School Board

Video courtesy Ed Potosnak. A Board of Education member is calling for the board president’s resignation over comments he made on same-sex marriage at the 2015 Franklin High School graduation. 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 …

About 96 percent of township teachers were evaluated as at least “effective” in a new state program. Source: NJ State Department of Education. About 96 percent of township teachers are “effective” or “highly effective,” according to the state’s new educator evaluation system. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented by …

Former school board member Richard Seamon was appointed April 23 to fill the unexpired term of Richard Arline. It took nearly two hours in closed session April 23, but the Board of Education eventually turned to one of its former members to fill an unexpired term. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth …

Laurie Merris emerged as the front-runner April 13 in the selection process for an unexpired Board of Education term. Board of Education members will try again April 23 to pick someone to fill an unexpired term. 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 …

“Fewer than six” of the more than 6,000 district students eligible for the controversial PARCC exams have opted out of the tests, interim schools Superintendent Lee Seitz said Feb. 26. The computerized tests – known as the Partnership for the Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers exam – will be given to students in grades 3-11. They will be administered in …

Interim schools Superintendent Lee Seitz told parents that students who “miss the opportunity” to take the upcoming PARCC tests will be marked absent from school. But there is some confusion regarding what that means. Students who refuse to take next month’s computerized PARCC tests run the risk of being marked absent from school. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering …

Alex Kharazi talks about a new citizens’ group formed to “partner” with the Board of Education. A number of township residents have formed a group with the stated goal of helping the Board of Education. 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 …

From left, school board member Patricia Stanley, interim board administrator Arlene Biesiada, board members Betty Whalen, Richard Arline, board vice president Nancy LaCorte, board president Edward Potosnak, board members Margaret Steele, Latee Walton McCleod and Christine Danielsen and interim schools Superintendent Lee Seitz. The Board of Education elected a new leadership team at its Jan. 5 reorganization meeting. Don’t Miss …

Interim schools Superintendent Lee Seitz asked that a vote on a proposal to eliminate mid-term exams at the high school be postponed until the Dec. 11 Board of Education meeting. UPDATE: The proposal to eliminate mid-term exams was approved by the Board of Education at its Dec. 11 meeting. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings …

Interim schools Superintendent Lee Seitz speaks about the upcoming referendum to residents of township adult communities on Nov. 17.   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 …