Tag: Monroe Township School District
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Monroe Township High School celebrates top students with high honors
MONROE — Some 511 Monroe Township High School seniors moved their tassels from right to left during graduation ceremonies June 21 at Sun National Bank Center in Trenton. Naomi Doshi and Om Prabhu led their class as valedictorian and salutatorian, respectively. In the fall, Naomi will explore the fields of neuroscience and biology during her…
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Monroe district seeking to ID potentially disabled students
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. Contact the Department of Pupil Personnel Services at 609-642-6128 to schedule an appointment. A member of the Child…
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Monroe residents need to fight for fair school funding
Although I am a member of the Monroe Township Board of Education, I am writing this letter as a resident. Gov. Chris Christie gave the legislators a 100-day challenge to come up with a plan to fund underfunded schools. Monroe Township is one of those districts, which is ranked 25th as one of the least funded…
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Monroe fifth graders lead classmates in yoga and mindfulness
BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer MONROE — For Woodland Elementary fifth grader Mackenzie Edelstein, the implementation of yoga in her classroom has been beneficial whether it is to relieve stress before a test or to calm down after recess. “It’s really nice,” she said. “I’ve never done yoga before this.” On May 23, Danielle Kutcher’s…
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Officials propose ways to handle increased student enrollment in Monroe
By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer MONROE — Some 427 new students are projected to come into the Monroe Township School District next school year, according to a recent demographic study. “Student enrollment has been growing leaps and bounds,” Schools Superintendent Michael Kozak said. “It is [taxing] on our available resources.” Nine years ago, the student population…
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Monroe to address potential enrollment spurt
BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer MONROE — School officials said that the news of potentially 4,004 new housing units required to be developed in the township over the next 20 years sent them essentially back to the drawing board on addressing enrollment growth. Schools Superintendent Michael Kozak said the report of the housing units came…