Tuesday, August 14, 2012
The Middletown Board of Education hired five new faculty and staff members.
The Middletown Township Board of Education said farewell to two staff members and approved five new hires Monday night during their special voting meeting. Patricia Keating who has been a part of the Middletown Township School District since 1991 will be retiring effective September 1. Anne Facendo, the former Principal of Thompson Middle School has resigned from her position for personal reasons. Her release date has not yet been determined. Erin Dorrian was hired as the new secretary for Middletown Village. She will begin her position on September 3 and her salary is a pro-rated at $29,970. Eric Hoblitzell will begin this September as a special education teacher for Middletown High School North. His certification is teacher of students …
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Thursday, March 29, 2012
The spending plan calls for a .98 percent hike in the tax levy over last year, eliminating the need for a vote at the polls.
The $149.7 million 2012-13 Middletown schools budget has been approved and there will be no vote on it at the election polls this year. A resolution has been passed sanctioning the “final proposed” spending plan with a tax levy of $125 million. And as long as the plan passes muster with the county’s executive superintendent of schools, no more action will be needed. Legislation that was signed by Gov. Chris Christie earlier this year allows schools to forego the April elections and budget votes, providing the spending plans are capped at a 2 percent hike over the prior year’s. Because the Middletown district opted to go with the state option and keep its budget under the 2 percent cap, the state says there is no need to put it to a public …
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Resolution passed at Township Committee meeting
As an official show of being on board with the Middletown Board of Education’s wish to move school elections to November, the Township Committee has passed its own resolution sanctioning the switch. The board’s own resolution was passed earlier in the month. The state deadline for passing the resolutions — to give county clerks enough time to nix April election arrangements and prepare for the combined November election — is Feb 17. Touted by Superintendent William George as saving roughly $40,000 in separate April election costs, township officials agreed that the move is a wise one. The board election will likely only bring schools voters to the polls for the purpose of electing new Board of Education members. The state law allowing for …
Monday, December 19, 2011
Cody, a life-long Middletown resident, looks forward to board breakthroughs
Being involved in his hometown schools is an all-in-the-family type affair for James Cody. It’s something with which he is familiar and has loyal ties, like a family. So, becoming the newest Middletown Township Board of Education member was a natural progression for the resident of the Lincroft section of the township, who was educated in the district, as was his wife and children. At last week’s board meeting, it had been exactly a month since Cody was sworn into his new post. He replaced John Macrae, who was elected to the board in April. Macrae resigned with detailed explanation, in September. His resignation came after that of Bob Banta, also a newly-elected member who resigned in May, right after being elected. Banta’s unexpired term …
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
Tonight is William George's first meeting as superintendent
Tonight is a first for new Middletown Township Schools Superintendent William George. It is the first meeting over which he will be presiding, at the helm of the nine-member board dais, at 7:30 p.m. in the library of Middletown High School North, Tindall Road. George’s start date was Dec. 1. While he has already conducted a series of casual coffee klatch-type gatherings with parents in his first couple of weeks on the job, tonight’s regular voting meeting is his first as superintendent. On tonight’s agenda, there are approvals of, leaves of absence, hires, re-hires and three resignations. George is also slated to recommend that the board accept a grant donation check of $25,000 for the River Plaza and Nut Swamp schools Parent-Teacher …
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Get a glimpse into what's on the Middletown Township Board of Education meeting agenda; and a look back at the last meeting.
It’s an agenda all about goodbyes, hellos, last requests and future administrative prospects for tonight’s Middletown Township Board of Education Regular Voting Meeting, at 7:30 p.m. at High School North on Tindall Road. On tonight’s agenda is the “approval of contract for Ernest Donnelly to serve as Interim Superintendent of Schools, effective upon approval through October 31, 2011.” At last week’s Board of Education meeting, Joan Minnuies, board president, said that the district did “have a tentative agreement with a (new interim) superintendent … and we were hoping to have county approval by last Friday. We’re looking forward to that day, that minute.” Donnelly ran in the board elections this year to fill the one-year unexpired term of …
Friday, July 22, 2011
Captured on film: The moments before and after HS South's Dr. Anthony Shallop lost his principal job
A misty-eyed Anthony Shallop took pensive pause in the audience of the contentious Middletown Board of Education meeting last night as, one-by-one, a long line of his supporters took their turn at the mic. Affectionately dubbing him Doc, students, parents, teachers and fellow principals alike offered nothing short of a litany of heartfelt accolades for the High School South principal they desperately wanted to keep his job. After more than an hour’s worth of people chiding the board, defensive queries and Shallop-centric anecdotes and speeches of praise, despite it all, Shallop ended up losing his administrative job. Board members, save for one, said Shallop’s termination as principal and boot back to the classroom was the “right thing to …
K-Paul
10:57 pm on Tuesday, August 21, 2012
A little bit of nepotism might not be a bad thing; it suggests stability and continuity. Mr. Steinway, a few questions: First, you have three years of experience; were you offered a fourth year, and tenure, at your current school? Second, do you think a woman with a masters and four years of experience likes being referred to as a girl? Finally, do you smell that smoke? It's your bridges burning. more ›