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NJ Education Dept Defends Itself Over Jackson & Toms River’s School Budgets
Today, the New Jersey Department of Education unilaterally adopted Fiscal Year 2024-2025 school district budgets for Jackson Township School District and Toms River Regional School District. The State says that in both cases, the DOE has not made any reductions or reallocations from the tentative budgets submitted by the districts...
NJ forces Jackson school district to make $18M in drastic cuts
JACKSON — A state monitor is forcing an Ocean County school district to adopt a budget that the Board of Education had rejected because it relied on cuts to fill an $18 million deficit. The board had rejected a budget at its July 17 meeting. The spending plan would...
Barnegat Teacher Goes Above and BEE-Yond
Last September, Briella Pulitano walked into Barnegat High School to begin her first year in the teaching profession. That initial year for the 23-year-old English teacher proved to be quite eventful as she was one of eight educators in New Jersey to receive an Above and BEE-Yond Teacher award from Applebee’s Restaurant.
BOE approves new assistant principal contract
LAVALLETTE — Lavallette Elementary School now has an assistant principal, following the approval of a $97,000 contract for the new position announced at the Thursday, July 18 board of education meeting. Following an executive session discussion, the Lavallette Board of Education unanimously passed the resolution, which “approve(d) the contract for Michael Hajisafari as school (assistant) principal for the 2024-2025 school year.”
BTHS alumna receives Sharing Network Foundation scholarship
BRICK TOWNSHIP — Kimmy Kenny of Brick Township, who is a 2024 graduate of Brick Township High School, was one of seven high school students awarded scholarships from the Sharing Network Foundation. Earlier this month, they were presented the scholarships at NJ Sharing Network’s headquarters in New Providence. Kenny will be attending Ocean County College (OCC) and told The Ocean Star that she plans to attend OCC for two years before transferring into a four year college.
Future of LBI School Site to Be Determined
Members of the public were expected to have an opportunity to address the Ship Bottom Borough Council on its plans for the LBI Grade School property at its July 23 meeting, a week after learning they’d have to wait, again, to be heard. “It’s just very distressing that something...
Junior Cadets In Action: A Week Of Learning, Drills, And Adventure
BARNEGAT – The scene was set at the Joseph T. Donahue School, where a single white vehicle awaited the arrival of four squads of Barnegat Junior Police cadets. Dressed in navy uniforms with matching hats, personalized shirts, and logo shorts, young detectives aged 10-12 were ready to dive into their mock investigation.
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