South Orange-Maplewood School District

New South Orange-Maplewood Schools Superintendent Dr. Ronald Taylor Is On the Job

The age of interims is coming to a close. After years of administrative churn and something of a clearing-of-the-decks by interim superintendent Dr. Thomas Ficarra,…

South Orange-Maplewood, Here’s How $160M in School Bonds Will Impact Your Taxes

The $160 million tax levy just approved by the South Orange-Maplewood Board of School Estimate for the Long Range Facilities Plan is going to cause…

Board of School Estimate OKs Tax Levy for $160M Capital Plan to Improve, Expand South Orange-Maplewood Schools

The South Orange-Maplewood Board of School Estimate on June 11 unanimously approved a tax levy to pay for the school district’s “historic” $157.4 million capital…

As $160M+ Facilities Plan Moves Forward, South Orange-Maplewood District Quietly Improves Ongoing Maintenance

As the South Orange-Maplewood School District moves forward on its eye-catching $160M+ Long Range Facilities Plan, the district has quietly been improving its ongoing maintenance…

Prosecutor’s Office Explains 1-Week Delay in Notifying South Orange-Maplewood District of Teacher Arrest

After discovering via news reports last Thursday, June 13, that Columbia High School teacher Michael A. Morrill 55, had been arrested on charges of third-degree…

BOE Sends $160M+ Facilities Plan to Board of School Estimate — With Turf Fields & AC Included

The long and winding two-year road to undertake massive improvements to the school district’s crumbling infrastructure crossed another hurdle last night as the South Orange-Maplewood…

South Orange-Maplewood Superintendent Addresses CHS Community on Arrest of Teacher

The following email was sent by South Orange-Maplewood Interim Superintendent of Schools Dr. Gayle Carrick in response to the recent arrest of a CHS astronomy…

CHS Robotics Says Farewell to Allan Tumolillo Upon His Retirement

From CHS Robotics: Columbia High School Robotics teams bid a fond farewell to Mr. T (Allan Tumolillo), their teacher, mentor and club advisor at a…

‘Try Not to Micromanage or Nag’ & Other Tips on Reducing Student Stress from CHS Guidance Director Scott White

The following message was sent via email by Columbia High School Interim Director of Guidance Scott White in April. We are reposting it here on…

School District Improvements Could Begin by Mid-Summer, Ficarra Says

Improvements to school buildings throughout South Orange and Maplewood could begin as early as August, as part of nearly $140 million in projects for the…