Tag: South Brunswick School District
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Public hearing for South Brunswick school budget set for April 29
SOUTH BRUNSWICK – The members of the South Brunswick School District Board of Education have introduced a $154.65 million budget to fund the operation of the school district during the 2021-22 academic year. A public hearing on the budget will be held on April 29 and at that time, residents may ask questions or make…
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South Brunswick schools will go virtual after spring break
525,600 minutes: How do you measure a year? On March 10, 2020, Amy Finkelstein, the supervisor of Student Assistance and Wellness for the South Brunswick School District, called Superintendent of Schools Scott Feder to let him know about a potential case of COVID-19 in the district. That night became an all-nighter, Feder recalled, as he…
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South Brunswick schools set to lose another $2.19 million in state aid
South Brunswick schools will receive $21.48 million in state aid for Fiscal Year 2021-22, a loss of $257,970, or 1.19%, from the current year, and the continuation of loss over the past few years. In 2020, Superintendent of Schools Scott Feder addressed S-2, a 2018 state law which changed the distribution of funding for New…
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North Brunswick, South Brunswick schools expect to resume in-person learning Jan. 19
Schools in the area expect to open for in-person learning next week, following the winter holidays and the holiday break. South Brunswick schools will reopen to students with special needs on Jan. 13, and on Jan. 19 for the general student population, Superintendent of Schools Scott Feder said on Jan. 7. However, Feder called the…
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South Brunswick High School hybrid plan delayed due to rise in COVID cases
SOUTH BRUNSWICK – South Brunswick High School was supposed to begin its hybrid model on Nov. 16, allowing students to attend class in-person, but that phase of the reopening plan has been delayed due to a rising number of COVID cases. “COVID cases are rising dramatically in the state and country. This has reached South…
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South Brunswick plan to begin hybrid school days remains unchanged
SOUTH BRUNSWICK – The South Brunswick School District is moving ahead with its existing plan to begin hybrid instruction on Nov. 16. As part of the model, classes will begin at 7:30 a.m. and end at 1:55 p.m., making the class blocks a total of 80 minutes. In response to this change, Sourav Patra created…
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South Brunswick will challenge decision to cut funds that support BRIDGE Center, healthcare professionals
SOUTH BRUNSWICK – South Brunswick schools will not see any relief from Gov. Phil Murphy’s budget. “We learned that Gov. Murphy’s proposed budget for the coming school year cuts all funds to school-based youth programs statewide,” Superintendent of Schools Scott Feder said in a message to the community on Sept. 1. “For South Brunswick schools,…
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South Brunswick teen teaches residents virtually how to make cloth masks for essential workers
SOUTH BRUNSWICK – Hymavathi Gollakota is encouraging residents to attend her virtual mask-making workshops or sewing basics workshops in an effort to help the community. Hyma, a junior at South Brunswick High School, has not suffered any COVID-related tragedies in her close family, but decided she and her mother would make masks for essential personnel,…
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South Brunswick schools to follow phased plan for 2020-21 reopening
SOUTH BRUNSWICK – Preschoolers walking in line in the hallway, holding hands. Kindergartners sitting on the reading rug, listening to storytime. Middle schoolers gathering at the computer for a project. Assemblies. Filed trips. Labs. In the new age of in-school instruction, South Brunswick School District Superintendent of Schools Scott Feder said all of those activities…
