Tag: Monroe Township School District
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Purchase payments for iPad expected to decrease in Monroe Township
By MADELEINE MACCAR Correspondant MONROE TOWNSHIP – When the Monroe Township School District Board of Education convened at Monroe Township High School on July 21, board members, administrators, staff members, students, parents and other community members were eager to weigh in on all manner of issues during a meeting that lasted well past 11 p.m.…
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Show appreciation for Monroe Falcon families today at 4 p.m.
The Monroe Township School District will show its appreciation during Family Appreciation Week, Nov. 9-13. Today, Monday, Nov. 9, there will be a community-wide sound off. Residents are asked to go outside with noise makers, instruments, outside voices, music, horns and sirens at 4 p.m. to show Monroe Falcon spirit. No large group gatherings. Wear…
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Students in Monroe Township Schools will learn remotely next week
MONROE – Students in the Monroe Township Schools will learn remotely next week in wake of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Schools Superintendent Dori Alvich sent a letter to parents and guardians about the district’s decision to close schools from March 16-20. “This closing is an effort to follow the recommendations for social distancing,” she said…
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Ad Hoc Committee will take a look at restructuring grade levels to address unhoused students in Monroe
MONROE – The Ad Hoc Committee formed to address student growth in the Monroe Township School District is hard at work. Louis Masters, chairman of the committee, updated the Board of Education at a meeting on Sept. 4 on the board’s progress after two committee meetings. With two failed referendums proposing the construction of a…
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Strategic action plan, focus on whole child among school district goals in Monroe
MONROE – In her first set of district goals at the helm of the Monroe Township School District, Schools Superintendent Dori L. Alvich will work on creating a strategic action plan, addressing student growth, focusing on the whole child, and improving communication between the Board of Education and administration. Alvich, who became the first female…
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Monroe Township School District makes history with first female superintendent
MONROE – As of July 1, Dori L. Alvich became the first female superintendent in the history of the Monroe Township School District. Board of Education President Kathy Kolupanowich explained that the board conducted an in-house superintendent search. She said the majority of the board voted for the in-house search; however, she did not disclose…
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Monroe begins Child Find for students with disabilities
The Monroe Township School District is seeking to identify resident students ages 3-21 who may exhibit difficulties with mobility, voice or hearing, visual acuity, physical limitations due to orthopedic or muscle abnormalities, cognitive, language or emotional difficulties. Parents should contact the Department of Pupil Personnel Services at 609-642-6128 to schedule an appointment. A member of…
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Monroe school board adopts $134.4 million budget for 2019-20
MONROE – The Monroe Township School District Board of Education has adopted a $134.45 million budget to fund the operation of the school district from July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2020. The budget, which was adopted April 30, will be supported by the collection of a $115.69 million tax levy from the township’s residential…
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Monroe board sets up ad hoc committee for input after failed referendums
MONROE – With two failed referendums proposing the construction of a new middle school, school officials are going back to the drawing board. Board of Education President Kathy Kolupanowich has set up an ad hoc committee welcoming all residents to provide input for what the board’s next steps would be. “We know we need another…