Tuesday, April 2, 2013
Budget falls within the 2 percent state-mandated cap
The Rumson Board of Education last week held a public hearing for and approved its 2013-14 budget. The overall $14.5 million budget with a tax levy, or amount to be raised by taxes, of $13.7 million, up from roughly $13.4 million last year, falls within the state-mandated 2 percent spending cap. Items of interest in the breakdown are: • Of the total budget, an estimated $4.9 million is allocated for regular instruction/programs; • Approximately $1 million is anticipated to cover special education costs; • There are an estimated 1,000 students in the 2013-14 student body; • Per-pupil cost is estimated at $12,965, down from $13,053 last year, with the cost at $12,098 in 2010-11; • Of that amount, per-pupil cost of total classroom instruction…
Thursday, January 3, 2013
New board member William Loughran will be sworn in to his first term.
In keeping with its new tradition of November elections, the Rumson Board of Education will hold its annual organization meeting this year, for the first time, in January — tonight at 7:30 p.m. at the Forrestdale School. Newcomer William Loughran, Rumson resident and principal of Holmdel High School, will be sworn in to his first Board of Education term on the nine-member dais, having ousted incumbent Alitia Faccone with 1,368 votes, the second highest number of votes cast, in the November board elections. Two incumbents will be taking their oaths as well: John Connors, who garnered the highest number of votes in the November election, or 1,590; and Margaret Simons, who won another term with 1,337 votes. Maura Beyer will be sworn in to …
Friday, September 28, 2012
Maura Beyer fills seat left vacant by board member Colleen Hodge through this year's end
“She’s been interested in being on the board for about a year and a half,” Rumson Board of Education President Colleen O’Connor said of newly appointed board member Maura Beyer after she was sworn in at last night’s meeting. Beyer, of 24 Highland Ave., has lived in Rumson for 12 years, has four children in school in the district and has been described as a "highly visible" PTO member and parent. “Because she has a lot of children of different ages in the school district, she has been involved in pretty much every aspect of what goes on, on a day-to-day basis, at the schools,” which played a major part in her selection, O’Connor said. Beyer, who said that she’s been very involved in the district since her oldest child was in kindergarten …
Thursday, September 27, 2012
The new member will serve until the board reorganization in January 2013
Following an application and interview process, a new Rumson Board of Education member will be appointed and sworn in at a rescheduled regular board meeting tonight at 8 p.m. in the Forrestdale School's Higgins Library. Earlier this month, the applicants for the seat on the dais left vacant by Colleen Hodge, of Monmouth Avenue, were interviewed at a special board meeting. Hodge was in the first year of her second three-year term on the nine-member dais. Her unexpired second term ends in 2014. As a matter of standard protocol, the board must fill Hodge’s seat by appointment until the end of the year, or the board reorganization in early January 2013. Whoever would like to fill the complete unexpired term to its end through 2014, including …
Wednesday, September 5, 2012
New temporary board member will officially be appointed at the Sept. 27 meeting
No one will be appointed to fill the Rumson Board of Education vacancy left by Colleen Hodge until the Sept. 27 meeting. But three candidates for the temporary appointment were interviewed at a special meeting Tuesday night. The interviews, board President Colleen O’Connor said at the meeting, were conducted in the Women’s League of Voters’ fashion, with all candidates seated at a conference table, facing the board, and taking turns to answer each question fielded by O’Connor in the public forum. About five members of the public were in attendance. The applicants for the seat on the dais, which will be filled by one until January, 2013, are: Russell Binns, of 26 Lincoln Ave., a patent attorney and former computer engineer; Taryn Iwan, of …
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 …
Tuesday, September 4, 2012
Board called a special meeting to amend calendar and announce new BOE member
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Tuesday, September 4, 2012
The Rumson Board of Education has called a special meeting for 7 p.m. tonight at Forrestdale School to appoint a new board member and approve an amended school calendar. Aug. 30 was the final day the board accepted applications for those interested in filling the seat vacated by member Colleen Hodge, who resigned. Hodge's temporary replacement will serve in the appointed spot until January 2013, when whoever runs and wins in the November elections to fill her unexpired term through 2014 will take over the post. Candidates will be interviewed tonight, according to an announcement on the board's Web site, and a new member will be appointed. In addition, there is a change in the school calendar, "regarding potential unused snow days," that …
Saturday, September 1, 2012
Simons is running for her first full three-year term on the board, after filling an unexpired term in 2011.
Name, age and address: Margaret Kaminski Simons, 42, 22 Hartshorne Lane Occupation and educational background: Currently, I stay at home with our three boys and work occasional projects, such as teaching the Introduction to Finance course at Rutgers and consulting on small business strategy. My prior experience includes working in sales and strategy positions at several financial institutions, most recently at Goldman Sachs’ Investment Management Division as a vice president. NYU Stern School of Business, MBA in Finance Villanova University, BSBA in Finance Affiliations: Rumson PTO, Programming co-chair, school years 2008-11; Rumson PTO, treasurer, school year 2007-08; Rumson PTO, treasurer-elect, school year 2006-07; Books for Kids …
Alitia Faccone is running for her second three-year term on the Rumson Board of Education.
• Name, age and address: Alitia Faccone, 39 Lafayette St. • Occupation and educational background: I am a lawyer specializing in electronic discovery law and serve as the director of marketing at the law firm of McCarter & English, LLP. I am well-versed in all aspects and forms of electronic data including social media, both from a litigation and business development perspective. I am the co-chair of McCarter’s e-Discovery Committee and also serve as the chair of the firm’s Women’s Initiative Steering Committee. I graduated from Monmouth University with a B.A. in Speech/Communications/Theatre, summa cum laude, and received my J.D. from Southwestern University School of Law in Los Angeles, summa cum laude. • Affiliations: I am an active …
At the end of his his first term on the Rumson Board of Education, John Connors is now seeking his second.
• Name, age and address: John Connors, 21 Circle Drive • Occupation and educational background: I am a board certified sports podiatrist with a private practice in New York City and Little Silver; medical school in Chicago; residency in New York City; sports medicine fellowship, New York City. • Affiliations: member of Holy Cross Church; member of Navesink Country Club, serving on the Junior Program and Long Range Planning committees; medical staff, Riverview Medical Center; doctor for track and field London Olympics 2012 summer games • Have you ever held a position on a school board, here or elsewhere, and,if so, for how long and when? I am a current member of the Rumson Board of Education, seeking election to my second term. • How many…
Nancy Love
10:11 pm on Tuesday, April 2, 2013
Of course the Administration was not available for comment. And while these numbers look good, nobody is even talking about how Rumson's test scores are down. It used to be a blue ribbon school but hasn't been for a while. What a shame. more ›