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Legal Updates regarding Policy 5756
Hello readers, today we will be discussing the update on legal challenges brought by NJ Attorney General, against districts who implemented mandatory parental notification policies (forced outing of students). Policy 5756 (Transgender student guidance) was created in 2018, after Governor Chris Christie signed a law that directed the NJ Commission of Education to create guidelines for school districts. The NJ…
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What is School Choice REALLY?
Today we will be discussing vouchers and school choice. President Trump just signed an executive order entitled “Expanding Educational Freedom and Opportunity for Families,” which directs the Department of Health and Human Services to issue guidance that explains how states receiving block grants for families and children can use that money for faith-based and private institutions within the next 90…
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Happy International Day of Education
The United Nations General Assembly proclaimed January 24th as International Day of Education, in celebration of the role of education for peace and development. Education offers children a ladder out of poverty and a path to a promising future. Without inclusive, equitable education and lifelong opportunities for everyone, achieving gender equality and breaking the cycle of poverty will remain impossible,…
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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 where new BOE members were…
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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 is ensuring quality public education…
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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. MacGregor and Milde were elected…
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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 from left to right: candidate…
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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 Church of Succasunna, and United…
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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 first round of grant approvals…
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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 link with board members to…
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