Former Maplewood Mayor Fred Profeta to the Board: “We want to make sure that the solution fits the problem. We don’t want to over regulate, we don’t want to under regulate. We like to get it just right to the extent possible.”
Superintendent of Schools Jason Bing
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MaplewoodSchools / KidsSouth Orange
Community Conversations with SOMSD Superintendent Continue in New Year
The next two Community Conversations with Superintendent Jason Bing will take place on February 6 and 25. (Bing will also be meeting residents at the Hilton Neighborhood Association meeting on Jan. 16.)
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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.
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GovernmentMaplewoodSchools / KidsSouth Orange
‘A Productive Path Forward’ for SOMSD’s Beleaguered Special Services Department
by Lela Mooreby Lela MooreAsst. Supt. of Special Services said the department has already fully complied in five of the nine areas that previous audits had revealed as lacking. Most of the changes were to department processes and procedures, and centered on a lack of paperwork. “We are already more than halfway there.”
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MaplewoodSchools / KidsSouth Orange
SOMSD Board of Ed Retreat Focuses on Improving the Budget Process
Superintendent Bing said this year the District will incorporate more best practices into the budget process, including utilizing a budget tracking system the District already pays for.