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BOE Awards 2.7% Increase For Business Administrator
At the June 26th meeting of the Board Of Education, the BOE unanimously awarded Sue Guercio a 2.7% increase for her business administrator’s contract for the 2018-19 school year. At issue is the...
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Two BOE Members Not Running For Re-Election. Deadline To File Is Monday.
With the deadline to file to run in this year’s school board election coming up on Monday, July 30th, Roselle Park News has confirmed the two current school board members will not be running for...
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BOE Awards Four-Year Contract To Superintendent
In yet another pair of hand-carried resolutions that were not included in the evening’s agenda, the Board Of Education (BOE) voted on and effectively extended School Superintendent Pedro Garrido’s...
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One Resident Filed To Run In This Year’s School Board Election
With the passing of the 4 p.m. deadline to file to run for this year’s Roselle Park school board elections, the Union County Clerk’s office notified Roselle Park News that it received only one petition...
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BOE Creates Committee After PILOT & Development Discussion
At the July 24th Board Of Education (BOE) meeting, members of the school board had a 25 minute discussion on current and future developments and their impact to the school system. Currently, the...
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BOE Discusses Possible Grant To Provide Tuition-Free Pre-K For 4-Year-Olds
Tuesday night’s Board Of Education meeting made public the district’s consideration of providing tuition-free prekindergarten to three- and four-year-olds who reside in the borough through a state...
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BOE Tentatively Approves RPEA Contract. Prep Periods Still May Be An Issue.
The August Board Of Education (BOE) meeting, school board and negotiating committee member Troy Gerten announced that a tentative agreement has been reached between the BOE and both the Roselle Park...
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Robert Gordon Students Recognized For PARCC Scores & Summer Reading Challenge
Ten (10) students from Robert Gordon Elementary School were presented with Certificates of Achievement for having “Exceeded Expectations” in the PARCC tests. Robert Gordon School principal, Hipolita...
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Parkerscope Receives First Place Recognition In ASPAY Contest
For the second year in a row, the Parkerscope received First Place recognition from among high schools across the United States. Parkerscope is the Roselle Park High School (RPHS) yearbook. The annual...
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RPSD Still Waiting On Pre-K $600,000 Grant Application Status
The Roselle Park School District (RPSD) did not make the first round of grant awardees for the pilot free pre-kindergarten program for three- and four-year-olds from the state but, according to School...
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BOE Expresses ‘Extreme Concern’ Over PILOT But Rejects Joint Public Meeting
A formal resolution from the Roselle Park Board Of Education (BOE) to the municipal governing body expressing what it called “extreme concern for the approval of PILOT programs for all or some of these...
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RPSD Approved For One-Year 4-Year-Old Pre-K Grant
School Superintendent Pedro Garrido stated at the October 2nd Board Of Education (BOE) meeting that the Roselle Park School District (RPSD) was approved to receive Preschool Education Expansion Aid...
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RP Supports Mallory’s Army In Standing Up To Bullying
Last Tuesday, October 9th, the Roselle Park Police Department (RPPD) hosted Diane Grossman of Mallory’s Army to speak about bullying to the 8th graders at the Roselle Park Middle School (RPMS). Mrs....
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Aldene Students Recognized For PARCC Achievements
15 students from EJF/Aldene Elementary School were recognized for achievements in PARCC (Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers). PARCC is separated into two major sections...
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Sherman School Closed For Rest Of Day Due To Gas Leak Repair
Sherman Elementary School is closed for the rest of today, October 23rd, due to a gas leak. Students and staff were evacuated safely to the Roselle Park Middle School (RPMS) earlier this morning. They...
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BOE Approves One-Year 4-Year-Old Pre-K Program
The Roselle Park Board Of Education (BOE) unanimously voted to approve a one-year tuition-free pre-kindergarten program for four-year-olds in the Roselle Park School District (RPSD). The $515,463 grant...
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Marissa Falcon Running Write-In Campaign For BOE
“The teachers and administrators go above and beyond for their students,” said Marissa Falcon in discussing one of the many positives she sees in the Roselle Park School District, “As a parent who is...
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Paul Santangelo Running As A BOE Write-In Candidate
As a parent and husband, Paul Santangelo knows that family is worth the sacrifices and decisions one makes. He knows that parents set the groundwork for the path of leadership that children eventually...
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The Write-Ins: From Abe To Baby Shark
Every year the most notable on-the-record use of the First Amendment is included in candidates written in for various offices from president to school board member. The freedom to type in anything from...
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RPEA Contract Approved. Average Salary Increase 2.9%. No Change In Prep Periods.
The three-year Collective Bargaining Agreement between the Roselle Park Board Of Education (BOE) and the Roselle Park Education Association (RPEA) was approved by the school board at their October...
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