NEW SCHOOL ADMINISTRATOR – James Overton speaks to the Board of Education April 28 after he was named the new vice-principal at Franklin Middle School – Hamilton Street campus. An educational veteran was appointed as the new vice-principal at Franklin Middle School — Hamilton Street campus at the Board of Education’s April 28 meeting. Don’t Miss Out! No other media …
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EXPLAINING THE PROCESS – Schools Superintendent John Ravally tells the Board of Education about the challenges faced by District officials in creating the FY 2027 budget at the April 28 meeting. School taxes for the average Franklin Township homeowner will rise $481 this year under a $246.6 million school budget approved April 28 by the Board of Education. Don’t Miss …
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BOE CANDIDATE – Marco Bruno is shown here in an October 2022 Franklin Reporter & Advocate News Hour appearance, talking about his Board of Education candidacy. The Woodbridge police sergeant indicted in the shooting death of a bat-wielding man earlier this month is a township resident and a two-time Board of Education candidate. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet …
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The Board of Education at its last meeting approved a number of contracts. Approved at the March 34 meeting were: 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 Villages. But we can only do …
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MAN OF THE HOUR – Schools Superintendent John Ravally was honored at the March 29 Warrior For Life Scholarship Foundation Sneaker Ball, held at The Imperia by Dhaba. Outgoing schools Superintendent John Ravally was honored on March 29 for his 11 years of service to the school district at the Warrior For Life Scholarship Foundation Sneaker Ball at the Imperia …
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WELCOME ABOARD – Corey Cohen, the District’s new Supervisor of Elementary Special Education, and Janet Warbeck, the District’s new Supervisor of ESL and Bilingual Education, speak to the school board at the March 24 meeting. Two new educational supervisors were introduced at the March 24 Board of Education meeting. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings …
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EXPLAINING THE NUMBERS – Stephen Fried, the school district’s business administrator, reviews the 2026-27n preliminary budget at the March 24 school board meeting. A $221 million general fund preliminary budget for Fiscal Year 2027 was introduced March 24 by the Board of Education. The $220,518,992 preliminary budget is powered by a $194,391,315 tax levy, an 8.3% increase over the FY …
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The Board of Education approved several contracts at its most recent meeting. The contracts approved by the Board at its February 26 meeting were: An updated professional service contract with Learning Ally, Inc. and Franklin Township Public Schools to provide access to Audiobook Solution and Excite Reading early literacy program for students for the 2025-2026 school year at no cost …
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THANKING THE SCHOOL BOARD – Jason Yanchuck, the newly minted district Assistant Athletic Director, speaks to the school board at the February 26 meeting. A high school track coach was named as the new district Assistant Athletic Director at the February 26 Board of Education meeting. Jason Yanchuck, who is the Franklin High School girls’ track & field team coach, …
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EXPLAINING THE ACADEMY – Amy Arsiwala and Eric Siegal talk about the new Warrior NexTech Academy for middle school students, set to debut in the fall of 2026. The new Warrior NexTech Academy for middle schoolers was unveiled at the February 26 Board of Education meeting. The program is designed as a “school-within-a-school,” with students from both the Hamilton Street …
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