MARATHON MEETING – The Board of Education met in the Franklin High School library July 30 to create new goals for the upcoming school year. The Board of Education July 30 held its annual district goals meeting and emerged with a draft document not too much different than the one it used for the past year. Don’t Miss Out! No …
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NO COMPETITION – School Board members Bill Grippo and Erika Inocencio, and Jimmie Parker, III (not pictured) were the only candidates to file for the upcoming Board of Education election by the July 27 deadline. (File photo). For the first time in years, November’s Board of Education race will be uncontested. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin …
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Contracts worth $2,944,410.01 in goods and services were approved by the Board of Education at its July 23 meeting The Board approved: 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 …
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A total of 32 school district retiring employees – including schools Superintendent John Ravally – were acknowledged at the June 23 Board of Education meeting. Ravally, who served as Superintendent for 11 years, and Franklin High School Class of 2026 vice principal Rod Brundidge, who was with the District for 24 years, received separate commendations from the Board. Don’t Miss …
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The Board of Education at its June 23 meeting approved contracts worth $757,526.83. The contracts approved are: 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 that with your …
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GUBERNATORIAL VISIT – Gov. Mikie Sherrill on June 10 visited Elizabeth Avenue Elementary School to tout the school’s success with “High Impact Tutoring,” and announce another round of funding to expand it throughout the state. Looking on are state Assemblyman Joe Danielsen (D-12) and Giselle Perez, Supervisor, Elementary Language Arts Literacy for the district. Gov. Mikie Sherrill visited Elizabeth Avenue …
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IT’S OFFICIAL – Jamil Maroun, center, reacts after the Board of Education voted unanimously to name him the next schools Superintendent. The Township Board of Education voted June 4 to name a former township resident as the district’s next schools Superintendent. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented by the …
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TEACHER OF THE YEAR – Franklin Middle School – Sampson G. Smith campus Teacher of the Year Pat Francis, in red, shares a laugh with school principal Rebekah Solomon and Board of Education members Bill Grippo and Jimmie Parker III during the school district’s annual Educator of the Year Breakfast at the Imperia on June 4. Franklin Township Public Schools …
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Jamil Maroun. A 21-year educational veteran – who currently leads the Manville School District – is expected to be announced as the district’s new schools Superintendent at a special June 4 Board of Education meeting. Jamil Maroun, who began his educational career as a Social Studies teacher at Sayreville High School in 2005, will replace outgoing Superintendent John Ravally, who …
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The Franklin Township Board of Education approved more than $3.27 million in contracts with eight private preschool providers at its May 28 meeting, securing up to 240 preschool slots for the 2026-27 school year. The contracts, all funded through the state’s Preschool Education Aid program, remain subject to attorney review and approval. Per-pupil rates range from $10,759 to $15,000. Don’t …
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