Tag: Jackson School District
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Jackson School District could see staff reduction for 2019-20
JACKSON – The Jackson School District Board of Education has introduced a tentative budget of $153.21 million to fund the operation of the school district during the 2019-20 school year. The budget may result in a reduction in the size of the district’s staff and larger class sizes, according to district administrators. A public hearing…
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School districts cite consequences of continued reduction in state aid
Administrators in three local school districts have filed legal action against the New Jersey Department of Education over issues related to school aid and claim their districts will be significantly harmed if changes are not made in the way state funding is allocated to school districts. The predicted impacts of an ongoing reduction in state…
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Jackson superintendent expresses concern about reduction in state aid
JACKSON – Stephen Genco, the superintendent of schools in the Jackson School District, knows that developing a budget for the 2019-20 school year will be “a little bit different” than in previous years because of a looming reduction in the amount of aid the district will receive from the state. “This year’s process is going…
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Grasso, Burnetsky, Acevedo win seats on Jackson school board
JACKSON – Vicki Grasso, John Burnetsky and Gus Acevedo were elected to three-year terms on the Jackson K-8 School District Board of Education in the Nov. 6 election. Grasso and Burnetsky are current members of the board, and Acevedo is a former member of the board. Grasso joined the board in January 2016. She is…
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Jackson residents approve expenditure for additional school security officers
JACKSON – Residents have voted to support the hiring of additional security officers in the Jackson School District. A public question on the Nov. 6 ballot asked voters if they wanted to add six school security officers at a cost of $411,611 for the 2018-19 school year. District administrators said approval of the question would…
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School security question will be on ballot in Jackson
JACKSON – Residents who are concerned about school security and the size of the Jackson School District’s budget will have an opportunity to weigh in on those issues on Nov. 6. A public question on the ballot will ask voters if they want to add six school security officers at a cost of $411,611 for…
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Jackson residents will vote on addition of personnel to school district’s security force
JACKSON – Residents will be given an opportunity to have a direct say on the size of the Jackson School District’s security force by casting a vote on a special question on the Nov. 6 ballot. The district has six elementary schools, two middle schools and two high schools. A public question will ask voters…
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Jackson school board reviews substance abuse statistics
JACKSON – There were no reported incidents involving students with alcohol or prescription drugs from January through June 2018 in the Jackson School District. During a Board of Education meeting on Aug. 28, Ray Milewski, the district’s director of security, presented the annual report detailing incidents of serious student misconduct in the areas of harassment,…
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Jackson school budget cuts raise concerns
JACKSON – As a result of decisions made on the state level in mid-July, the Jackson School District Board of Education was forced to accommodate a $1.35 million reduction in state aid two weeks into the 2018-19 fiscal year. Under Gov. Phil Murphy’s initial proposal in March, the district’s state aid package for the 2018-19…