“It’s important to clarify that the Board’s decision to put Dr. Taylor on Administrative leave was a thoughtful and considered one.”
Superintendent Dr. Ronald Taylor
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MaplewoodSchools / KidsSouth Orange
Taylor Fights Back Against Teacher’s Union: ‘Let the Record Be Set Straight’
“What we are currently experiencing is not typical…” says the Superintendent.
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MaplewoodSchools / KidsSouth Orange
Teachers Erupt, Board Majority Defies Superintendent’s Plans to Fully Delevel Schools
by Lela Mooreby Lela MooreThe 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.”
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MaplewoodSchools / KidsSouth Orange
SOMSD ‘Has Succeeded in Fulfilling Community’s Vision’ on Busing, Spokesman Says
“Any claim that Superintendent Taylor has not acted responsibly or passed blame to someone else is categorically untrue,” says Communications Director.
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MaplewoodSchools / KidsSouth Orange
‘It’s Breaking Me’: Frustrated, ‘Exhausted’ Parents Beg Superintendent to Fix Busing Situation
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.
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MaplewoodSchools / KidsSouth Orange
BOE Questions Disparity In South Orange & Maplewood Middle Schools HIB & Safety Incidents
South Orange-Maplewood Board of Education members asked district administration for more qualitative data.
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MaplewoodSchools / KidsSouth Orange
2nd Integration Survey Gets Improved Family Response Rate, Points to Areas of ‘Concern’
by Lela Mooreby Lela MooreSOMSD saw improved III survey responses rates after falling short on previous efforts.
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GovernmentMaplewoodSchools / KidsSouth OrangeTowns
BOE Approves Transportation for Every Pre-K, Elementary Student Living 1.25 Miles+ From School
by Lela Mooreby Lela MooreWant to know what is happening in your community? WE MAKE IT EASY! Try…
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MaplewoodSchools / KidsSouth Orange
Board of Ed Votes to Retain, Reassign Elementary & Middle School Spanish Teachers
by Lela Mooreby Lela MooreWant to know what is happening in your community? WE MAKE IT EASY! Try…
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MaplewoodSchools / KidsSouth Orange
Student Interventions at CHS Will Focus on Absences and Begin With Freshmen, SOMSD Administrators Tell BOE
by Lela Mooreby Lela MooreAsst. Supt. Ann Bodnar also said a Ninth Grade Academy would be created to focus on the transition to high school, particularly when a student has previously failed ELA or math classes in middle school. The academy would also offer a freshman seminar to students.