School Board

ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT – Schools Superintendent John Ravally will retire at the end of this school year, ending an 11-year tenure in the district. Schools Superintendent John Ravally has notified the Board of Education that he intends to retire at the end of June, ending an 11-year stewardship of district schools. Ravally notified school board members of his intention in a …

NEW BOE LEADERSHIP – Dr. Dennis Hopkins, president, and Erika Inocencio, vice president, after their election at the January 6 Board of Education reorganization meeting. Dr. Dennis Hopkins was picked as president, and Erika Inocencio as vice president, at the Board of Education January 6 reorganization meeting. Also at the meeting, newly elected members Clara Wilson and Meher Pervaaz-Rafiq were …

ONE LAST PICTURE – Outgoing Board of Education members Ardaman Singh, Walter Jackson and Nancy LaCorte (left to right, holding plaques) pose with schools Superintendent John Ravally, former Board member Michael Smith, Mayor Phil Kramer and Assemblyman Joe Danielsen (left to right) at the December 18 Board meeting. The three departing Board of Education members received many accolades during their …

STUDENTS FETED – Members of the Franklin High School GoldN’Blues Choir after their performance at the December 18 Board of Education meeting. Continuing their victory tour after appearing in the nationally broadcast NBC Rockefeller Center tree lighting, the Franklin High School “GoldN’Blues” choir were feted by the Board of Education at its December 18 meeting. The choir, which also goes …

NEW VICE PRINCIPAL – Cindy Jimenez speaks to the Board of Education December 18 after being named the new Claremont Road Elementary School vice principal. A veteran English as a Second Language teacher was named the new vice principal at Claremont Elementary School December 18 by the Board of Education. Cindy Jimenez, a 14-year district veteran, will start her new …

WINNERS! – The Franklin High School GoldN’Blues Choir – also known as The Madrigals – will perform in the Rockefeller Center Tree Lighting ceremony, broadcast on NBC. (Photo NBC 4 New York.) Franklin High School’s GoldN’Blues Choir – also known as the Madrigal Choir – on November 25 was selected to sing for NBC’s broadcast of “Christmas in Rockefeller Center,” …

TRADITION CONTINUES – Vimal Sodhani, founder of the Sodhani Foundation, speaks at the November 20 Board of Education meeting. The township school district was once again the beneficiary of a local philanthropist’s largess. Vimal Sodhani, founder of the Sodhani Foundation, at the November 20 Board of Education meeting presented the district with a $10,000 donation for this year’s Invention Competition. …

WINNING SMILES – Board of Education member Nick DeMeglio with Board member-elect Jennifer Welch during the wait for school board election results in the Township Council chamber on November 4. (Updated as of 11:38 p.m. November 19.) Democratic Township Council incumbents won re-election, and the “Choose All Three” Board of Education slate swept their race in the November 4 general …

The Franklin Township school district is one of 31 throughout the state which recently received a state grant to help train teachers to improve student literacy. The District received a $50,000 Reading Intervention for Secondary Engagement (RISE) grant for secondary and high school students. The District will use its grant “for professional development to enhance the knowledge of our secondary teachers …

NEW AD – Anthony Brito thanks the Board of Education October 28 after he was named the new Franklin High School Athletic Director. The Board of Education on October 28 picked a seasoned veteran to be the next Franklin High School Athletic Director. Anthony Brito, a 27-year district veteran, previously served as Assistant Athletic Director. Brito replaces Ken Margolin, who …