Tag: Middletown Township Public Schools

  • Middletown swears in police officers who will be on duty in schools

    Middletown swears in police officers who will be on duty in schools

    MIDDLETOWN — During the Aug. 15 meeting of the Township Committee in Middletown, Mayor Tony Perry swore in the first group of Class III Special Law Enforcement Officers (SLEOs) who will serve as armed officers in the Middletown Township Public School District’s 16 schools beginning in September. In response to the recent killing of students…

  • Middletown study will consider possible recreation center at former school

    Middletown study will consider possible recreation center at former school

    MIDDLETOWN – The Township Committee and the Middletown Township Public Schools Board of Education have announced they have retained Pinnacle Indoor Sports to conduct a study to determine the feasibility of repurposing the Port Monmouth School property to create an indoor sports and recreation center for the community. Pinnacle, based in Louisville, Ky., has conducted…

  • Middletown educator attains position of superintendent during challenging times

    Middletown educator attains position of superintendent during challenging times

    MIDDLETOWN – It was Mary Ellen Walker’s dream when she started her career in the education field 25 years ago to become a teacher for the Middletown Township Public Schools. Walker grew up in Middletown and wanted the opportunity to be a teacher in the community she has lived in her entire life. She got…

  • Middletown Township Public Schools create six-phase reopening plan

    Middletown Township Public Schools create six-phase reopening plan

    MIDDLETOWN – Middletown Township Public Schools will be operating under a six-phase plan when the 2020-21 academic year begins 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 the school year, students received a remote (virtual) education…

  • Middletown superintendent leaving for position at Monmouth University

    Middletown superintendent leaving for position at Monmouth University

    MIDDLETOWN – William O. George III, who has led the Middletown Township Public Schools for nine years as superintendent, will leave the school district at the end of August. George said he has accepted a position at Monmouth University, West Long Branch. In announcing his decision in a May 8 letter to the community, George…