Tag: Old Bridge Public Schools
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Twelve candidates vie for three, three-year seats available for Old Bridge Board of Education
OLD BRIDGE – The November ballot will see 12 candidates, including two incumbents and two former board members. They are running for the three, three-year seats available on the Old Bridge Board of Education. Incumbents Salvatore Giordano, who is seeking his second term, and Elena Francisco, who is seeking her first elected term, will face…
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Old Bridge recognizes educators for excellence in performance
OLD BRIDGE – Nineteen educators were recognized as Teacher or Education Support Professional (ESP) of the Year by the Old Bridge Township Board of Education. The annual Teacher of the Year recognition program is managed by the district Instructional Council, a committee made up of teachers, administrators and central administrators, according to information provided by…
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Double session of COVID-19 vaccination clinics for school staff members in Old Bridge set for April 8
OLD BRIDGE – A double session of COVID-19 vaccination clinics for staff members in the Old Bridge Township Public School District is on April 8. The vaccinations will be administered by appointment only with school administration setting up times for teachers and staff, including custodians, bus drivers, secretaries and food service employees. The district is…
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Old Bridge Township Council takes stance on COVID-19 vaccinations for students
OLD BRIDGE – Members of the Old Bridge Township Council took a stance opposing state Sen. Joseph Vitale’s (D-19) proposal to mandate COVID-19 vaccines for students once the vaccine is approved for students and once students return to full in-person learning. Vitale, chairman of the Senate’s health committee, began discussion with other lawmakers mandating the…
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Four schools in Old Bridge named 2021 New Jersey Schools of Character
OLD BRIDGE – The Old Bridge Public Schools continue to focus on school character and climate. It is evident as four schools in Old Bridge – Leroy Gordon Cooper Elementary School, Virgil I. Grissom Elementary School, Alan B. Shepard Elementary School and Carl Sandburg Middle School – were recertified and named 2021 New Jersey State…
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Old Bridge Public Schools switch to fully-remote through Jan. 19
OLD BRIDGE – With a rise in state and local COVID-19 numbers similar to the spring, “in good conscience the district cannot continue with in-person instruction,” Schools Superintendent David Cittadino recently said. Cittadino updated the community of the switch to a fully remote schedule, from Nov. 23 through at least Jan. 19, in a video…
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Funding helps Old Bridge schools stay connected during remote learning
The New Jersey Pandemic Relief Fund (NJPRF) will provide $187,000 to the Old Bridge Public Schools to help students stay connected during the remote learning. Old Bridge is one of nine districts across the state sharing more than $2.6 million from the NJPRF to help bridge the digital divide exacerbated by the coronavirus pandemic, which…
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Old Bridge Public Schools will begin school year all-remote until Oct. 12
OLD BRIDGE – Old Bridge Public Schools will begin the 2020-21 school year all-remote until Oct. 12. The district’s re-entry task force – administrators, teachers, parents and staff, including personnel from transportation, maintenance, custodial, nurses, and food service – held lengthy meetings on Aug. 14 and 18 to discuss the state’s option to allow school…
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Proposed hybrid reopening schools plan will bring teachers, staff and students in-person three times a week in Old Bridge
OLD BRIDGE – Old Bridge public school officials presented their proposed hybrid reopening schools plan, which bring teachers, staff and students in-person three times a week. In the proposed plan, the 8,500 students will be split up alphabetically in sections A, B, and C. A section will learn in-person on Mondays while sections B and…
