Board of Education vice president Eva Nagy, left, presented a plaque at the Sept. 18 meeting to outgoing business administrator John Calavano. The Board of Education at its Sept. 18 meeting said goodbye to its long-time business administrator, John Calavano. Sort of. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented by …
Read More »Updated: School Board Considering Renting Charles Street Parking Lot To Stage House Tavern
The Board of Education is mulling a proposal to rent parking spaces in its administration building parking lot on Charles Street to the Stage House Tavern. UPDATE: The Stage House Tavern was told to remove tables and chairs from an outdoor area until owners can show the township Zoning Board that they have provided more parking for patrons. Don’t Miss Out! No …
Read More »School Board Business Administrator Resigns For Position In West Orange
Long-time Board of Education business administrator John Calavano has submitted his resignation. John Calavano, the Board of Education’s business administrator and assistant schools Superintendent, has resigned. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented by the Franklin Reporter & Advocate. Period. We are the only truly independent media serving the Eight …
Read More »School Board Narrowly Votes To Move $84 Million Referendum To December
School board member Christine Danielsen, seen in this file photo, changed her mind at the June 26 Board of Education meeting and voted to move the $84 million referendum to December. It took a last-minute change of heart on the part of one member, but the Board of Education June 26 decided to move the $84 million referendum vote from …
Read More »School Referendum May Be Postponed Until December
Board of Education vice president Eva Nagy told board members that the $85 million referendum would probably have to be put off until December. The $85 million school district referendum that has been planned for September may not happen until December. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented by the …
Read More »Schools Superintendent Search Update: School Board Hopes To Interview Candidates In July, August
Hazard, Young, Attea & Associates’ Dwight Pfennig talks to the Board of Education at the June 19 meeting. The Board of Education hopes to interview prospective schools Superintendent candidates in the two months leading up to the 2014-2015 school year, the board’s vice president said June 19. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the …
Read More »Next Schools Superintendent’s ‘Profile’ To Be Discussed At School Board Meeting
Lee Nunery of Hazard, Young & Attea Associates, the search firm helping the school district find a new schools Superintendent, speaks to parents at the June 10 outreach session. The characteristics and traits that should be embodied by the next schools Superintendent will be discussed at the June 19 Board of Education meeting. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet …
Read More »Threat Of ACLU Suit Over Registration Policy Hangs Over School District
That fact that the Franklin Township school district was not among the seven districts recently sued over their enrollment policies does not mean it’s off the hook. The New Jersey chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union made good June 2 on a threat issued to a number of school districts in the state – Franklin’s among them – which …
Read More »Hopefuls Begin Applying For Schools Superintendent Position
Dwight Pfennig and Leroy Nunery, left to right, will help lead the Board of Education in its search for a new schools Superintendent. The Board of Education’s search for a new schools Superintendent is barely underway, but “seven or eight” hopefuls have already submitted applications, the school board was told May 15. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering …
Read More »UPDATED: School Board Accepts Bevere’s Resignation, Decision Criticized By Parents
Interim schools Superintendent Lee Seitz came under fire at the May 8 Board of Education meeting over the resignation of Franklin High School principal James Bevere. UPDATE: Orvyl Wilson, the school district’s director of school management, has been named acting principal at the high school. Wilson served as the high school principal from 2001 to 2008 and as acting principal from …
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