School Board

Schools Superintendent John Ravally, seen here during the school board’s March meeting, has tested positive for Covid-19. (File photo.) Schools Superintendent John Ravally is currently in isolation, following a Covid-19 diagnosis earlier this week. Ravally made the announcement of his illness via telephone during the April 28 Board of Education meeting. In a text message, Ravally said that he had …

Armando Quiroz was named to the newly created Supervisor of World Languages position at the school board’s March 17 meeting. The Board of Education on March 17 hired a veteran Spanish teacher to fill its newly created World Languages supervisor position. Armando Quiroz most recently was the Supervisor of World Languages and ESL for the Summit school system, a position …

Schools Superintendent John Ravally said that the County’s improving COVID-19 situation led to the recommendation to lift the indoor mask mandate in schools. Anticipating low Covid-19 activity in the Township and Somerset County, the Board of Education on March 17 voted to remove the mandatory indoor mask mandate as of March 21. Schools Superintendent John Ravally said at the meeting …

Schools Superintendent John Ravally said February 24 that township students will have to wear masks indoors until Somerset County’s Covid-19 activity decreases. Township students “are expected” to continue wearing masks when indoors, at least until the county’s Covid-19 activity level drops to its lowest possible level. The school district administration is also recommending that students continue wearing masks on school …

At least one school in the township will not immediately embrace Gov. Phil Murphy’s lifting of the Covid-19-inspired mask mandate. Cedar Hill Prep School, on Cedar Grove Lane, is taking a cautious approach to the end of the mask mandate, said school founder Nandini Menon. “We are still being cautious,” she said in an email. Murphy announced on February 9 …

Blair Wilson, the new Franklin High School head football coach, addresses the school board and audience at the January 27 meeting. It’s official: Blair Wilson is the new head football coach at Franklin High School. Wilson was formally named to the $14,123.34 position at the Board of Education’s January 27 meeting. Wilson, the former head coach at Franklin Middle School, …

Michael Herman address the school board after being named vice principal of the Franklin High School 10th Grade. A former Franklin High School administrator has returned to the district as the vice principal of the school’s 10th Grade. Michael Herman was named to the $97,750 per year job at the Board of Education’s January 27 meeting. Herman was Dean of …

The Board of Education is poised to name Blair Wilson as the new Franklin High School head football coach. (File photo.) The Board of Education is poised to name Blair Wilson as the new Franklin High School head football coach, ending months of speculation about who will be given the top spot at the ailing football program. The Board’s personnel …

District students and staff either infected or in close contact with someone who is infected with the coronavirus would be able to return to school sooner, but with more restrictions, under updated Covid-19 protocols set to be voted on by the Board of Education at its January 27 meeting. The updated protocols come amid ever-increasing numbers of students and staff …

Schools Superintendent John Ravally explained the meeting resolution during the Board’s reorganization session. The remainder of Board of Education meetings for the 2021-22 school year will be held both virtually and in-person, the Board decided at its reorganization meeting. The Board held the hybrid meetings last year, during the height of the Covid-19 pandemic. Meetings were switched back to in-person …