Former schools Superintendent Edward Seto will be paid nearly $55,000 and has agreed to waive ethics complaints against the Board of Education leadership in a separation agreement approved Jan. 31 by the school board. The board met in a special session to approve the agreement, accept Seto’s resignation and appoint Eveny Pagan as the interim Superintendent. Don’t Miss Out! No …
Read More »With $2.5 Million Budget Deficit, School Board Looks At Privatizing Paraprofessionals And Substitute Teachers
Brian Bonanno, the school district’s manager of administrative services, told the Board of Education Jan. 30 that it could save $675,000 by privatizing paraprofessionals. On the night the Board of Education was told it could save at least $675,000 a year by privatizing its paraprofessionals, one board member said the district should also outsource substitute teachers. Don’t Miss Out! No …
Read More »Special Board Of Education Meeting Called, Interim Schools Superintendent Could Be Appointed
Schools Superintendent Edward Seto. The Board of Education has called a special meeting for 7 p.m. Jan. 31 for an executive session to “discuss the Superintendent’s separation agreement and the appointment of an acting superintendent,” according to the meeting’s notice. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented by the Franklin …
Read More »In-Depth Discussions About Selecting New Schools Superintendent To Begin In February
Board of Education member Delvin Burton wanted to know if the district would have a new schools Superintendent by next school year. The first real discussion among Board of Education members about selecting a new schools Superintendent will be held at the February work session. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of …
Read More »Quota Of School Closing Days Reached; District Hopes For Fair Weather
Schools Superintendent Edward Seto. The Jan. 6 schools closing over the bus contract crisis used the last of the district’s four “snow days,” schools Superintendent Edward Seto said in a message to parents. 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 …
Read More »Late-Night Meetings, Secret Ballots And A Bus Driver Revolt: What Happened Behind-The -Scenes During The District Bus Crisis
Schools Superintendent Edward Seto said the district administration handled the recent bus crisis “flawlessly.” Stung by criticism that they needlessly waited until the last minute to decide to close schools on Jan. 6 due to concerns over the district’s main bus contractor, district administrators have released more details about what happened during the time leading up to the decision and …
Read More »Presley Re-elected School Board President, New Members Sworn In
Julia Presley after being re-elected president of the Board of Education Jan. 6, 2014. Julia Presley was re-elected president of the Board of Education and Eva Nagy was elected vice president during the board’s rescheduled reorganization meeting. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented by the Franklin Reporter & Advocate. …
Read More »Board of Education Contracts With New Bus Company, Schools Set To Re-open Jan. 7
Two hectic days of meetings and negotiations – highlighted by an apparent revolt by bus drivers against their former company – ended Jan. 6 with the Board of Education transferring the contract for the bulk of the district’s school bus routes to a new company. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of …
Read More »School District Looking For Temporary Personnel Director
The school district is in search of a temporary personnel director. The former director, Gail Reicheg, left earlier this month to accept a similar position in the Moorestown, Burlington County, school system. 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 …
Read More »School District’s Largest Bus Contractor Files For Bankruptcy, Routes In Limbo
Atlantic Express, the company that transports about half of the district’s school children, will not exist after the New Year. School district officials are waiting to see what happens in the bankruptcy proceedings of the Staten Island, N.Y. based bus company that transports nearly half of the district’s 8,000 students. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township …
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