Tag: Manalapan-Englishtown Regional School District
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Manalapan-Englishtown school board seeks to fill vacancy
John D’Amato of Manalapan, who won election to a three-year term on the Manalapan-Englishtown Regional School District Board of Education in November 2020 and joined the panel in January 2021, has resigned from the board. D’Amato’s term was scheduled to conclude in December 2023. In response to an inquiry from the News Transcript, district administrators…
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Comment at Manalapan-Englishtown school board meeting was appalling
Since last spring, talk of masks, vaccines and mandates has dominated Manalapan-Englishtown Regional School District Board Eduction meetings. Once calm, education-centered proceedings have become extremely contentious as angry parents aggressively express opinions and demand changes the board does not have the authority to make. The board members should be commended for their patience and efforts…
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Manalapan-Englishtown board thanks administrators, teachers, staff for efforts during pandemic
The members of the Manalapan-Englishtown Regional School District Board of Education have voted 6-0 with two abstentions to formally express their gratitude and appreciation to the district’s administrators, teachers and staff members for their efforts during the coronavirus pandemic. The pandemic is impacting a third school year. The pandemic’s initial impact was felt during the…
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Manalapan-Englishtown community mourns longtime principal
The Manalapan-Englishtown Regional School District is mourning the passing of Robert Williams, who was the longtime principal of the Manalapan-Englishtown Middle School (MEMS). Williams, 63, of Point Pleasant, died on Jan. 21, according to an obituary posted online by the O’Brien Funeral Home, Brick Township. According to his obituary, Williams was diagnosed with Stage 4…
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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…
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Graime elected president of Manalapan-Englishtown school board
Brian Graime has been elected to serve as president of the Manalapan-Englishtown Regional School District Board of Education for 2022. Graime succeeds Dotty Porcaro in the position. Porcaro served as president for the eight preceding years. She remains a member of the school board. The board held its annual reorganization meeting on Jan. 4. The…
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Wemrock Brook School earns national Blue Ribbon award
The Wemrock Brook School in Manalapan has earned the national Blue Ribbon award for high student achievement for 2021. The award is presented by the U.S. Department of Education. Nine schools in New Jersey achieved Blue Ribbon status in the most recent round of recognition, according to a press release from the New Jersey Department…
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Dr. Nicole Santora named Manalapan-Englishtown school superintendent
Nicole Santora, who joined the Manalapan-Englishtown Regional School District in 2016 as the assistant superintendent for curriculum and human resources, has been named the district’s new superintendent. Santora will succeed John J. Marciante Jr. when he retires as the superintendent of schools on June 30. Santora told the News Transcript, “It has been a privilege…
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Manalapan-Englishtown school board adopts $96M budget for 2021-22
The Manalapan-Englishtown Regional School District Board of Education has adopted a $96 million budget to fund the operation of the school district during the 2021-22 school year. The budget that was adopted during a May 4 meeting at the Manalapan Englishtown Middle School indicates residential and commercial property owners in Manalapan and Englishtown will pay…