Tag: Sayreville School District
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Family, friends help memorialize late Sayreville teacher’s ‘Poem of the day’ in book
The work of an East Brunswick resident and former teacher in the Sayreville School District has been memorialized in a poetry collection. “My Classroom Poems for Young Children!” is a collection of the poems by Michele Kilian, who died in January at 71 after a two-year battle with cancer. The book also features poems and…
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Sayreville names first principal at brand-new Project Before Preschool at Selover
SAYREVILLE – The Board of Education has named its first principal at the brand-new Project Before Preschool at the Jesse Selover School. On May 17, Sayreville Board of Education members approved the transfer of Nina Obryk from supervisor of professional development at Sayreville Middle School to become the principal of Project Before Preschool at Selover…
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‘Kind Like Kendall’ fundraiser raises pediatric brain and spinal cord tumor awareness
SAYREVILLE – Through the contributions of the Sayreville School District and the Sayreville community, over $3,220 has been raised to help children battling brain and spinal cord tumors. The $3,220 was donated to Liv Like a Unicorn, a foundation that helps provide funding for pediatric brain and spinal cord tumors research. Over $1,700 was raised…
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Dozens of new Jersey school districts to close on Diwali in 2022
Welcoming 23 New Jersey public school districts closing schools on Diwali this year, Hindus are urging all public school districts and private-charter-independent schools in the state to close on their most popular festival, Diwali. Hindu statesman Rajan Zed said it was simply not fair to Hindu pupils of most New Jersey schools, as they had…
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Sayreville school budget earmarks funds for facilities improvements, learning enhancements
SAYREVILLE – The Sayreville School District Board of Education has introduced a $123 million budget that will fund the operation of the district during the 2022-23 school year. Following a discussion among district administrators and board members, the budget was introduced on March 15. A public hearing is scheduled for April 26. The budget, which…
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Former Sayreville teacher alleges her contract was not renewed based on complaints made during pandemic
SAYREVILLE – A former teacher in the Sayreville School District has filed legal action against the district, alleging her contract was wrongfully not renewed. Andrea Roman, a former teacher at the Emma L. Arleth Elementary School, filed a complaint in New Jersey Superior court against the Board of Education, Principal Robert Preston and unnamed defendants…
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Sayreville school audit garners one comment about student activity fund
SAYREVILLE – A corrective action plan has been prepared by the Sayreville School District in response to a finding in the 2020-21 school year’s audit. On March 15, the Board of Education approved the annual comprehensive financial report for the 2020-21 school year and the recommendations within. The fiscal year covered by the audit ended…
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Murphy releases state aid figures for school districts
Gov. Phil Murphy has unveiled his Fiscal Year 2023 budget, which includes proposed funding for New Jersey’s public school districts during the 2022-23 academic year. In terms of state aid, some school districts will see an increase in their support from Trenton, while some school districts will see their state aid continue to decrease, and…
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Sayreville schools are now mask optional
SAYREVILLE – The Sayreville School District has made the use of a mask optional for all individuals in the district’s schools with the lifting of the state’s mask mandate. The mask mandate was lifted today, March 7. In a newsletter that same day, Superintendent of Schools Richard Labbe discussed making masks optional in Sayreville’s Schools…