Tag: Jackson School District
-
Parents bring busing issue to attention of Jackson council members
JACKSON – After initially bringing their concerns regarding transportation for children who live in Jackson and attend non-public schools to the attention of the Jackson School District Board of Education, several residents brought the issue to the attention of Township Council members. The residents spoke during the public comment portion of the Jan. 25 council…
-
Local school districts win suit seeking school funding formula data
The New Jersey School Boards Association (NJSBA) has reported that in a Jan. 21 order, a state Superior Court judge ordered the New Jersey Department of Education and records clerk Jeannette Larkins to turn over records with redactions to six New Jersey school districts that are seeking to understand how the state’s school funding formula…
-
Tri-Town News news briefs, Jan. 19
Jackson residents who would like their child to attend the Jackson School District’s free Preschool Inclusion Program during the 2022-23 school year may enter a lottery which began on Jan. 17 and will run through Feb. 4. Last year, the district earned a $3.1 million grant from the state to expand its Preschool Inclusion Program…
-
Four newcomers join Jackson School District Board of Education
JACKSON – Four newcomers have been sworn in to begin serving their terms on the Jackson School District Board of Education. Following the November 2021 school board election, the board that oversees the operation of the school district held its 2022 reorganization meeting on Jan. 5. Erica Osmond, Tina M. Kas and Guiseppe Palmeri were…
-
Jackson school board will welcome four new members following election
JACKSON – The race for four seats on the Jackson School District Board of Education has produced an outcome that will see four new members join the seven-member board in January. Jackson residents had nine candidates to choose from to fill three available three-year terms on the board and two candidates to choose from to…
-
Tri-Town News news briefs, Aug. 11
When voters in Jackson go to the polls on Nov. 2 to vote for state representatives, they will also vote to elect four members of the Jackson School District Board of Education. July 26 was the deadline for New Jersey residents to file a nominating petition to run for a seat on a board of…
-
Jackson school administrators unveil new transportation facility
JACKSON – It took a while, but administrators in the Jackson School District have finally cut the ribbon on the district’s new satellite transportation facility at Jackson Liberty High School. A ribbon cutting ceremony was held on July 13 to officially open the $5.6 million facility that has been in use since April 2020. The…
-
Howell, Jackson school districts preparing for full-time, in-person instruction in Sept.
The presidents of the school boards in Howell and Jackson said this week they are preparing to comply with Gov. Phil Murphy’s directive to open schools for full-day, in-person instruction in September. As the coronavirus pandemic wanes, Murphy recently announced that upon the conclusion of the 2020-21 school year, portions of Executive Order 175 allowing…
-
Jackson school board adopts $150.6 million budget for 2021-22 academic year
JACKSON – With two members on a seven-member panel voting “no,” the Jackson School District Board of Education has adopted a $150.6 million budget to fund the operation of the school district during the 2021-22 academic year. The budget for the upcoming academic year will be supported in part by a tax levy of $97.5…