Drill Policy

Young students and several parents called upon the South Orange-Maplewood Board of Education on Monday night, September 16, to re-examine the district’s policy regarding school…

South Orange-Maplewood School Curriculum Updates Are Underway

Update, Sept. 17: this article has been updated with a copy of the curriculum presentation. The process of updating the curriculum for South Orange-Maplewood School…

South Orange-Maplewood School District Responds to New York Times Article on Integration Plan

The New York Times published an article on Friday, August 30 titled “A Suburb Believed in Liberal Ideals. Then Came a New Busing Plan” that…

South Orange-Maplewood Full K-5 Amistad & Holocaust Curriculum Update to Be Implemented This Fall

South Orange-Maplewood School District administrators are working to have an updated K-5 social studies curriculum that fully incorporates recommendations from the New Jersey Amistad and Holocaust…

New South Orange-Maplewood School Supe: ‘It’s Been a Fantastic’ Start

Ronald Taylor appears to have hit the ground running. The new superintendent of the South Orange-Maplewood School District — who took office on July 8 —…

‘Upset’ Montrose Preschool Parents Implore District to Rethink Staffing Cuts

Tempers flared as several current and former Montrose Early Childhood Center families expressed concern and frustration at Monday’s South Orange-Maplewood Board of Education meeting about…

Fields Says Black Parents Workshop Will Sue to Block Reassignment of MMS Principal

Walter Fields of the Black Parents Workshop told the South Orange-Maplewood Board of Education on Monday that his organization would seek a court order…

SOMSD Appoints Two New Principals and an ELA Supervisor

The South Orange-Maplewood Board of Education appointed two new principals at its meeting on Monday. Jennifer Connors will lead Clinton Elementary. She previously served as principal…

South Orange-Maplewood BOE Members Clash in Testy Exchange Over Policy Details

Debate over policies governing the authority of the South Orange-Maplewood Board of Education president and the rules surrounding public comment at meetings took a sharp…