School Board

A number of township residents have formed a group with the stated goal of helping the Board of Education. The group, called “Student Achievement Through Collaborative Partnership,” was announced at the Jan. 22 school board meeting by one of its founders, Alex Kharazi.

The Board of Education elected a new leadership team at its Jan. 5 reorganization meeting. Ed Potosnak was elected board president and Nancy LaCorte was elected vice president in split votes. Both counts went 6-2 for the winners, with board members Richard Arline and Betty Whalen voting for Arline in both positions. Former board president Julia Presley did not attend …

UPDATE: The proposal to eliminate mid-term exams was approved by the Board of Education at its Dec. 11 meeting. The measure was to have been voted on at the board’s November meeting, but interim schools Superintendent Lee Seitz asked that it be pulled pending further study of grade calculations.

  School district representatives looking to drum up support for the upcoming $85 million referendum received a rocky reception Nov. 17 from members of four township adult communities.

  A proposal by the Board of Education’s vice president to move the December meeting so board members could attend a Chamber of Commerce event received no support at the Nov. 13 meeting.

  Ethics complaints against the Board of Education’s president and vice president have been dismissed by a state Administrative Law judge.

  A proposal to eliminate mid-term exams in Franklin High School will be up for a vote at the Board of Education’s Nov. 20 meeting.

The Board of Election race isn’t the only one upon which Franklin residents will vote on Nov. 4, but it is arguably the most important. That’s because of all the candidates voters will choose – a U.S. Senator, a member of the Congress, two Somerset County Freeholders and four school board members – the latter category has the most direct …

The pending school referendum, the search for a schools Superintendent and school budget oversight were some of the topics fielded by Board of Education candidates Oct. 30 at a candidates’ night held at Somerset Run. The event, which five of the six school board candidates attended, was sponsored by the Somerset Run Civics Club and the Somerset Adult Communities Civics …

An incumbent and an unsuccessful candidate in last year’s Board of Education election are joined by four others in seeking the three open board seats this November. An additional two candidates are seeking a 1-year unexpired term.