Dwindling state aid, academic learning loss due to the pandemic and mental health/bullying were all top topics discussed Monday night:
Hannah-Jones is behind "The 1619 Project" that some say tries to re-frame American history:
The Middletown school district will host a suicide prevention talk at 6:30 p.m. Nov. 2 in the media center of High School North.
New Jersey is now the first state in the nation to teach about climate change, which is starting to be taught in classrooms this fall.
As the district investigates the death of a 14-year-old girl, one mom said, 'We have to all look this in the face,' referring to bullying.
Patch asked the six candidates for their thoughts on critical race theory, and New Jersey's controversial sex-education mandates:
The virtual forum will be 7 p.m. Oct. 17. This will be a Q&A-style forum held virtually over Zoom and the public must register in advance:
Brookdale offers training in design, automotive/mechanic work, construction management, culinary and commercial diving. Learn more Oct. 5:
The meeting opens to the public at 8 p.m. at Middletown High School North Library; this is a special voting meeting.
Thanks to the generosity of your neighbors, IMA Urgent Care donated more than $4,000 in school supplies to Ocean Avenue School and Bayview.
Middletown's head of curriculum says the 66-page heath/phys. ed. learning standards from the Dept. of Education "is a model, not a mandate."
Here is what will be taught for health/physical education in Middletown schools this year:
There will NOT be a meeting on September 27, as previously scheduled:
Also, Wednesday night will be the first of two parent information sessions Middletown will host on the new health/phys. ed. curriculum.
Middletown plans to have one officer in all 16 schools in the district, at all hours school is in session. They will be armed at all times.
The first day of school for all students is Sept. 6. Here are the days off for 2022-23:
This meeting will be the formal vote to hire the Class-3 school resource officers as part of a shared services agreement with Middletown PD.
From the Township: If you are interested in receiving tutoring services for your child, please complete the survey below before Aug. 12.
The Aug. 23 meeting is the board's only meeting in August. The board will likely discuss and approve the fall curriculum at this meeting.
Middletown will be one of the first districts in the state to have parents "opt in" to the new sex education curriculum this fall.
IMA Urgent Care is again hosting a back-to-school supply drive to benefit Ocean Avenue School and Bayview Elementary School in Middletown:
The school board election will be the same day as the midterms, Nov. 8. Six candidates are running for three seats. They are:
Brookdale bought a Chevy Spark, an electric minicar, for students to study. They are seeking $600,000 from the National Science Foundation.
The grant will be used to fund research on the effects of climate change on fisheries off Sandy Hook and Raritan Bay:
The teachers who run K.E.Y.S. Academy say there is a huge need for teenagers who need help to stop using alcohol, marijuana and pills:
This is what will be discussed:
The towns of Atlantic Highlands, Highlands and Sea Bright continue to take steps towards consolidating into one school district:
Frank Capone also said Gov. Murphy and the state teachers' union should be reimbursing schools for the cost of having armed officers.
Police have increased their presence at all public schools as well as parochial, private and vocational schools in Middletown.
The Monmouth County Prosecutor said expect to see extra police in schools for the rest of this week, and in following weeks, as well.
The movie will tell the true story of Ernesto Miranda, whose 1963 conviction for a violent sex assault was overturned by the Supreme Court.
Middletown North will spend the grant on its Outdoor Learning Lab, said North principal Patricia Vari-Cartier.
Enrollment at Mater Dei Prep has dropped by more than half since 2014, and the school cannot cover a $1 million operating deficit, it said.
The following Middletown teachers were honored at the April 27 Board of Education meeting as being among the best in the district:
How Middletown South and North ranked. High Tech, a magnet pre-engineering school in Lincroft, was yet again in the top five in the state:
This spring, students in the vo-tech schools will shadow a county employee, who will help guide them into a career path after high school.
A spokesman for the Department of Education said New Jersey school districts have leeway in deciding how they teach the curriculum:
"All material should be age appropriate," said BOE president Frank Capone. "Middletown will be doing what's suitable for all children."
Here is the schedule of all the Middletown Board of Education meetings for the rest of 2022:
Board members Jacqueline Tobacco, Kate Farley and Frank Capone explain their votes on next year's school budget: