Usually the conversation starts in November or December. But school district leaders have moved the timetable for budget discussions up to reflect a new fiscal reality.
Some students will have just one initial day in school, then a four-day weekend to start the school year.
Rosetta Wilson describes programs to prepare teachers for—and serve students in—the newly combined Levels 3 and 4 in 7th grade.
This year, 62 Columbia High graduates received a total of $66,500 in scholarships.
Emma Gordon's poster was selected from thousands of entries in the nationwide competition.
Joan Lee previews fall offerings at the South Orange - Maplewood Adult School
Summer program eases transition to high school for South Orange and Maplewood teens
Executive Director Diane Malloy makes a quarterly report to the Board of Trustees
Community Summer Program bids a fond farewell to summer 2010
The results of parent and faculty satisfaction surveys are in. The student survey had such a low response that it was deemed an unsatisfactory representation of the student body.
In a meeting that lasted well beyond midnight, the BOE discussed English Language Arts curriculum changes and addressed a parent's concern over the lack of attention paid to the district's brightest pupils.
The team is 3-3, with four remaining games.
But information they prepared on the problem is now being used in a potential lawsuit against the district.
The potential legal action, which awaits national approval, sees levels and honors coexisting
SOPL Librarian Nancy Janow has a personal collection of more than 50 CHS yearbooks, dating back to 1915.
The Oranges & Maplewood NAACP passed a resolution June 15 it says is aimed at "ending racial segregation within the South Orange/Maplewood School District."
The U11 team heads for state tourney after Sat. win: details of the action-packed game
Local 11-year-old team hosts and plays in Sat. finals at Meadowbrook Field
Special needs children in South Orange and Maplewood School District enjoy this six-week program.
Marion Blumenthal Lazan addressed Maplewood and South Orange fifth graders
At the pool, library and camps, children dive in to summer fun
The school district program is offered to select kindergarten through second grade students.
The girls played through the rain, showing a lot of heart and a love of the game.
Julia Harvey will travel to Nebraska to compete nationally as a freestyle roller skater.
The number of Columbia students looking to commit themselves to their first-choice college early is on the rise, according to the guidance department director.
2010 CHS graduates celebrated all night long in an alcohol-free environment.
Cory Myers, CHS '10, will attend Deep Springs in California's High Desert, which has a total enrollment of 26 male students.
The students with the first and second highest GPAs talk academic success and their futures.
Assistant Principal Michael Healy and the Columbia High School Magic Club put on a show.
The graduation ceremony for the Class of 2010 was held at Essex County College.
On the last day of school, fifth graders—and one retiring teacher—participated in the annual tradition of being the last to leave the building.
The university's current provost, Dr. A. Gabriel Esteban, will step into the position for a one-year term effective July 1.
The number is twice as many as last year.
Students show they know their science facts at the buzzer.
The annual rite of passage brought seniors—and a few invited juniors—out in style across South Orange and Maplewood.
Stunt sparks controversy at BOE meeting.
Levels 3 and 4 will be combined for fall 2010. The district promises to impose the higher Level 4 standards for the combined Levels.
Those who support the proposal and those who support an alternative are rallying the troops for tonight's Board of Education meeting, which will be held at Columbia High.
Seth Boyden's four kindergarten classes all performed for A Celebration of Growing and Learning! Ms. Brady and Ms. Rollin's class wowed with "The Cowboy Dance."
Archdiocese of Newark says the St. Joseph's decision isn't final yet.