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New Year, New BOE Members!
Hello readers, welcome back and Happy New Year! It has been quiet here at OurSchoolsRoxbury as we took some time off over the holidays. We wanted to be sure to update everyone in the new year regarding changes with our own BOE. Our last BOE meeting on January 4th. This meeting was a reorganization meeting […]
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Roxbury BOE Meet the Candidates
Welcome back readers! Today we hope to summarize and fact check the information shared at Meet the Candidates! We also want to be very clear, we are not endorsing any candidates, and we are not involved in any BOE campaign. We are simply sharing information through the lens of what is important to us, which […]
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Roxbury BOE Voting History for Professional Development
Long ago we promised to revisit the intriguing occurrence of board members voting against allowing teachers to attend training or professional development. Time got away from us but here is the information! The people who have been regularly voting NO on these trainings, are Board members, Ann Colucci, Christopher Milde, Sharon MacGregor, and Kathy Purcell. […]
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Roxbury BOE Election Updates- Education. Respect. Growth.
Facebook page Website Last post we updated you on the BOE campaign slate including incumbent Kathy Purcell. Here is more information regarding the other slate running for Roxbury BOE. The Education. Respect. Growth. slate consists of Kim Hopkins, Andrew Schlam, and Mirna Hernandez. Here is a picture their campaign posted on Olde Suckasunny Day. Pictured […]
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Roxbury BOE Election Updates – Education First
Facebook page Facebook group Website Hello and welcome back readers! Today we have updates on this year’s BOE election. This past weekend was Olde Suckasunny Day, which often has marked the event in which BOE candidates first meet the public and share information about their campaign. Shout out to the Roxbury Public Library, First Presbyterian […]
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July Meeting Updates and Election News
Hello Readers, Here is a quick update on the last regular BOE meeting held on 7/22/24. The Preschool expansion grant was discussed which would bring full day universal preschool to the district. This would be free and available to children of Roxbury between ages 3-4. Dr. Santora explained that Roxbury should be considered on the […]
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June Meeting updates, and some talk about ethics….
Welcome back readers, Here are some updates from the last BOE meeting on June 24th. BOE President Coakley led the meeting and thanked all the educators involved in all graduation and moving up ceremonies this year as well as thanking them for all they do for their students. He stated that he had shared a […]
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June BOE Meeting
Hello again readers! For those who may have missed it, June 3, was our local BOE meeting. The meeting started with celebrating our amazing local students. The VFW Auxiliary 2833 in Kenvil presented the winners of the following awards: Winner in the 2023/2024 Three-Dimensional Patriotic Art Contest Winner in the 2023/2024 “Get Excited for the […]
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Moms for….. Liberty? Local Edition!
If you didn’t see the previous post about Moms for Liberty’s national history, click here! This post will be focused on local events. As has been the case in many towns, Moms for Liberty started to gain momentum during the pandemic and was often focused on anti-mask rhetoric. As those mandates ended, they then focused […]
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Rainbow Tie-Dye <3
The BOE voted to repeal Policy 5756 despite strong opposition from students, parents, and supporters. Both sides presented their cases, with supporters emphasizing the importance of the policy in protecting transgender students. The repeal was heavily opposed by locals, while non-resident supporters included individuals from extremist groups.
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