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Superintendent's Contract and 'Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging' Program will Be Voted on by the Board of Education
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - The East Brunswick Board of Education's agenda is packed for Thursday night's meeting as Election Day nears, and the schools reach the end of their first quarter of the 2024/25 academic year. The last item on the agenda, which followed a printed notice two weeks ago in The Star-Ledger, is the proposed contract extension for Superintendent Dr. Victor Valeski.Valeski has served as Superintendent for the past ten years, a tenure which includes the management of the COVID-19 extended shutdown; the opening of the Magistro Performing Arts Center at Hammarskjold; and the placement...
Roselle Park Student Named to Southern New Hampshire University's Dean's List
MANCHESTER, NH - Marcio Terras of Roselle Park has been named to Southern New Hampshire University's Summer 2024 Dean's List.The summer terms run from May to August.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTERFull-time undergraduate students who have earned a minimum grade-point average of 3.500 to 3.699 for the reporting term are named to the Dean's List. Full-time status is achieved by earning 12 credits over each 16-week term or paired 8-week terms grouped in fall, winter/spring, and summer.Read more Education news in Roselle Park: Long List of Roselle Park Students Earn High Marks at Kean University For more local news, visit TAPinto.net
SOMA Schools invite community to come together through The SEED Project
MAPLEWOOD, NJ __ South Orange & Maplewood families are invited to grow and learn together as a community through the district’s new participation in The SEED Project.The project is a peer-led program “designed to build a conversational community that fosters personal, organizational, and societal change toward greater equity and diversity,” said a note from the district sent Monday.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER“The SEED Project is an enriching experience where we come together to engage in meaningful conversations about our lives, the systems that shape them, and the world we share,” the...
St. Thomas Aquinas football players and cheerleaders promote childhood literacy
The kindergarteners in Ellen Zyra’s class gathered around Saint Thomas Aquinas High School cheerleader Andrea Asare and football player Chukwuma Odoh as they read aloud to her students from the children’s book There are No Moose on this Island! The story portrays a father and child exploring animals and sea life during their visit...
Staten Island HS girls’ soccer: Ava O’Donnell’s ‘heady’ play helps lift Sea over NDA, 3-0
A few weeks ago, St. Joseph by-the-Sea coach Tara Ferraiuolo vowed her team would tighten things up while defending corner kicks and, suffice it to say, it’s been a point of emphasis in training. Well, all that extra practice on corners has apparently given the Vikings’ offense a boost...
How to get ‘school avoidant’ students with disabilities back to class? Lawsuit pushes for solutions.
New York City’s Education Department is systematically failing to provide equal access to education for students with disabilities who are chronically absent due to “school avoidance,” according to a class action lawsuit filed Tuesday by the Legal Aid Society.Four students involved in the lawsuit stopped regularly attending school because of their social or emotional disabilities, such as severe anxiety or depression, and the lawsuit alleges that the nation’s largest school system has no policy or procedures in place to ensure that these students are receiving the “free appropriate public education” they are entitled to under the law.New York City schools...
Roselle Elementary School Is Holding A Virtual Parent Workshop For Early Writing Skills
ROSELLE, NJ - Kindergarten Success Academy in Roselle invites parents to an interactive virtual workshop designed to help their children build early writing skills. The Kindergarten Success Academy says the workshop covers strategies to help young students practice their writing skills at home, from forming letters to creating simple stories. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTERThe virtual workshop is on October 29 at 6 p.m. A link will be sent out to parents before the workshop. For more information, please contact the Kindergarten Success Academy at 908-298-2040. For more local news, visit TAPinto.net
New JAG Program Teaches Essentials of Success to Rahway HS Students
RAHWAY, NJ — There is a new initiative at Rahway High School (RHS) this year called Jobs for America's Graduates, conveniently called JAG, run by the high school's business teacher, Leon Bunion.The program is a student-centered initiative designed to prepare young people for success after graduation, whether they pursue higher education, vocational training, or enter the workforce. Through hands-on learning, leadership development, and career readiness activities, students build essential life skills such as communication, problem-solving, and time management. The program focuses on project-based learning, trauma-informed care, and employer engagement to equip students with the tools they need...
Business leaders help college students launch their careers
NEW YORK (PIX11) — Ever want to meet and work for the bosses of Google, Amazon, JPMorgan Chase, or Bloomberg? A non-profit is helping make it happen for thousands of college students in underserved communities. The NY Jobs CEO Council is on a mission to give real-world work experience to college students. 21-year-old Lauren Mistretta […]
Staten Island HS boys’ soccer: Tottenville edges Susan Wagner to grab hold of second place
Tottenville is off to a solid start on the pitch and a new voice in first-year head coach Alfonso Castaneda-Diaz has a lot to do with the team’s early season success. Castaneda took over from long-time head coach Ron Nathanson this year, and the 32-year-old has provided the Huguenot school with a jolt.
Clark's Valley Road Elementary School Holds Reading Kickoff Assembly
CLARK, NJ — On Monday, September 30, Valley Road Elementary School held its Reading Kickoff Assembly. Students and staff dressed up as their favorite storybook characters as they learned about the reading program and its goals for this year, which includes completing a monthly reading log. The program, sponsored by the PTA and organized by fifth grade teacher Ms. Jessica Zerella, included a masked reader video where students guessed which teachers were reading The Old Woman Who Swallowed Some Books. The students then participated in a character parade around the building. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE...
Dr. Patricia McGeehan Leaves Huge Legacy on Bayonne Public Schools
BAYONNE, NJ - Although the word “legacy” is used to describe the accomplishments of many people, a description of what Patricia McGeehan did in her tenure as teacher, principal, and eventually superintendent cannot be overstated. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTERDr. Patricia McGeehan, who passed away on Oct. 3, 2024, was an icon of Bayonne, her death marking the end of a significant chapter of the city.Dr. McGeehan began her career in education as a teacher at the Lincoln Community School. She would go on to serve as principal of the Mary J. Donohoe School, Roberson...
Livingston Public Schools is Named #12 Best Public District in New Jersey in 2025 Niche.com Rankings
LIVINGSTON, NJ — The nationwide school ranking platform Niche.com has listed Livingston Public Schools (LPS) as #12 in New Jersey and #2 in Essex County among public school districts, according to its new 2025 Best Schools and Districts rankings. Additionally, Livingston High School (LHS), which earned the highest overall grade of all nine Livingston schools with an A+, was listed as the #21 best high school in the state and #2 in the county. In Essex County, both the district and the high school were ranked at #2 behind only Millburn Township Public Schools, which was listed as the #3 best public district...
David Banks has been the public face of NYC schools. Some call Dan Weisberg the ‘shadow chancellor.’
Sign up for Chalkbeat New York’s free daily newsletter to keep up with NYC’s public schools.Within 24 hours of announcing his plans to step down as New York City’s schools chancellor, David Banks flanked Mayor Eric Adams at a jubilant press conference naming a successor to run the nation’s largest school system.Neither Banks nor Adams took credit for selecting Melissa Aviles-Ramos, a deputy chancellor, as the next schools chief. Instead, they pointed to a top aide seated in the front row who had worked behind the scenes to elevate her: First Deputy Chancellor Dan Weisberg.The moment revealed a dynamic inside...
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