Wednesday, September 5, 2012
A reminder of first day schedules, changes and what issues have been key in each district lately
Rumson and Fair Haven students are headed back to school on Thursday; and in each district there will be a host of changes awaiting them. In Fair Haven • At Knollwood, school starts at 8:23 a.m., entering time, and students may arrive as early as 8:15 a.m., but no earlier. Thursday and Friday will be single session days, ending at 12:45 p.m. At Sickles, the single session days end at 12:35 p.m., 10 minutes earlier. • Drivers are reminded to obey the speed limits and to not use Third Street. During school arrival and dismissal times it is to only be used by students riding bikes and walking to and from school. • At the Viola L. Sickles School, pre-kindergarten through third grade students will be welcomed by a new interim principal, Tom …
Saturday, September 1, 2012
Loughran, the current principal of Holmdel High School, is making his first run for the board.
• Name, age and address: Bill Loughran, 46, 69 Park Ave. • Occupation and educational background: A graduate of Bucknell University, I have been an employee of the Holmdel Township School District for the past 25 years, first as a high school English teacher and cross country/track coach for seventeen years, followed by eight years as a building administrator, including my current role for the last five years as the principal of Holmdel High School. • Affiliations (volunteer, community, other): I am a parishioner of Holy Cross, where I taught CCD classes and serve currently as a lector. I have also been an active volunteer in the Rumson Recreation program since 2005. • Have you ever held a position on a school board, here or elsewhere…
Wednesday, August 29, 2012
Applications for temporary appointment to the board are being accepted through the end of the day on Aug. 30
If you have an interest in serving a short stint on the Rumson Board of Education, the time is imminent. There is an empty seat on the board that must be filled by appointment until January, 2013. The board’s deadline for accepting applications to fill the seat is the end of the business day tomorrow, Aug. 30. Board member Colleen Hodge, of Monmouth Avenue, who was in the first year of her second three-year term on the nine-member dais, resigned recently. Hodge was instrumental in bringing an edible garden to Forrestdale School. While an explanation was not offered for her resignation, Hodge’s unexpired second term expires in 2014. As a matter of standard protocol, the board must fill Hodge’s seat by appointment until the end of the year…
The goal was to get a greater voter turnout for school board elections, but the result has been more pressure on school board and municipal candidates, according to this author.
This Election Day — for the first time since 1903 — voters in most New Jersey’s school districts will elect local Board of Education members on the same Nov. 6 ballot as candidates for municipal, county, state and federal offices, including the President. Ninety percent of all New Jersey school districts — or 468 districts — hastened to switch elections from April to November after the state approved enabling legislation this year. Districts believe the change will boost voter-participation in school races where the average turnout was a dismal 15 percent for over a decade. But, if the number of inquiries my political consulting practice is fielding from municipal and school board candidates are any indication; this change has created …
Wednesday, June 6, 2012
There is only one contested race ... in Rumson
Candidates for the Rumson and Fair Haven as well as the Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School boards of education have officially filed their petitions to run in what is now the November election. The races in Fair Haven and for the Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School Board of Education are uncontested, while four are competing in the Rumson race for three seats on the nine-member dais. The Monmouth County Clerk has released the following information about the candidates in each race: Fair Haven There are two candidates running to fill the two Fair Haven seats up for grabs on the Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School Board of Education, making it an uncontested race. The candidates are: • Meaghan Finneran Ladd, 16 Buena Vista Ave., …
Monday, April 23, 2012
Meetings and events going on in Rumson and Fair Haven this week.
Government Meetings The Fair Haven Council will meet at Borough Hall on Monday, April 23 at 7 p.m. The Monday meeting’s agenda can be viewed by clicking here. The Fair Haven Planning board will be meeting this week on Thursday, April 26. The workshop is schuedled to begin at 7:15 p.m. More information can be found here. The Rumson Zoning Board will meet on Tuesday, April 24. The meeting will begin at 7:30 p.m. and will be held in Borough Hall’s Charles S. Callman Hall Courtroom. School Meetings The Rumson-Fair Haven High School Board of Education will be meeting this week on Tuesday, April 24 at 7:30 p.m. The meeting will be held at the high school. More information can be found on the school’s website. The Rumson Board of Education will …
Thursday, September 22, 2011
Notes from the Fair Haven School District Board of Education meeting on Wednesday, September 21.
The Fair Haven Board of Education (BOE) met at Knollwood School last night for their regular monthly meeting. Topics such as upcoming PTA events, new security and the concussion policy were discussed. The following are notes from the meeting on Wednesday, September 21 at the Knollwood School Media Center: - Fair Haven Schools are fully equipped with new security equipment. Chairperson Cathy Alescio said they will be moving forward with new security systems and cameras. "The custodians did a great job getting everything ready for the first day of school," Alescio said. - The Parent Teacher Associated was at the meeting and described many upcoming events. President of the Fair Haven PTA, Tracey Rehder was excited about Harvest Fest, which …
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Knollwood School
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Sickles School
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Notes from the Rumson School District Board of Education regular meeting on Wednesday, September 21, 2011.
The principals of the Rumson School District introduced new members of their staff at the board of education meeting Wednesday night. “The beginning of the school year is an exciting time,” said Bert Ammerman, the interim superintendent. “I’ve had the opportunity to see the new teachers in action and I believe it is important for the board to get to know them at this time as well.” Ricard Karas, the principal of the Deane Porter School, introduced his new teachers first. He described his staff as “enthusiastic” and “excited to be a part of the school”. Karas introduced new teachers Melissa Conni, the P.M. Pre-Kindergarten teacher, Stephanie Doeler, the A.M. Pre-Kindergarten teacher, Kerry Kennedy, Kindergarten teacher, and Jessica Piernik…
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Forrestdale School
60 Forrest Ave, Rumson, NJ
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Deane Porter School
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Wednesday, August 17, 2011
Bullying coordinators and concussion prevention among many topics discussed at the Board of Education meeting August 16.
The members of the Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School (RFH) Board of Education met for their bi-monthly meeting on Wednesday to discuss topics concerning parents, faculty and children. One of the first major issues brought to the table was preventing bullying in the district's schools. Superintendent Dr. Peter Righi explained they have assigned a Bullying Coordinator and Bullying Specialist to be the eyes and ears of the hallways and to report to members any activity that would be considered harmful. Righi went onto explain together with a team made up of teachers, parents and bully specialists they would go over each scenario as if it were a puzzle yet to be solved. "The team members will meet to see if what we are doing is proactive…
Thursday, July 28, 2011
Nelson Ribon, the new principal of the Knollwood School, meets the 2011-2012 staff at the July BOE meeting.
Familiar faces, new teachers and a new principal all met at the recent meeting Fair Haven Board of Education meeting. The meeting was held July 27 inside the library of Knollwood Elementary School where the new returning staff met. Nelson Ribon, the new principal at the Knollwood School, was also in attendance. A mix of discussions and input from the staff, administration, search committee and parents led to Ribon being seen as the best candidate for the principal position according to Kathi Cronin, the Fair Haven Schools superintendent. Forward thinking, strong love of languages and a sense of community were some of the credentials people listed a new principal should have. Cronin says that Ribon brings all of these qualities to the table…
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Knollwood School
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Karen McGowan
8:58 pm on Monday, September 3, 2012
And by the way, calling someone a bully is offensive, I find it funny that you don't remove the above comment. more ›