School Board

Eight township residents are vying for three available three-year seats on the Board of Education. That group includes all three incumbents, Michelle Shelton, Nisihita Desai and Michael T. Smith, who are running as a slate. The incumbents are running for their second terms.

Franklin High School fall athletes will be able to start their workouts in late July. (File photo.) Things are going to be different when Franklin High School athletes hit the fields for training later this month. For one, there will be no hugs, no high-fives, no fist-bumps, no contact of any kind, for that matter.

Schools Superintendent John Ravally, in a letter representing the district’s senior leadership team, said they wanted to assure the district that they “are motivated to bring change to the systemic racism that has oppressed Black and Brown people in this country for far too long.” (File photo). The color of a person’s skin “should not dictate how one is treated …

School officials are making changes to what the Franklin High School Class of 2020 graduation will look like in the wake of Gov. Phil Murphy’s approval of modified in-person celebrations. What was originally scheduled for two weeks in June – namely, a drive-through, socially distanced ceremony – will now be held the week of July 13, according to a district …

The FHS Class of 2020’s graduation observance will be unlike any other. The Franklin High School Class of 2020’s graduation will be much different than in years’ past, and will include a short visit to the campus and a virtual reality presentation by an alum. Details of what the graduation observance will be were included in a letter to parents …

Schools Superintendent John Ravally is working with superintendents across the county to devise re-opening plans for schools in September. (File photo.) School officials are planning how buildings will reopen come September, and are making contingency plans if they don’t. Schools Superintendent John Ravally is working with other Somerset County superintendents and the Somerset County Executive Superintendent of Schools to devise …

The Franklin High School Class of 2020’s graduation will look different this year. (File photo.) Franklin High School’s graduation ceremony will be part virtual, part in-person, Project Graduation is cancelled, but there is hope for the senior prom. Those are a few of the elements of the end of the school year observances for the FHS Warrior Class of 2020 …

Schools Superintendent John Ravally said the district will be conserving five emergency days in case the district has to be shut down. The school district is taking more steps to prepare for potential shutdowns due to the coronavirus. Schools Superintendent John Ravally said in a March 11 letter that the district is holding on to five reserved days used for …

Schools Superintendent John Ravally wrote district parents about steps the schools are taking to combat Coronavirus. The school district is prepared in case it has to deal with an outbreak of the Coronavirus in Franklin, including moving students out of schools that need “elaborate disinfection,” the schools Superintendent said. Schools Superintendent John Ravally laid out the district’s plans in a …

The Board of Education returned its leadership to their positions and welcomed a new member at the January 2 reorganization. The board re-elected Nancy LaCorte as president and Ardaman Singh as vice president.