Tag: Edison Board of Education
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Edison School District has requested to begin school year all remote through at least Oct. 16
EDISON – The Edison School District has requested to begin the 2020-21 school year all-remote at least until Oct. 16. Schools Superintendent Bernard Bragen, in a letter to the community on Aug. 18, said the district submitted an amended re-opening plan to the state with “the health and well-being of students, staff and parents of…
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School administrators in Edison work to find balance with instruction time for proposed hybrid in-person and remote plan
EDISON – As the administration weighs all the options on how to begin the 2020-21 school year, opinions differ on instruction time. Board of Education members Jerry Shi and Shivi Prasad-Madhukar raised concerns of lost instruction time from a normal regular school day verses the proposed hybrid in-person back-to-school plan, which the administration presented on…
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Thirteen candidates will vie for three seats on the Edison Board of Education in November election
EDISON – Thirteen candidates have filed to be on the ballot for the three, three-year terms on the Edison Board of Education for the election in November. The candidates include incumbent Jing Wei “Jerry” Shi; and newcomers Brett Baker, Padmaja Chinta, Anthony DePasquale, Ernest Kregeloh, Christo Makropoulos, Yash Pandya, Mohin K. Patel, Sparshil Patel, Clifton…
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Edison in ‘dire need’ of addition to Lincoln Elementary School
EDISON – The need for an addition at Lincoln Elementary School on Brookville Road is pressing. “It is our most crowded school with 1,000 students,” Schools Superintendent Bernard Bragen said, noting the school was built for 500 students. The Edison Board of Education’s (BOE) Finance Committee, led by Board member Elizabeth Conway, had to grapple…
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Edison High PTSO starts petition to delay graduation to summer rather than virtual celebration
EDISON – With the likelihood of a virtual, remote celebration planned for the Class of 2020, the parents of Edison High School seniors have started a petition “Save EHS Class of 2020 Graduation!!” to delay the graduation celebration until July or August. Schools Superintendent Bernard Bragen, in a weekly video to parents and students on…
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Edison School District, town come together to offer pick up locations for students in need of breakfast, lunch
EDISON – Township public school bus drivers and aides will start taking prepared nutritious meals on the road this week for families who have been unable to travel to either of the high schools. Schools Superintendent Bernard Bragen has said the Chartwells Food Services staff has done an “excellent” job preparing and packaging breakfast and…
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Edison BOE will explore next steps after referendum defeat
EDISON – The Edison Board of Education (BOE) plans to meet to explore the next steps after voters defeated what officials called “a much needed” $183.12 million bond referendum. Board President Ralph Errico expressed disappointment after the results came in on March 10. “I’m very disappointed in the results and more disappointed for our children…
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Edison superintendent personally pays for billboard to promote $183M bond referendum on March 10
EDISON – New schools Superintendent Bernard F. Bragen Jr. dug into his own pockets to do his part to help promote the upcoming $183.12 million bond referendum on March 10. Bragen, who grew up in the township, has shelled out $2,000 from his paycheck to place a message about the referendum on a billboard on…
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Edison BOE reorganizes with new faces, new leadership, and a move to put forward another bond referendum
EDISON – The Edison Board of Education reorganized with some new faces, new leadership and the move to put forward another bond referendum in March. The board voted to approve a resolution authorizing a bond referendum to be held on March 10 at its reorganization meeting on Jan. 6 at the Education Center. Board members…
