Tag: East Brunswick School District
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East Brunswick Education Foundation awards more than $37,000 in grants
EAST BRUNSWICK – The East Brunswick Education Foundation (EBEF) has started the school year by awarding more than $37,000 in grants to educators in the East Brunswick School District. A total of 30 grant proposals were received, with 18 selected by the Board of Trustees for a total of $37,652, according to information provided by…
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Students are priority in East Brunswick Public Schools
In the East Brunswick Public Schools, students are our priority. From the very start of their school journey, East Brunswick Public Schools prepare students for challenges they will meet in their future by building a strong foundation in character education, literacy, mathematics, science, social studies, world language and health. Our students are unique; therefore, our…
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Police officers will provide additional security at Monroe Township schools
MONROE — Freshman Vinisha Patel said she feels safe when she enters the doors of Monroe Township High School because of the security guards. “Many of the security guards are [retired] police officers and they really care about us,” she said. And with the school district’s news to eventually arm the security guards, Patel said…
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East Brunswick offers kindergarten academy, summer learning programs
The East Brunswick Public School District Community Programs Department is offering summer Kindergarten Readiness Academy and Summer Early Learning Academy programs to all East Brunswick residents, as well as surrounding communities. The Kindergarten Readiness Academy will provide students entering kindergarten with essential kindergarten readiness skills aligned with the East Brunswick kindergarten curriculum. The Summer Early…
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Families in East Brunswick need to be ‘adopted’ during holiday season
The East Brunswick Department of Recreation and Parks has partnered with the East Brunswick School District to hold a Holiday Food and Gift Basket Drive for East Brunswick families in need during the Thanksgiving and December holidays. Individuals, organizations and businesses may adopt families to assist during these holidays or make gift card or cash…
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‘Celebrity Dance-Off’ raises $120,000 for East Brunswick Education Foundation
PHOTO COURTESY OF JONATHAN JAFFE Gary Taffet, left to right, Shannon Dolan, Alisa Kashkevych and David Lonski were named co-champions of the East Brunswick Education Foundation’s “Celebrity Dance-Off,” held Oct. 15. They led efforts that raised more than $120,000 for the foundation, established to support East Brunswick educational programs. More than 700 people attended the…
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Three seats up for grabs on East Brunswick school board
EAST BRUNSWICK Five candidates are running for three available seats on the East Brunswick Board of Education. Incumbents Susanna Chiu, Laurie Lachs and Todd Simmens will face first-time candidates John Gonzalez and Jean Reger for the three-year terms. Chiu, 53, said she is running for re-election in order to contribute to the school district’s continued…
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Schools collect more than 60 tons of food for county food bank
School districts in Woodbridge, East Brunswick and Old Bridge collected 12,850, 12,000 and 10,700 pounds of food, respectively, for the county food bank in the past year. The East Brunswick, Monroe and Perth Amboy districts had 100 percent of their schools participating in the food drive, which netted 135,000 pounds – or 64.5 tons –…
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East Brunswick superintendent will give district address
East Brunswick Public Schools Superintendent Victor Valeski will deliver the 2017 State of the District Address at 6:30 p.m. June 1 at the Jo Ann Magistro Performing Arts Center in Hammarskjold Middle School, 200 Rues Lane, East Brunswick. Valeski will report on the state of the district in relation to student learning, the district’s budget, facilities and the…