Tag: Jackson School District

  • Switlik Elementary School earns national Green Ribbon award

    Switlik Elementary School earns national Green Ribbon award

    JACKSON – The Switlik Elementary School in Jackson has earned the national Green Ribbon award from the U.S. Department of Education. The award was announced on April 22. In a message posted on the Jackson School District website, administrators said they were “proud to share that the U.S. Department of Education announced that the Switlik…

  • Jackson school board introduces $150M budget for 2021-22

    Jackson school board introduces $150M budget for 2021-22

    JACKSON – The members of the Jackson School District Board of Education have introduced a $150.6 million budget to fund the operation of the school district during the 2021-22 academic year. The budget will be supported in part by a tax levy of $97.5 million to be collected from Jackson’s residential and commercial property owners.…

  • Jackson school board members appoint educator to fill vacant seat

    Jackson school board members appoint educator to fill vacant seat

    JACKSON – The superintendent of schools in the Spring Lake Heights School District in Monmouth County has been appointed to a vacant seat on the Jackson School District Board of Education. John Spalthoff was sworn in to fill a vacancy on the seven-member board during the panel’s March 17 meeting. Thomas Colucci resigned from the…

  • Jackson school administrators seek to fill board vacancy

    Jackson school administrators seek to fill board vacancy

    JACKSON – A vacancy exists on the seven-member Jackson School District Board of Education and eligible residents may apply to serve on the panel. Board member Thomas Colucci resigned on Jan. 21 after having served on the board for seven years. He said that in addition to recovering from COVID-19 for several weeks, he recently…

  • Jackson superintendent: School district working to keep pace with changes

    Jackson superintendent: School district working to keep pace with changes

    JACKSON – Students in the Jackson School District, who have been attending classes on 100% remote instruction since Dec. 2, are scheduled to return to a hybrid schedule that includes in-person instruction on Dec. 17. Students are expected to be in class on Dec. 17, Dec. 18 and Dec. 21-23 before the winter break begins…

  • Sargent, Rivera, Herman win seats on Jackson school board

    Sargent, Rivera, Herman win seats on Jackson school board

    JACKSON – For the first time, voters have elected a member of Jackson’s new and growing Orthodox Jewish community to a seat on the Jackson School District Board of Education. In the Nov. 3 election, Tzvi Herman received 10,635 votes to win a one-year term on the school board, according to results posted on the…

  • Jackson school administrators working on plan to reopen buildings

    Jackson school administrators working on plan to reopen buildings

    JACKSON – Administrators in the Jackson School District are hoping to have a plan in place  by the end of July for the reopening of the district’s buildings in September. New Jersey’s schools were ordered to close in mid-March by Gov. Phil Murphy at the start of the 2020 coronavirus pandemic. For the remainder of…

  • Four members of Jackson zoning board reappointed by Township Council

    Four members of Jackson zoning board reappointed by Township Council

    JACKSON – Carl Book, Peter Maher, James Hurley and Nino Borrelli will continue to serve on the Jackson Zoning Board of Adjustment. A zoning board hears applications that have been filed by individuals and entities that are requesting variances from municipal regulations where certain types of land developments and property improvements are proposed. The zoning…

  • Jackson residents may participate in remote school board meeting

    Jackson residents may participate in remote school board meeting

    JACKSON – The Jackson School District Board of Education will hold its monthly meeting on June 24 at 6 p.m. and will offer residents an opportunity to view and participate remotely. Residents can view the meeting through the district’s JTV Youtube Channel at www.jtvlive.org or on the township’s public access Channel 77 for Cablevision customers.…