“Being Board President is not a one-person job, and it definitely doesn’t come with a playbook, so the support of the Executive Members and my other six Board colleagues this year has meant more to me than you know.”
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Arts & CultureMaplewoodSchools / KidsSouth Orange
Virtual ‘BookBreak’ Brings Authors to South Orange-Maplewood Students
All elementary students throughout the District participate in live online sessions.
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Arts & CultureMaplewoodSchools / KidsSouth Orange
Delia Bolden Elementary School Student’s Artwork Featured in NJPAC Exhibition
5th-grader Henry Weinstein’s “One Left Standing” to be displayed until January
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Arts & CultureMaplewoodSchools / KidsSouth Orange
Run-DMC’s Darryl McDaniels Comes to Maplewood Middle School
The DMC Half of the legendary hip-hop duo gave an unforgettable motivational talk to middle-schoolers
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Parents, Students Implore Board to Reconsider CHS Schedule Change: It is ‘Interfering With Learning,’
“I felt like I was being set up to fail,” said a CHS junior who is both an athlete and has accommodations for tests.
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MaplewoodSchools / KidsSouth Orange
SOMSD Issues Correction to Press Release About Student Scores on AP Exams
A previous release had claimed the number of all CHS students scoring 3 or higher on AP exams increased by 10% — the new release states it is only the number of SENIORS achieving that score that increased.
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The Yawbots team scored near the top in all three phases of the tournament and will be competing at the Regional Championship on December 9 & 10th at Mt. Olive High School.
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BOE Focuses on ‘Fostering Connections,’ ‘Cohesion,’ in Hiring New Superintendent
by Lela Mooreby Lela MooreBOE Prez said the board would “collectively” identify the professional background and skills desired in a new superintendent, and agreed to solicit community opinion as well during public meetings.
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MaplewoodSchools / KidsSouth Orange
As District Kicks Off Superintendent Search, BOE Hears How to Make Process a Success
The NJ School Board Assn. rep cautioned that the BOE should not settle by allowing timeline to drive the process. “If you’re not all certain this is the best person, start over.”
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Arts & CultureMaplewoodSchools / KidsSouth Orange
SOMSD 4th-Graders Perform Beethoven’s Fifth at SOPAC — With a Little Help From Lux Orchestra
From SOMSD: Within minutes of taking their seats, hundreds of District fourth-graders performed the…