Tag: Old Bridge Township Public Schools
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Old Bridge Township Public School District provides special education services
The Old Bridge Township Public School District provides special education and related services to disabled students ages 3-21 who are in need of special education. Parents or guardians within the district who have a child attending a non-public school in Old Bridge and suspect their child may be disabled due to physical, sensory, emotional, communication,…
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Paraprofessionals in Old Bridge schools may be outsourced due to reduction in state aid
OLD BRIDGE – School officials are weighing the option of privatizing and outsourcing paraprofessional services as they continue to reel from the sudden reduction in state aid. Emotions ran high at a Board of Education meeting on Feb. 19 as school staff, paraprofessionals and parents voiced their concerns on privatizing paraprofessionals, who they say have…
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Kindergarten registration for Old Bridge Public Schools will be held in February
Registration for kindergarten in the Old Bridge Township Public Schools for the 2019-20 school year will be held in February. A child must be five years old on or before Oct. 1, 2019, to be eligible. Evening registration will be by appointment only from 6-9 p.m. on Feb. 13 for two working parent families and…
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Old Bridge school officials will discuss reduction in state aid at forum Jan. 24
OLD BRIDGE – The sudden reduction in state aid came without warning last July and has left school officials in Old Bridge reeling on how best to handle what officials have called a “catastrophic” situation. “The state aid we have received over the six years I have been here has been between $44 to $45…
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Old Bridge schools to hold fall festival Oct. 5-7
The Old Bridge Township Public School District (OBTPS) will hold a Family Fall Festival, a three-day celebration of the new school year and the fall season, Oct. 5-7, at the Ellen McDermott Grade Nine Center, Route 516, Matawan. The festival will run from 6-11 p.m., Oct. 5, from 2-11 p.m. on Oct. 6, and from…
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Expansion of William Transco’s gas pipeline brings concerns of health and safety
OLD BRIDGE — With the possibility of a gas pipeline running through her neighborhood, Alice Russo, a resident of the Madison Park section of Old Bridge, stood up and said she is frightened. “Even if not for the environment, what would my property be worth?” she asked, should she decide to sell her home. “And…
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Kindergarten registration for Old Bridge schools in February
Registration for kindergarten in the Old Bridge Township Public Schools for the 2018-2019 school year will be held in February. To be eligible for registration, a child must be five years old on or before Oct. 1, 2018 for kindergarten. Evening registration will be by appointment only on Feb. 15, from 6-9 p.m. for two…
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Old Bridge students pass Chinese test
OLD BRIDGE — Six Old Bridge High School students proved how well versed they are with the Chinese language. Students enrolled in the Mandarin class passed the HSK (Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi) International Chinese Language Test, at Rutgers University Confucius Institute. This marked the first year that the high school participated in the challenging standardized exam.…
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Old Bridge community protests charter school proposal
BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer OLD BRIDGE — School officials, students and the community made it clear that a charter school has no business in a school district like the Old Bridge Township Public Schools. Schools Superintendent David Cittadino addressed a large crowd that attended the Superintendent’s Forum meeting on Jan. 31 at Old…