South Orange-Maplewood School District

South Orange-Maplewood Board of School Estimate to Hold Informal Workshop on $140M School District Plan Dec 6

The South Orange-Maplewood Board of School Estimate will begin the process of considering a tax levy to pay for a proposed $140 million Long Range…

SOMSD Parenting Center Presents ‘Letters from Anne and Martin’ at CHS Dec 4

The Parenting Center is presenting the play Letters from Anne and Martin at CHS, Dec. 4, at 7:30 p.m. This play is a production created by the…

UPDATED: South Orange-Maplewood BOE Approves Long Range Facilities Plan

Updated November 20, 2018: The South Orange-Maplewood Board of Education voted to approve the Long Range Facilities Plan (with a K-5/6-8/9-12 configuration) by a vote…

Despite Power Outage, Marshall School Classes Continue With Normal Dismissal

From the South Orange-Maplewood School District at 2:14 p.m. on November 13, 2018: Dear Marshall Families, We wanted to advise you that the power is…

Intentional Integration & Innovation—Planning to Reconfigure South Orange-Maplewood Elementary Schools Oct 25

From South Orange-Maplewood School District: The Parenting Center presents SOMSD 2020: Intentional Integration & Innovation in Our Elementary Schools, An Evening with Dr. Edward Fergus, on October 25, 2018…

Bowing to Community Feedback, Ficarra Offers Scaled-Down School Reconfiguration Plan

After listening to feedback from around 1,000 community members who attended meetings detailing an ambitious $130 million long-range plan to repair, expand and integrate its…

South Orange-Maplewood School District: Talk to Your Children About Safety

From the South Orange-Maplewood School District: Dear SOMSD Community, You may have read or heard that the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit and…

Letter: Cuttle is Uniquely Qualified for South Orange-Maplewood BOE

To the Editor: I’ve lived in Maplewood most of my life. I graduated from Columbia High School in 1962. I raised my children here and…

Opportunity for Community Input for South Orange-Maplewood Superintendent Search October 9 at MMS

From the South Orange-Maplewood School District: Dear SOMSD Community, As you know, the search for SOMSD’s next Superintendent is underway! The Board of Education invites…

South Orange-Maplewood School District Posts Online Survey, Forum Dates to Guide Superintendent Search

From the South Orange-Maplewood School District (SOMSD): Dear SOMSD Community, In August 2018, the SOMSD Board of Education launched the search for our District’s next…