Tuesday, January 29, 2013
The Town Hall meeting will be held Wednesday, Feb. 28.
The Freehold Regional High School District is holding a State of the Schools Town Hall on Wednesday, Feb, 27 from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Marlboro Township Municipal Building. Superintendent Charles Sampson and a panel of executive school administrators, including Assistant Superintendent for Business Administration Sean Boyce, Chief Academic Officer Dr. Nicole Hazel, and Director of Curriculum and Instruction Jeffrey Moore, will be discussing the condition of the district’s finances, programs, personnel, operations, strategic plan and a look at the 2013-2014 school year. A State of the Schools’ Spirit Video Contest is also being held and the award will be presented at the State of the School’s Town Hall meeting. One video will be …
Monday, January 14, 2013
The district is collaborating with local law enforcement officials.
The Freehold Regional High School District (FRHSD) completed their safety and security plan in November, several weeks prior to the Newtown, Conn. shooting. In the aftermath of the tragedy, however, the district is working in conjunction with local law enforcement officials to ensure the protection of all students. “It was very important to us when we came together as an administrative team to take a look at what we were doing as it related to our security, to not focus on a lot of the good work that has already been underway to improve our security in our school district, and not to jump to any knee-jerk reactions without fully vetting those reactions,” FRHSD Superintendent Charles Sampson said at the Board of Education meeting last week…
Thursday, January 10, 2013
Marlboro representative Michael Messinger's private message about Gloria Close became public and a complaint is now in front of the School Ethics Commission.
A Freehold Regional High School District (FRHSD) Board of Education member's Facebook messages have become the subject of an ethics complaint to the New Jersey Commissioner of Education. Michael Messinger, who represents Marlboro on the school board, referred to Manalapan resident Gloria Close as "an unhinged lunatic" in private Facebook messages. Close was campaigning for the Manalapan representative position for 2013 against incumbent Jennifer Sutera at the time the messages were sent. Sutera ultimately won reelection, but the alleged mudslinging was not known to Close until after the election was over. In the first private Facebook message dated Oct. 27, Messinger wrote to a friend and member of the Marlboro K-8 Board of Education the …
Tuesday, January 8, 2013
Heshy Moses and Jennifer Sutera will remain in their positions as President and Vice President, respectively.
There was not much reorganizing at the Freehold Regional High School District Board of Education Reorganization meeting Monday night, with President Heshy Moses and Vice President Jennifer Sutera remaining in their positions for 2013. Sutera, the Manalapan Township Board representative, nominated Moses for President. No other nominations for President were made and the Board unanimously voted to approve Moses as President for 2013. Moses, the Board representative from Freehold Borough, has served as the President of the Board of Education since May 2011. Moses, in turn, nominated Sutera to serve as Vice President of the Board. No other nominations were made for the Vice President postion and the Board unanimously voted to approve Sutera …
Friday, January 4, 2013
The orientations are scheduled throughout January.
This January, the Freehold Regional High School District will be hosting Eighth Grade Orientation for current eighth grade students and their parents at each high school. The Orientation Program is meant to familiarize the students and parents with the high school they will be attending the following year. Course registration, academic offerings, educational and extra-curricular activities, and the mission and philosophy of each high school will be covered. Parents are encouraged to attend and ask questions about the high schools and what they have to offer. Eighth Grade Orientation Program Schedule: The eighth grade orientations will take place in the auditorium of the respective high school. At the same time, a Special Education …
Wednesday, January 2, 2013
Dates to remember for Freehold students.
Wednesday, Jan. 2: Freehold Borough Schools reopen after winter recess. Thursday, Jan. 3: Board of Education Reorganization meeting. Meeting will be held in the Park Avenue Elementary School Complex and will begin at 7 p.m. Monday, Jan. 28: Board of Education will meet in the Freehold Learning Center Cafeteria at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 2: Freehold Township Schools reopen after winter recess. Tuesday, Jan. 8: The Freehold Township Board of Education will hold its reorganization meeting at 8 p.m. in the Board Office conference room. Wednesday, Jan. 16: Schools close early for conferences. Thursday, Jan. 17: Schools close early for conferences. Friday, Jan. 18: Schools close early for conferences. Wednesday, Jan. 2: All students in the FRHSD …
Tuesday, December 18, 2012
District Superintendent Charles Sampson met with all of the high school principals over the weekend to go over safety measures.
In the aftermath of the Newtown, Conn. shooting, the Freehold Regional High School District wishes to be proactive in ensuring a safe school environment. Superintendent Charles Sampson met with the six district high school principals over the weekend to restate the significance of following the school’s security and safety measures. The principals of each high school reviewed their school’s safeguards and their physical plant needs, according to Sampson. The security of the buildings will frequently be examined, including the exterior doors, windows, exits and all exterior entrances. The district is currently reassessing the district’s security procedures and will continually to do so annually. “The safety of our students is top priority …
Monday, December 17, 2012
The state's new accountability system is changing HSPA requirements for the future.
Freehold Regional High School District Chief Academic Officer Dr. Nicole Hazel presented the annual Testing and Assessment Report at last week’s Board of Education meeting. The report overviewed the 2012 High School Proficiency Assessment (HSPA) scores and provided an outline of New Jersey’s new accountability system. The HSPA is a 3-day test in Mathematics and Language Arts; eleventh graders take the test for the first time in March. If the students are not pleased with their scores they have the opportunity to take the test again in October and March of their senior year. School districts were required to have a 100 percent proficiency rate by the year 2014 under the Bush administration’s No Child Left Behind Act. The Obama …
Tuesday, December 11, 2012
Only one suggestion was made to the district in the 2012 Financial Report going forward.
The Freehold Regional High School District Board of Education approved the 2012’s Comprehensive Annual Financial Report at their meeting Monday. No improprieties were found against the district, but one suggestion was made. Robert Swisher, an auditor from Suplee, Clooney & Company, recommended that a detailed analysis of the balance in the payroll agency account be reconciled to the amount of deposit on a monthly basis. The payroll agency account keeps track of all salary deductions, such as garnishments and pensions. Swisher said that a detailed analysis of this account was not provided monthly, and it should be. Freehold Regional is one of the few school districts within the state of New Jersey that is capable of preparing the annual …
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Thursday, November 29, 2012
Questions answered by students, staff and parents
With thousands of students covering such a wide area, the Freehold Regional High School District conducted a survey of its community this past summer to get a sense of how they are perceived by not only students and parents but district employees and local residents as well. At Monday's meeting of the district's board of education, the results of that survey generally received as a positive reaction. A total of 1851 surveys were completed with the bulk of the participants being students and employees in the district. The survey looked at a variety of topics including problems facing the district, areas for possible improvement and places the district might be able to make cost saving cuts. Overall, the best marks for the district came …
cynicinmarlboro
2:04 pm on Wednesday, January 30, 2013
Does anyone know if the district will tape this for inclusion on the FRHSD web site? If not, I would make a suggestion that they do. Seating is limited and others may not be able to attend this single session. more ›