Tag: Freehold Township K-8 School District

  • Marion, Levy selected to lead school board

    Marion, Levy selected to lead school board

    By Matthew Sockol Staff Writer FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – Members of the Freehold Township K-8 School District Board of Education have voted to keep the men who served as president and vice president of the board during 2016 in place for 2017. The board held its annual reorganization meeting on Jan. 3. The three winning candidates…

  • Freehold Township school board, teachers union agree on one-year contract

    Freehold Township school board, teachers union agree on one-year contract

    By Matthew Sockol Staff Writer FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – The Freehold Township K-8 School District Board of Education has approved a one-year contract with the union which represents the district’s non-supervisory employees. On Nov. 15, board Vice President Jason Levy and board members Michael Amoroso, Kay Poklemba-Holtz, Michelle Lambert and Staci Triandafellos voted to approve a…

  • School board hears concerns about special needs services

    School board hears concerns about special needs services

    By Matthew Sockol Staff Writer FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – Concerns that parents of students with special needs have about the Freehold Township K-8 School District were raised during a recent meeting of the Board of Education. The issues were brought to the attention of the board on Dec. 13 by Len Nachbar, who is a member…

  • Freehold Township school board corrects issue in audit

    Freehold Township school board corrects issue in audit

    By Matthew Sockol Staff Writer FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – Administrators in the Freehold Township K-8 School District have prepared a corrective action plan in response to a finding in an audit of the 2015-16 school year. The audit was discussed at a Board of Education meeting on Dec. 13. In an audit of the 2015-16 school…

  • O’Sullivan, DiBlasio, Patten win school board seats

    O’Sullivan, DiBlasio, Patten win school board seats

    By Matthew Sockol Staff Writer FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – Elena O’Sullivan, Daniel DiBlasio and Jennifer Patten have won three-year terms on the Freehold Township K-8 School District Board of Education. DiBlasio and Patten are members of the board; O’Sullivan is a newcomer who will join the panel in January. When the results were tallied on Nov.…

  • Freehold Township superintendent honored by professional association

    Freehold Township superintendent honored by professional association

    FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – Ross Kasun, the superintendent of schools in the Freehold Township K-8 School District, has been selected by the New Jersey Association of School Administrators (NJASA) as one of the three regional 2017 Superintendents of the Year. Kasun was named the Central Regional honoree, alongside Northern Regional honoree Adam Fried of the Harrington…

  • Three terms up for grabs on Freehold Township board

    Three terms up for grabs on Freehold Township board

    By Matthew Sockol Staff Writer FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – The Freehold Township K-8 School District Board of Education will have three three-year terms up for grabs on the Nov. 8 ballot. The terms of board members Daniel DiBlasio, Jennifer Patten and Staci Triandafellos will expire at the end of December. Five candidates are seeking the three…

  • Freehold Township K-8 schools join national coalition

    Freehold Township K-8 schools join national coalition

    By Matthew Sockol Staff Writer FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – The Freehold Township K-8 School District has been accepted into a national coalition of school districts that have been recognized for being innovators in education. According to a press release from the school district, Freehold Township was one of 19 districts that were accepted into the League…

  • New school year features emphasis on technology

    New school year features emphasis on technology

    By Matthew Sockol Staff Writer FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – Teachers and administrators in the Freehold Township K-8 School District have welcomed 3,800 children back to school for the 2016-17 school year. According to administrators, enrollment for the new year stands at 3,800 pupils, which is essentially the same as the 3,855 pupils who were enrolled in…