School Board

Terri Seggio gestures as she speaks about the volunteers who helped her put on theatre productions at Franklin Middle School – Sampson G. Smith campus. Volunteers who helped bring to life the many plays and musicals presented by the SGS/HMS Players over the past two decades were honored at the November 17 Board of Education meeting. Leading the list of …

Newly appointed FHS vice-principal Kelley Guerrero speaks to the school board at the November 17 meeting. The Board of Education reached outside the district for the new Franklin High School vice-principal. Kelley Guerrero, a Bergen resident and history teacher at West New York’s Memorial High School, was named to the position at the Board’s November 17 meeting. Guerrero fills the …

Schools Superintendent John Ravally tells the school board about the Warrior Health Center proposal. In a move it hopes will cut health care costs for its employees, the Board of Education on October 20 approved a long-term lease for office space that will be used as a health center. The Franklin Township Public Schools Warrior Health Center at 61 Veronica …

Genesi Miles speaks at the Board of Education meeting October 20, after she was formally named as Pine Grove Manor school’s new principal. A temporary action last month became permanent on October 20 when the Board of Education named Genesi Miles as the new principal of Pine Grove Manor School. MIles served as the school’s acting principal since September, when …

The 2023-24 budgeting process began for the Board of Education on September 22, with the approval of a set of eight budget goals and tentative budget calendar. The goal is to have a budget ready for submission for state approval by April 2023. The Board’s budget goals are: Support district initiatives that ensure the physical and mental well-being and safety …

Original Project Graduation volunteers were joined by more recent program volunteers at the September 22 Board of Education meeting. Seven long-time Project Graduation volunteers were honored by the Board of Education at its September 22 meeting. Project Graduation is the program run for graduated seniors on the night of graduation in and around the high school. New;y minted seniors arrive …

The Board of Education at its September 22 meeting approved $622,238.11 worth of contracts for goods and services for the new school year. The contracts are: A renewal contract with Frontline Technologies Group LLC for EEM with Evaluation Frameworks with Danielson and Framework for Teaching Annual Subscription for the 2022-2023 school year in the amount of $61,535.66.The purchase of security …

Miguel Rivera addresses the Board of Education September 22 after being appointed as new principal at Claremont Elementary School. The Board of Education on September 22 once again elevated one of the district’s own, naming Miguel Rivera as the new principal at Claremont Elementary School. Rivera has spent the last nine years as principal at Pine Grove Manor School. Genesi …

Update: The Board approved the policy and regulation ayt its September 22 meeting. A policy that would provide for the use of hand-held metal detecting wands on township school properties was introduced at the August 25 Board of Education meeting. The policy is set to receive a final vote at the Board’s September meeting. There was no discussion at the …

Two school district administrators were awarded merit bonuses for the 2021-22 school year at the August 25 Board of Education meeting. Jonathan Toth, the district’s outgoing business administrator, was awarded $15,124.26 in merit bonuses for meeting three goals. Daniel Loughran, the district’s assistant superintendent for curriculum and instruction, was awarded $15,180.87 in merit bonuses for meeting three goals. The goals …