Education

BOARD OF EDUCATION

School District of South Orange and Maplewood

525 Academy Street, Maplewood, NJ  07040

Paul ...

TRENTON, NJ — Schools should consider screening visitors with noncontact thermometers and excluding anyone with a fever exceeding 100.4 degrees, according to graduation ceremony guidelines released by the state Department of Education (DOH).

The guidance, released on May 27, outlines three options for K-12 school commencement ceremonies: virtual, drive-thru/drive-in and ...

NEW JERSEY — (Updated 11:48 a.m.) Amid increasing pressure from students and their families, Gov. Phil Murphy announced Tuesday that schools will be allowed to have in-person graduation ceremonies, something that would have previously been prohibited under the state’s COVID-19 social distancing orders.

The graduation ceremonies, Murphy said, will be permitted to begin July 6 as ...

MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The distance learning plan passed on May 18 by the South Orange Maplewood Board of Education to guide the rest of the school year is vexing local parents.

The “NJDOE 2020 School Health-Related Closure Plan” included no requirement for direct instruction by teachers by audio or video. Some area school districts, including Millburn, Livingston, and ...

TRENTON, NJ — After New Jersey state officials recently told residents that in-person commencement ceremonies were not in the cards due to the coronavirus pandemic, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy offered a ray of hope to those hoping that actual in-person graduation events could happen at some point in the coming summer months.

Near the conclusion of his daily New ...

MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The Board of Education of the School District of South Orange and Maplewood will meet in public session on Monday, May 18, at 7 p.m., for a board retreat to train for the Superintendent's Evaluation Tool and setting a timeline and a discussion of South Orange Maplewood School District's Extended Distance Learning using the online video conference platform. The ...

NEW JERSEY -- While school districts across the state have been planning alternatives to traditional high school graduation ceremonies, any plans that school districts had in the works appear to violate Governor Murphy’s Executive Order No.107, which directs New Jersey residents to stay at home and prohibits public gatherings.

In a letter to school administrators, NJ State Police Colonel ...

Difficult Decision Will Strengthen Schools, Safeguard Future of Catholic Education; At-Home Learning Continues Through End of School Year 

The Archdiocese of Newark has announced the consolidation of its school community and the closure of nine archdiocesan-operated elementary schools at the end of this school year, the result of archdiocesan strategic planning efforts to ...

MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The South Orange Maplewood Board of Education passed its 2020-21 budget last night. The unanimous vote happened despite possible changes in state aid as coronavirus continues to affect New Jersey's health and economy.

“The governor is going to give an update on that I believe within the next two weeks and so we were instructed to not make any adjustments to ...

TRENTON, NJ – New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy announced today that all New Jersey schools would remain closed for the remainder of the school year in an ongoing effort to contain the spread of COVID-19.

"We have a single goal in mind: the safety and well-being of our children, and of our educators, administrators and staff," said Murphy. 

The governor's ...