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:
Last month, Elizabeth was hiding in a bomb shelter in Ukraine with her grandmother. This week, she started sixth grade in Monmouth Beach.
7 p.m. at High School North Library. Formal action will be taken.
This budget comes with a 2 percent property tax hike for Middletown homeowners, bringing in an additional $2.9 million for the district.
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The state continues to curtail its funding for suburban school districts like Middletown. A property tax hike looks increasingly likely:
In case you missed it, the Middletown High School South marching band performed in the New York City St. Patrick's Day parade Thursday.
This High School North 10th grader specifically credited social studies teacher Jonathan Scala with pushing his interest in media:
This will be a special meeting to give approval of the 2022-23 tentative budget, which may come with a 2 percent property tax increase.
There may be a two percent property tax levy increase for Middletown homeowners for the 2022-23 school year budget.
It is getting more expensive to run the buses and some of the bus routes do not have enough students on them to justify the cost.
The L.E.A.D police officers, who talk to Middletown fifth graders, say the main issue kids bring up is how to deal with social media.
Attention, Middletown Township parents/guardians who have concerns about the educational development of your child in the following areas:
A lot of ground will be covered at the Feb. 23 Middletown school board meeting, scheduled for 7 p.m. Wednesday at the library:
This is a regular voting meeting. Formal action will be taken.
The Middletown school district has scheduled its middle and high school graduations for 2022:
Middletown intends to launch a free tutoring service, aiming to start in March, to provide tutors for kids who had pandemic learning loss.
Unless the Department of Transportation changes its rules, NJ schoolkids still have to mask up on school buses, said a Murphy spokeswoman.
The Middletown school district made quarantine optional starting Dec. 14. In the month of January, cases actually dropped in the district.
On March 7, masks will immediately become optional in Middletown schools. This is how Middletown wrote its 'Safe Return' plan.
Frank Capone has long said masks should be optional, effective immediately, in schools and that Gov. Murphy has too much executive power.
Also, here is the schedule for the rest of the 2022 Middletown Board of Education meeting dates:
Middletown is pushing ahead on its plan to widen the sidewalks that lead to River Plaza Elementary School.
A teacher at Thorne Middle School said she, plus several students, slipped on ice and fell as they were walking into school Monday.
The nearly foot of snow Middletown received in Saturday's nor'easter blizzard delayed the start of school Monday morning.
The Middletown school board will hold its public budget meeting this Thursday, Feb. 3 at 7 p.m.
Public portion of the meeting begins at 8 p.m. in the Middletown library community room.
The state will now provide financial incentives if New Jersey school districts choose to regionalize.
The Board of Education is still determining its 2022 meeting schedule, but here are the confirmed upcoming meetings so far:
Lakewood schools started 'test to stay' Jan. 7. Rumson-Fair Haven will start Feb. 1. But a big problem is the lack of rapid antigen tests.
Brookdale said it was able to forgive the debt thanks to the American Rescue Plan. Each student owed about $1,300.
Middletown may turn the currently vacant Port Monmouth building into a youth sports rec center.