Regarding the $4 million gap, Business Admin. Imani Moody said, “We have a conviction across all of the constituencies here to have this budget process be a success, and to get to a place where we’re providing a balanced budget and avoiding reductions in force and things of that nature by really being strategic about how we’re deploying resources.”
South Orange-Maplewood School District
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MaplewoodSchools / KidsSouth OrangeTownsUncategorized
Bing, BOE Discuss Needs of Special Ed Students & Budget Planning Going Forward
Liz Callahan said her goal as chair of the BOE’s Special Education committee moving forward was “to remain committed to ensuring that students and teachers are at the heart of these discussions while supporting the district in intentional, well-structured planning that does reflect the evolving educational landscape.”
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MaplewoodSchools / KidsSouth Orange
South Orange-Maplewood School District to Host a Virtual Meeting on CHS Electives Feb. 12
The WebEx meeting announcement comes amid concerns from students, parents and teachers that some courses will be offered every other year or cut.
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MaplewoodSchools / KidsSouth Orange
UPDATE: ‘We’re Not Seeing the Kind of Progress We Want to See’ Re: CHS Black Student Enrollment in AP Classes
Meanwhile, the school district reported that Black student enrollment fell in the district overall, and the Board of Ed voiced its continued support for Integration, Access & Equity.
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MaplewoodSchools / KidsSouth Orange
For First Time Since June, SOMSD Board of Ed, SOMEA Move Closer to a Contract
After the teacher’s union and the District signed a memorandum of agreement on Thursday, BOE President Nubia DuVall Wilson said, “We look forward to finalizing the SOMEA contract this school year for our hard-working teachers.”
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MaplewoodSchools / KidsSouth Orange
South Orange-Maplewood District Responds to PowerSchool Cybersecurity Breach
South Orange-Maplewood Superintendent of Schools Jason Bing sent an email to district families today…
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After CHS Student Struck by Car, District Looks to Raise Pedestrian Safety Awareness
The student was apparently not seriously injured, but school district officials are “exploring ways to increase pedestrian safety awareness around our schools.”
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MaplewoodSchools / KidsSouth Orange
Departing Board of Education Members Receive Accolades From Colleagues
by Lela Mooreby Lela MooreEach of the three departing South Orange-Maplewood Board of Education members — President Dr.…
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MaplewoodSchools / KidsSouth Orange
SOMSD Board of Ed Updates District’s ‘Lockdown’ Drills Policy, But Gives No Advance Notice of Drills
Revisions disappointed some parents who wanted more advanced notice of drills beyond announcing that the drill is a drill at the start of the exercise.