Meal boxes that have been distributed to students in recent days have been panned by parents as "garbage." Officials say they're listening.
The district also is replacing white barriers that were put on student desks with fully clear barriers, officials said.
Toms River students will receive the meal kits twice a week, with three breakfasts and three lunches, the district announced.
The presentation will explain cuts the district is facing for 2021-22 school year because of the $8.1 million reduction in state aid.
Washington Street Elementary School moved to fully remote instruction as of Wednesday, the superintendent said.
Authorities are urging motorists to avoid the area.
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A full breakdown of the proposed budget is set for March 31.
The district has set up a vaccination program with RWJ Barnabas Health, and 600 staff members have signed up so far to be vaccinated.
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Privacy barriers provided for some classrooms have parents crying foul over the set-up; the district says the options were limited.
Children who will be old enough for kindergarten should register now; the district anticipates a return to full-time in-person instruction.
The school district has said it is planning to return its youngest students to the classroom four days a week as the case rate slows.
The school district is seeking people to work as aides to students in classrooms.
Snowfall overnight made driving slippery for the morning commute.
The district is planning to expand to four half-days starting March 1 with elementary students.
With icy driving conditions anticipated for the morning, district officials moved instruction to fully remote.
School district officials in December said weather closings would mean remote learning instead of snow days.
The program is open only to the classes of 2021 and 2022. Students have to notify their schools by Feb. 15 that they want to participate.
The counter gives parents information to decide whether to have students studying remotely or in hybrid classes, the district said.
The memorandum of agreement approved Wednesday night by the school board includes a 3.275 percent raise for teachers. The union
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The district announced the move in part as a result of Gov. Phil Murphy's declaration of a state of emergency.
The Ocean County College board of trustees approved leave for Thomas Gialanella, so he can lead the Toms River schools, officials confirmed.
Board members asked David Healy to delay his retirement amid a search for a new superintendent. What happens come Jan. 1 is uncertain.
Toms River schools will welcome students back for in-person learning next week, a week earlier than originally announced
Ocean County's "high risk" designation, skyrocketing cases and discussions with county health officials led to the move, officials said.
The shift back to virtual instruction from hybrid "is a necessary response to a much broader problem," district officials said.
High school students can now earn college credits and save money on their eventual tuition while they're still in high school.
The move to hybrid classes for the oldest students in the district gets all of the age groups into the buildings.
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Surveys are out and virtual meetings are set for next week for the community to say what qualities it wants in the next superintendent.
The competition, set for November, will pose a problem for students to solve through technology and computer coding.
Toms River schools started the year fully remote but welcomed preschool, kindergarten and first-graders Monday; more grades return Oct. 25.
The school is among 367 schools nationwide and one of nine in New Jersey to receive the honor for 2020.
Healy, hired in 2014 to lead the district, will be retiring effective Jan. 1, the district said.
The district plans a hybrid return; the rest of the students to return Nov. 9, officials said; staff members
The district wants to move kindergarteners to hybrid instruction as soon as possible, over concerns about a six-hour remote school day.
More than 330 staff members sought accommodations to work remotely, but most of the district's 2,700 staff members will be in buildings.
"They blew it," one New Jersey parent said.