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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… Read More…
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Next meeting
Hello again readers, Our next BOE meeting is this Monday July 22nd at 7:30pm at Lincoln Roosevelt. 34 N Hillside Ave, Succasunna. Click here to read the agenda. Most notably we have 8 resignations from staff, including well liked RHS principal Dominick Miller. This is a total of 44 resignations this calendar year (64 in 2023). Here is chart of… Read More…
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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… Read More…
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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 Red, White and Blue!” National… Read More…
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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 on the new health standards… Read More…
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Blog News
We are taking the next step to continue the fight to support public education in Roxbury! We are forming a chapter of Our Schools USA, a national nonprofit with chapters across the country. We will continue to work towards empowering parents, students and community members to protect public education and keep extremist politics out of our school board. Check out… Read More…
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Moms for…. Liberty???
For those who may not be aware of Moms for Liberty (M4L), or who they are, here is a synopsis of their history nationally. In the next post I will focus on our local M4L history. Moms for Liberty was founded in January 2021 by former school board members Tiffany Justice, Tina Descovich, and Bridget Ziegeler, current school board member. … Read More…
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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. Read More…
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Next BOE Meeting
Mondays BOE meeting has been moved to the High School Auditorium (1 Bryant Drive, Succasunna, NJ). The Public Session begins at 7:30pm. Reminder that this meeting will be the second read to repeal policy 5756. The meeting is also live streamed HERE. Read More…
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How predictable…
We wish we could say we were surprised that the repeal of 5756 passed first read last Monday, but if you have been paying attention, you knew this was coming. BOE member Purcell even asked a few months ago if it could be brought up over and over until they got “what they wanted.” Last Monday’s BOE meeting was the… Read More…
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