Tag: East Brunswick School District
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East Brunswick to offer Kindergarten Readiness Academy
The East Brunswick Public School District Community Programs Department is offering its first summer Kindergarten Readiness Academy. The academy is designed to provide students entering kindergarten with access to programming prior to the start of school. It will concentrate on closing the learning gap that research shows traditionally occurs over the summer months. The academy…
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Schools lockdown lifted after incident at Brunswick Square Mall
EAST BRUNSWICK – East Brunswick schools were put on lockdown due to an incident at the Brunswick Square Mall. Around 2:56 p.m. on Feb. 8, police responded to the shopping mall on Route 18 for an active criminal investigation, according to information provided by the East Brunswick Police Department. The department put the surrounding…
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Robotics competition to feature East Brunswick, South River students
Members of Ro11botics697 Team No. 11697 will take part in the Westfield Robotics competition, part of the Central New Jersey League Tournament, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Feb. 5 at Westfield High School, 550 Dorian Rd., Westfield. The team is comprised of five students from the East Brunswick and South River school districts.…
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Students ASK for creativity during afterschool program
EAST BRUNSWICK – Students at Robert Frost Elementary School crawled on the floor and roared like a lion in a pretend jungle, puckered their lips and swam like a fish in an imaginary ocean, and hopped to pop invisible bubble wrap. The group of about 20 third- through fifth-graders was participating in the Creative Movement…
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Monroe foresees new schools to serve rising enrollment
By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer MONROE — Construction of an addition onto the high school as well as the building of a new elementary school and middle school may be on the horizon as school officials address student enrollment growth in the next five to 10 years. Monroe Schools Superintendent Michael Kozak presented the recommended…
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MCC degrees in the works for East Brunswick High School grads
By MICHAEL NUNES Staff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK — Graduating seniors could have the opportunity to receive more than a high school diploma when they leave East Brunswick High School. “We are in the process right now of negotiating with Middlesex County College (MCC) to provide opportunities for East Brunswick Public School students to earn credits…
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East Brunswick Board of Education takes official stand against PARCC
By MICHAEL NUNES Staff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK — After calls from the community to take a stand against the state’s Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Career (PARCC) test, the East Brunswick Board of Education passed a resolution in opposition to using the test as a requirement for graduation. “This is absolutely a…
