Tag: Jamesburg Board of Education
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Jamesburg joins school districts in suing for appropriate state aid
JAMESBURG – Along with 95 other districts, the Jamesburg Public Schools is suing the state commissioner of education for what its administrators assert is under-funded state aid on an annual basis. “The district received about $5.3 million (in state aid) for the 2017-18 school year. For 2016-17, we received $5.3 million, which is $4.5 million…
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Jamesburg elects incumbent candidates to school board
JAMESBURG Incumbents Peter Shaughnessy and Scott Passner have been reelected to the Board of Education. Shaughnessy ran for a one year unexpired term on the board. Passner ran for a three year term on the board. On Nov. 7, Shaughnessy won 100 percent of the votes winning 551. Passner won 100 percent of the votes…
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Jamesburg school board members run for reelection
JAMESBURG Two incumbents are running for seats on the Jamesburg Board of Education. Scott Passner is running for a full three-year term. No petition was filed for the second three-year term that is open. Peter Shaughnessy will run for a one-year unexpired term. Passner, 39, has been a resident for 20 years and currently is…
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School board candidates file for November election
The following candidates have filed to run for their respective school board seats in the November election. The filing deadline was July 31. East Brunswick: Three three-year terms available – Laurie Lachs (incumbent), Todd Simmens (incumbent), Susanna W. Chiu (incumbent), Jean Reger, John Gonzalez. Jamesburg: Two three-year terms available – Scott Passner (incumbent); second petition…
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Jamesburg principal goes the distance for students
By VASHTI HARRIS Staff Writer JAMESBURG After months of fundraising, receiving an unexpected donation and committing to hours of cardio training, John F. Kennedy (JFK) Elementary School Principal Pamela Hernandez finished her first marathon. Recognizing that her students were in need of better technology equipment, Hernandez started the “Run All Day for JFK” fundraising campaign…
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Jamesburg seeks to fill vacant seat on school board
By VASHTI HARRIS Staff Writer JAMESBURG — Jamesburg’s Board of Education currently has one vacant seat on a nine-seat board. On election night, Nov. 8, residents approved the borough’s ballot proposal to reduce the board from nine members to seven. Currently, the board has eight members and one vacant seat, according to Jamesburg’s website. Therefore, in…
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Superintendent believes downsizing school board is the ‘best decision’
By VASHTI HARRIS Staff Writer JAMESBURG- Jamesburg voters believe that less is more, having approved the borough proposal to reduce the size of the Board of Education from nine members to seven. On Election Day on Nov. 8, in five districts throughout the state, voters acted on questions related to school board composition and apportionment of regional district…
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Board of Education overview for the East Brunswick Sentinel
The following local races will be held for Board of Education seats on Election Day, Nov. 8: East Brunswick – Robert Cancro, Chad Seyler, Liwu Hong, incumbent Curt Philipczak, Gaurav Panchal and David Cukor will compete for three, three-year terms. Incumbent Barbara Reiss will run unopposed for a two-year unexpired term; Jamesburg – Three, three-year…