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Claremont Elementary School was the capstone project in the $85 million school referendum passed in 2014. (Photo: Franklin Township schools.) Work on the $85 million school referendum passed in 2014 has been completed, Board of Education prescient Nancy LaCorte said on July 22. The keystone of the work, which began in 2015, was the construction of Claremont Elementary School. “All …

A multi-year contract giving district teachers average 3 percent raises in each of the agreement’s three years was approved June 16 by the Board of Education. The contract, which takes effect in the 2021-22 school year, also includes average 2.5 percent raises for district clerical staff and average 2.7 percent raises for district paraprofessionals in each of the agreement’s three …

Update 2: The Board of Education passed the 2021 budget at its April 27 meeting. With a school tax rate of $1.39 per $100 of assessed valuation, the yearly school tax bill on the township-average home assessment of $354,791 will be $4,939.47, an increase of $2.70 from last year’s budget. Update: The Board of Education adopted its preliminary budget at …

Claremont Road School’s electricity will soon be supplied via solar energy, thanks to a decision made February 25 by the Board of Education. The Board voted to approve an $813,501 contract for the solar installation to EZNERGY NJ of Brick. The solar panels will be installed on the school’s roof. Board member Ed Potosnak said the purchase will pay for …

The school district’s 2020 financial reporting was given the thumb’s-up on February 25 by district auditors. Districts must conduct audits of their financial reports each year, and a report submitted to the Board of Education along with a list of recommendations, if any. District auditor Gary Vinci told the Board at their meeting that he was “happy to report that …

Schools Superintendent John Ravally said that the district has applied for a grant for a “summer academy” for students in grades 1 to 4. The latest step in helping students who are suffering academically because of learning changes forced by the coronavirus pandemic was taken by the Board of Education at its January 28 meeting. The board during the meeting …

Franklin Township Education Association president Dan Mayer addresses the Board of Education at its November 19 meeting. Mayer refused to answer questions about his comments after the meeting. Plans are being finalized for the November 30 return to hybrid in-person learning in township schools, even as several more cases of coronavirus infection in the district have been confirmed. Another seven …

School board business administrator Jonathan Toth was one of two administrators to receive merit bonus approval at the August 27 board meeting. More than $28,000 in merit bonuses for two district administrators were approved by the Board of Education at its August 27 meeting. Jonathan Toth, the district’s business administrator, earned $14,225.92 in bonuses, while Dan Loughren, the assistant superintendent …

Schools Superintendent John Ravally received a total of $16,689.96 in merit bonuses at the August 12 Board of Education meeting. The Board of Education on August 12 approved nearly $17,000 in merit bonuses for schools Superintendent John Ravally. This marks the last year that Ravally will be eligible for the bonuses. His new $230,000, 5-year contract, ratified in June, eliminates …

Schools Superintendent John Ravally on June 18 was given a renegotiated 5-year contract worth $230,000 in its first year. (File photo). The Board of Education on June 18 approved a renegotiated contract with the schools Superintendent that gives him a hefty base salary increase while eliminating merit bonuses. Under the new five-year contract, Ravally’s salary will be $230,573 for the …