Tag: Freehold Township K-8 School District
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Former school board member appointed to open seat in Freehold Township
FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – A former member of the Freehold Township K-8 School District Board of Education has been selected by sitting board members to fill an open seat on the panel. On July 26, Michael Matthews was appointed to the board to serve for the remainder of 2022. Matthews will succeed Debra Costanza, who resigned…
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Freehold Township teacher appreciates support for Ukraine fundraiser
FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — A teacher in the Freehold Township K-8 School District who is of Ukranian heritage has initiated a fundraiser to assist that nation while it is at war with Russia. Armed forces from Russia, which borders Ukraine, invaded the nation in late February. Michelle Sica, who is a second grade teacher at the…
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Freehold Township school board adopts 2022-23 budget
FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – The Freehold Township K-8 School District Board of Education has adopted an $86.5 million budget that will fund the operation of the district during the 2022-23 school year. The budget, which was adopted on April 26, will be supported by a tax levy of $74.9 million to be paid by Freehold Township’s…
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Laura Donovan School teacher receives Milken Educator Award
FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – An instructional coach in the Freehold Township K-8 School District has become the first teacher in the school district to receive a Milken Educator Award. Taylor Matyas, an instructional coach at the Laura Donovan Elementary School, Stonehurst Boulevard, received the Milken Educator Award during a surprise assembly on April 1. Matyas was…
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Freehold Township school board introduces 2022-23 budget
FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – The Freehold Township K-8 School District Board of Education has introduced an $86.5 million budget that will fund the operation of the district during the 2022-23 school year. Following a discussion among district administrators and board members, the budget was introduced on March 22. A public hearing is scheduled for April 26.…
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Freehold Township first grade pupil inspires penny drive for Ukraine
FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – A first-grade pupil in Freehold Township who has family living in Ukraine has inspired an effort at her school to assist that nation while its military personnel defend it from an invasion by Russian armed forces. Victoria Stefanyshyn, who attends the Marshall W. Errickson Elementary School, helped to initiate a penny collection…
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Freehold Township will shift to mask-optional model in schools
FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – When the state’s school mask mandate is lifted on March 7, administrators in the Freehold Township K-8 School District will make the use of a mask optional for all individuals in the district’s schools. Superintendent of Schools Neil Dickstein informed the News Transcript on Feb. 15 that masks will become optional in…
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Students send personal care items, messages of appreciation to military personnel
FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – As part of an initiative that seeks to build social awareness, students at the Clifton T. Barkalow Middle School collected food and personal care items for and wrote letters to United States military personnel who are serving overseas. The Kindness is Contagious initiative was conducted from Nov. 11 to Dec. 1. During…
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Eight candidates seeking three seats on Freehold Township school board
FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – Eight candidates are seeking three three-year terms on the Freehold Township K-8 School District Board of Education in the 2021 election. The election is being held with vote by mail ballots; with early in-person voting at 10 polling locations throughout Monmouth County on nine days later this month; and with in-person voting…