Tag: Monroe Township School District

  • Voters defeat $146M referendum for new middle school, addition to high school

    With the defeat of a $146 million referendum that proposed the construction of a new middle school and an addition to Monroe Township High School, the need for additional facilities remains unchanged, Monroe Township School District Acting Superintendent of Schools Robert Goodall said. “The district administration and the Board of Education will formalize a plan…

  • Monroe referendum proposes new middle school, addition to high school

    Monroe referendum proposes new middle school, addition to high school

    MONROE – Administrators in the Monroe Township School District said they will find themselves with a “huge gaping hole” in the educational system if the need for a new middle school is not addressed. That is why district administrators are set to present a two-question, $146 million referendum to residents in a March 12 election.…

  • Superintendent to discuss upcoming Monroe school referendum

    Superintendent to discuss upcoming Monroe school referendum

    Robert Goodall, acting superintendent of the Monroe Township School District, will speak about the upcoming March 12 school referendum during a general meeting of the Monroe Township League of Women Voters at 1 p.m. on Feb. 25 in the Municipal Building courtroom, 1 Municipal Plaza, Monroe. The meeting is open to the public.

  • Monroe teacher honored by Daughters of the American Revolution

    Monroe teacher honored by Daughters of the American Revolution

    Jersey Blue member Christine Viszoki of Monroe received the 2018 Outstanding History Teacher of the Year Award from the New Jersey State Society, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (NJDAR).   The Outstanding History Teacher award is the highest honor awarded by NJDAR, for a full-time teacher of American history and related fields in public,…

  • Monroe residents to vote on referendum for new middle school

    Monroe residents to vote on referendum for new middle school

    With the community’s middle school enrollment projected to exceed 2,000 students by 2023, the Monroe Township Board of Education is proposing to build a new middle school. That action would enable the Monroe Township Board of Education to divide the middle school population among two buildings. “Our district’s enrollment has grown by over 1,781 students…

  • Monroe expands local cable programming to Fios customers

    Monroe expands local cable programming to Fios customers

    MONROE – Verizon Fios customers now have access to Monroe’s lineup of local cable programming. Township officials and school administrators have worked jointly over the span of nearly a year to bring Fios subscribers local televised programming, which has long been available to Monroe’s Comcast customers on Channel 28, according to information provided by the…

  • Enrollment open for Integrated Preschool Program in Monroe

    Enrollment open for Integrated Preschool Program in Monroe

    The Monroe Township School District offers a half day Integrated Preschool Program for a limited number of typically developing children who turned 3 or 4 years of age by Oct. 31, 2017. This tuition-based program is open to all eligible Monroe students, and is designed to give special needs children and typically developing 3- and…

  • Candidates poised for Monroe Township Council election

    Candidates poised for Monroe Township Council election

    MONROE — Two candidates are vying for each of the three, two-year ward seats and one, unexpired two-year council-at-large seat available on the Monroe Township Council in the upcoming election. Ward 1: Incumbent Democratic Candidate Elizabeth “Betty” Schneider will face Republican candidate John Krulewski. Schneider, who is a 17-year resident of the township, is seeking…

  • Monroe begins registration for Integrated Preschool Program

    Monroe begins registration for Integrated Preschool Program

    The Monroe Township School District offers a half-day Integrated Preschool Program for a limited number of typically-developing children who will be 3 or 4 years of age by Oct. 31. The program is designed to give special needs children and typically-developing 3- and 4-year-old children the opportunity to learn together. The program inspires creativity and…