Tag: Freehold Township K-8 School District
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Freehold Township school board hires staff for 2017-18
By Matthew Sockol Staff Writer FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – Non-tenured staff members in the Freehold Township K-8 School District have been issued contracts for the 2017-18 school year. The contracts were approved by the Board of Education during a meeting on May 9. Prior to the board taking action, concerns that the Special Education Parent Advisory…
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Freehold Township school budget hikes taxes
By Matthew Sockol Staff Writer FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – The Freehold Township K-8 School District Board of Education has adopted a 2017-18 budget that will carry an $89 tax increase for the owner of a home assessed at the township average. On April 25, following discussion among district administrators and board members, a $78.7 million budget…
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Applegate School pupils come through for food pantry
By Matthew Sockol Staff Writer FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – Pupils at the Applegate School in Freehold Township have provided aid to the less fortunate by making a significant donation to a local food pantry. In January, pupils at the school donated canned goods and non-perishable items to the food pantry of Freehold Area Open Door. According…
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Freehold Township school board introduces budget
By Matthew Sockol Staff Writer FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – The Freehold Township K-8 School District Board of Education has introduced a budget that will pay for the operation of the school district during the 2017-18 school year. Following discussion among district administrators and board members, a $78.7 million budget was introduced. The budget, which can be…
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Freehold Township K-8 salutes teachers of the year
By Matthew Sockol Staff Writer FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – Administrators in the Freehold Township K-8 School District have named the district’s teachers of the year. At the Early Childhood Learning Center, where pupils in pre-kindergarten are educated, the Teacher of the Year is Cathy Richards, a special education teacher who has taught in the district since…
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Former NFL player advises students to set and pursue goals
By Matthew Sockol Staff Writer FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – Middle school students in the Freehold Township K-8 School District recently received some advice from a former professional football player who hails from Monmouth County. Donald Brown, a running back who played in the National Football League for seven seasons, spoke to sixth through eighth grade students…
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Eisenhower pupils will have to make up three lost days
By Matthew Sockol Staff Writer FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – Administrators in the Freehold Township K-8 School District are devising a plan to make up lost days at the Eisenhower Middle School after a power outage forced the building to close for three days. The middle school on Burlington Road was closed on Feb. 27, Feb. 28…
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Donation will create tech centers in Freehold Township schools
By Matthew Sockol Staff Writer FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – A donation that will provide funding to the Freehold Township K-8 School District has been accepted by the Board of Education. On Feb. 28, the board accepted a $50,000 donation from the Freehold Township Education Foundation, which provides private funds for programs and initiatives in the district. The…
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Freehold Township’s Kasun chosen state superintendent of the year
By Matthew Sockol Staff Writer FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – Ross Kasun, the superintendent of schools of the Freehold Township K-8 School District, has been selected as New Jersey’s 2017 candidate for the American Association of School Administrators’ (AASA) National Superintendent of the Year Award by the New Jersey Association of School Administrators (NJASA). According to a…
