Tag: Freehold Regional High School District
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Freehold Regional high schools close for two weeks
In an abundance of caution to prevent the possible spread of COVID-19, all Freehold Regional High School District schools have closed for two weeks. The closure took effect on March 16. All extracurricular activities, athletic events, educational excursions and community gatherings are suspended until further notice, according to district administrators. According to a press release,…
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Mural created by Marlboro High School students will be displayed at Tokyo Olympics
Students at Marlboro High School and students at a Japanese high school pooled their creative talents on a mural that will be displayed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Eight seniors at Marlboro, with the assistance of three art teachers, and students from Tokyo Joshi Gakuen High School created a mural based on a…
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Howell council opposes law that reduces school districts’ state aid
HOWELL – The members of the Howell Township Council have put their opposition to a state law that reduces aid to school districts on the record. The 2018 law, known as S-2, increased state aid to some New Jersey school districts and reduced state aid to other school districts, including the Howell K-8 School District…
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Freehold Regional administrators ask Gov. Murphy to review school aid reduction
Representatives of the Freehold Regional High School District are asking Gov. Phil Murphy to review an ongoing mandated reduction in the amount of aid the district receives from the state. Superintendent of Schools Charles Sampson, Board of Education President Carl Accettola and Sean Boyce, the assistant superintendent for business administration/board secretary, wrote to Murphy on…
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Accettola tapped to serve as high school board president for 2020
Carl Accettola of Colts Neck will continue to serve as president of the Freehold Regional High School District Board of Education during 2020. Accettola was elected to the leadership position by his colleagues on the panel during the board’s reorganization meeting on Jan. 6 at the district offices in Englishtown. The board oversees the operation…
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FRHSD superintendent warns residents about next state aid decrease
The issue of state funding for the Freehold Regional High School District was a topic of Superintendent of Schools Charles Sampson’s regular report during a recent meeting. The Board of Education held its 2020 reorganization meeting on Jan. 6 at the district’s offices in Englishtown. The board oversees the operation of high schools in Colts…
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Resident hoping Gov. Murphy will veto school tax legislation
After reading the article on Freehold Regional High School District Superintendent of Schools Charles Sampson’s comments following the now twice defeated referendum, I was not surprised to hear about “reducing programs for our students” (who are supposed to be the main priority of education) to get “significant work” that was proposed done. That brought up…
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Superintendent: ‘Drastic changes’ will be felt in high schools beginning in Sept. 2020
Freehold Regional High School District Superintendent of Schools Charles Sampson has addressed the ramifications of the defeated referendum district administrators placed before voters on Nov. 5. Sampson also touched on the realities students, parents and staff members will face as the amount of state aid the district receives continues to be reduced each year. He…
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Voters reject three questions in Freehold Regional High School District referendum
Voters in the Freehold Regional High School District rejected a $41.7 million facilities improvement referendum on Nov. 5. School district administrators had dubbed the referendum “Ensuring Excellence.” The regional district has eight sending municipalities – Colts Neck, Englishtown, Farmingdale, Freehold Borough, Freehold Township, Howell, Manalapan and Marlboro. The total vote from all eight municipalities combined…