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Sodhani Foundation Donates $10K For District Invention Competition

Sodhani Foundation Donates $10K For District Invention Competition

A township philanthropist has once again made a substantial donation to a special program run in the school district. Vimal Sodhani, of the Sodhani Foundation, presented the district with a $10,000 check for the annual Invention Competition run in the schools during the Spring. The program, which last year included elementary and middle school students, […]

District Officials: Student Proficiency Gaps Are Being Addressed

District Officials: Student Proficiency Gaps Are Being Addressed

Student proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Science, and Math are approaching pre-pandemic levels, but there still are some gaps that need to be addressed, school district officials said recently. Proficiency rates took a hit from the 2019-2020 school year – the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic – through the 2020-2021 school year when all […]

Board Of Education Approves $185,000 Worth Of Contracts

Board Of Education Approves $185,000 Worth Of Contracts

The Board of Education on October 19 approved contracts for goods and service worth more than $185,000. The Board approved: All of the contracts total $185,286.

Middle School Suspension Rate Of Concern To District Officials

Middle School Suspension Rate Of Concern To District Officials

Approximately 18 percent of Franklin Middle School students –  nearly one-in-five – were suspended from school in the 2022-23 school year, a reality that concerns district officials. That number is dramatically higher than the suspension rates at the district’s elementary and high schools, which are .8 percent and 6 percent, respectively. Suspension rates in township […]

Seven Candidates File For Three Open School Board Seats; Two Incumbents Bow Out

Seven Candidates File For Three Open School Board Seats; Two Incumbents Bow Out

Only one incumbent is among the seven candidates who have filed petitions to run for three open Board of Education seats. Incumbent Bill Grippo is joined on the “Vote All Three” slate by newcomers Erika Innocencio and Jimmie Parker, III. Current Board members Michael Smith and Nishita Desai have chosen to not seek re-election. They […]

School District Names New EAS Vice-Principal, FHS Dance Teacher

School District Names New EAS Vice-Principal, FHS Dance Teacher

A new vice-principal at Elizabeth Avenue School and dance teacher at Franklin High School were named by the Board of Education at its July 27 meeting. Edgar Vazquez Molina was named as the new vice-principal at EAS, and Caylia Harris was named a new dance teacher at the high school. Molina, formerly a teacher at […]

Mother Of 6-Year-Old Killed On School Bus Seeks Answers From School Board

Mother Of 6-Year-Old Killed On School Bus Seeks Answers From School Board

The mother of a 6-year-old girl killed on a school bus earlier this month had two questions for the Board of Education at its July 27 meeting. Najmah Nash wanted to know if the District is investigating the Montauk bus company, on whose bus her daughter Fajr Atiya Williams was riding when she strangled on […]

School District Asks State Permission To Continue To Use Modular Classrooms

School District Asks State Permission To Continue To Use Modular Classrooms

As promised earlier in the year, an application to the state to use trailer classrooms at five township schools during the 2023-24 school year was approved by the Board of Education at its June 20 meeting. The trailers would be used at Pine Grove Manor, MacAfee Road, Hillcrest and the Franklin Park annex elementary schools […]

Board Of Education Approves $3.5 Million For Goods And Services

Board Of Education Approves $3.5 Million For Goods And Services

The Board of Education at its June 20 meeting approved purchases totaling $3,499,932.68. The Board approved an $85,000 purchase of a dump truck for the District’s Buildings & Grounds department. The truck will be provided by either Nielsen AutomotiveGroup or Pellegrino Fleet Auto Group, both of which are approved vendors. Those contracts approved are: A […]

New Principal, Vice-Principal Named By School Board

New Principal, Vice-Principal Named By School Board

The Board of Education named a new school principal and vice-principal at its June 20 meeting. Jennifer Stein was named the new principal at Franklin Park School, and Angela Pape was named the new vice-principal at Claremont Elementary School. Stein fills the position formerly held by Rebekah Solomon, who earlier this year was named as […]