“For people to say we are unknown, I think it speaks more to their lack of education about who we are than our work.” — TJ Whitaker
South Orange – Maplewood Board of Education
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GovernmentHistoryMaplewoodSouth OrangeTowns
SOMA Honors Female Elected Leaders, Girl Scout Troop 20251 for Women’s History Month
by Lela Mooreby Lela MooreThe proclamation followed the raising of a Women’s History Month flag outside Maplewood Town Hall, where the TC meeting was held in person for the first time in three years. It is the first time such a flag has been raised in Maplewood, said TC member Nancy Adams.
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MaplewoodSchools / KidsSouth Orange
As Integration Plan Expands into Year 3 in Fall ’23, Officials Discuss Distance to School & Marshall/Bolden Unpairing
Superintendent presents data and future plans for the ‘living innovation,’ as BOE members look at successes and potential adjustments.
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MaplewoodSchools / KidsSouth OrangeSponsored
SOMSD Board of Education to Meet in Public Session Thursday, March 16
From the South Orange Maplewood Board of Education: The Board of Education will meet…
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MaplewoodSchools / KidsSouth OrangeTransportation
South Orange-Maplewood BOE to Vote on Revised Busing Policy April 27
by Lela Mooreby Lela MooreThe BOE will have a first read of the revised policy on March 30, before it is voted on in its final form in April or May. At the April 27 public budget meeting, the BOE will vote to approve its final budget, which will include a line for any revisions to the transportation policy.
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MaplewoodSchools / KidsSouth Orange
Gifford Responds to Questions Regarding Proposed School Security Policy Changes
Following the February 23, 2023 South Orange-Maplewood Board of Education meeting, Village Green reached…
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MaplewoodSchools / KidsSouth Orange
Many South Orange-Maplewood Students Still Need Academic Support Post-Pandemic, Data Show
by Lela Mooreby Lela Moore“We know the pandemic did impact our students, but not every student was impacted in the same way or to the same degree,” said Asst. Supt. of Curriculum & Instruction Ann Bodnar. She explained that academic support was provided to students via a “layered” system of interventions, instead of in a one-size-fits-all approach.
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MaplewoodSchools / KidsSouth Orange
Wittleder: BOE ‘Fully Committed’ to Integration Plan; Fmr. Member Bergin ‘Badly Underestimates’ Community
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CommunityMaplewoodSchools / KidsSouth Orange
‘A Constant Ambassador for Peace’: Delia Bolden’s Niece Honors Her Aunt’s Legacy at Ribbon Cutting
In an exciting development, the Columbia High School archive committee located Delia’s niece Dr. Carole Willis, who called her aunt “a constant ambassador for peace who truly believed in the power of love. ‘Only love can conquer hate,’ she always told us.”
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GovernmentMaplewoodOpinionSchools / KidsSouth Orange
Bergin: South Orange-Maplewood ‘Integration Initiative Now at Risk of Being Chipped Away’
The following statement is from Susan Bergin, whose resignation from the South Orange-Maplewood Board…