South Orange-Maplewood School District

The five candidates respond to our questions on the Long Range Facilities Plan

A few weeks after Dr. Ronald Taylor, Superintendent of South Orange-Maplewood Schools, issued a…

“The Culinary Arts of South Orange” to have special screening hosted by the Garden State Film Festival at Atlantic City conference Oct. 24.

The BOE voted to remove a revised Access & Equity Policy from first read, but Supt. Taylor said, “Board approval is not required for shifts in pedagogy.”

Grammy Award-winning alumna taps student musicians for opening number

“Any claim that Superintendent Taylor has not acted responsibly or passed blame to someone else is categorically untrue,” says Communications Director.

Parents say they are frustrated by poor communications, lack of solutions & lack of a straightforward apology.

2nd VP Nubia Wilson said the bus vendor told BOE members yesterday it was “the first time they had heard of the laundry list of issues” about busing and transportation in SOMSD.

District will continue to use a revised Teachers College curricula to teach reading, but is no longer “tied” to the program, ELA Supervisor explains.

The BOE was told in August more than $16 million would be needed (before the 10% contingency) for SOMS “without an explanation as to why there was an increase.”