Tag: Moss School
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Metuchen school officials: Proposed referendum will address student growth, move district forward
METUCHEN – Voters will head to the polls and decide on three referendum ballot questions, which Metuchen school officials say will essentially move the district forward for the next 20 to 30 years. Since the 1998 and 2004 referenda, the district has a much larger student population from what was once 1,500 to 1,700 students…
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Referendum on track for November in Metuchen; full-day kindergarten is proposed
METUCHEN – The Metuchen School District is planning to use the 22.23% increase in state aid to offset operation costs associated with proposed additions and renovations to all four school buildings, which is on track for a referendum in November. “We are going to deposit [the additional state aid] to a capital reserve and other…
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Metuchen batting idea of an alternate week of 50% ‘roomers and Zoomers’ for back-to-school in-person plan
METUCHEN – School officials are batting the idea of an alternate week of 50% “roomers and Zoomers” for its back-to-school in-person plan. Schools Superintendent Vincent Caputo led an hour panel discussion webinar through Zoom on July 13, covering all aspects of up-to-the-minute thinking from instruction, board operations, school district operations and everything in between. School…
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Officials discuss benefits of therapy dog at Moss School
METUCHEN – In an effort to “reduce the duration and frequency of very challenging and very destructive behavior” of students, Moss School Principal Richard Cohen has included a pilot program for a therapy dog in the proposed budget for Moss School. Moss School houses a special need pre-school and a kindergarten program. There are six…
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Metuchen board reorganizes with focus on school space needs
METUCHEN – Justin Manley, who was appointed as board president of the Metuchen Board of Education, vowed the newly seated board will take steps in the new year to prepare a plan of action to address the school space needs for 2020 and beyond. “We’re going to take steps to collect our needs and wants…
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Metuchen schools encouraging students to pursue healthy lifestyle
By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer METUCHEN — The move to promote a healthy lifestyle and highlight the anti-idling campaign this year was a success. Schools Superintendent Vincent Caputo said at a board meeting in July that assessing the district goals for the 2015-16 school year included a focus on the whole child. “There were fewer…