Four Candidates File To Run For The BOE
The deadline to file a petition to run for a seat on the Roselle Park Board Of Education (BOE) was Monday, July 27th, at 4 p.m. and four candidates submitted their petitions. They are: Angel Boose...
View ArticleBallot Positions Drawn For BOE Election
The ballot positions for the 2015 Roselle Park School Board election was held Monday afternoon with the following results for the four (4) candidates running for the Board Of Education (BOE): Troy...
View ArticleSpecial BOE Meeting August 27th
NOTICE The Roselle Park Board of Education will be meeting on the following date(s): Thursday, August 27, 2015 A special meeting of the Roselle Park Board of Education shall start at 7:00 P.M. and will...
View ArticleNo Quorum For Special BOE Meeting
With no quorum for the August 27th special meeting, the Board Of Education (BOE) could not conduct official business Thursday night. Only four board members – Alexander Balaban, James Damm, Troy...
View ArticleBOE Candidate Withdraws From Election
The Union County Clerk’s Office has confirmed that Angel Boose, the only female BOE candidate, withdrew her petition this afternoon to run for the Board Of Education. The deadline for having a BOE...
View ArticleA Conversation With Sundjata Sekou: Candidate For The BOE
Sundjata Sekou sat down for a one-on-one conversation to bring out certain points on his candidacy for the Board Of Education (BOE). Having run once last year, Mr. Sekou has once again put his name in...
View ArticleChat With The Superintendent Throughout The 2015-16 School Year
Roselle Park School Superintendent Pedro Garrido has announced ten (10) “Chat With The Superintendent” dates from now till the end of the school year. As a way to meet with parents and members of the...
View ArticleRPEA Ratifies Teachers Agreement. Vote To Be Held On October 20th.
During the second public comment portion of the Board Of Education (BOE) meeting, Stacy Feszchak – the head negotiator for the Roselle Park Education Association (RPEA) – approached the microphone and...
View ArticleWhat Are This Year’s Elementary School Boundaries?
Utilizing technology that was applied to showing municipal ward districts in a previous article, a map with the boundaries showing where Roselle Park children – for the most part – go to each of the...
View Article42*: The 42 Personal Choice Votes For The BOE
This year had the third highest ‘Personal Choice’ vote count for the Roselle Park Board Of Education (BOE) election since 2005. With 42 votes, 2015 was behind 2012 which had 101 votes and 2010 which...
View ArticleA Redress Of Grievances: 5th Graders Petition To Change Classrooms
“We have some students from the Sherman School who’d like to say something to the Board Of Education,” stated acting Board President Loren Harms during the October 20th Board Of Education (BOE)...
View ArticleNJ ASK Investigation Indicated ‘Probability Of Assistance’ But No Corrective...
In September, the Investigative Report prepared by the Office of Fiscal Accountability and Compliance (OFAC) released its findings on its investigation of 4th grade 2012 NJ ASK irregularities at...
View ArticleRobert Gordon School Lockdown Given ‘All Clear’ After RPPD Response
There was a temporary lockdown at Robert Gordon Elementary School this morning from around 8:30 a.m. till a little after 9 o’clock. An ‘All Clear’ was issued once Roselle Park Police Department (RPPD),...
View ArticlePhotos Of The Week (November 15-21, 2015)
This week had the Roselle Park Board Of Education (BOE) recognizing Sherman School students for their academic achievements. Feel free to click on each photograph to view an enlarged image. First, five...
View ArticleRPEA Contract Approved By BOE. Annual Increases 2.3%, 2.4%, 2.5%
Agenda Item 20 at the October 20th Board Of Education (BOE) meeting approved the three-year Roselle Park Education Association (RPEA) Contract for school years 2015-18. Only three out of the five BOE...
View ArticleRPHS Art Teacher Nick Florio Retires
After more than four decades as an educator, Roselle Park High School Fine Arts teacher Nicholas Florio will be retiring in two months. The announcement was made at last night’s Board Of Education...
View ArticleBOE Finally Applies Time Limit, Bids Outgoing Members Farewell
After years of being a policy in name only, the Roselle Park Board Of Education (BOE) announced that they would begin applying a time limit for the public comment portions of their meetings. The...
View ArticleRPHS Panthers Marching Band Celebrate A Great 2015 Season
The Roselle Park High School Panthers Marching Band had a great 2015 season. Consisting of Roselle Park freshman through seniors who attend RPHS and UCVTS (Union County Vocational Technical Schools),...
View ArticleBOE Swears In New Members And Makes Various Appointments
The Roselle Park Board Of Education (BOE) held its reorganization meeting last night at the Roselle Park Middle School (RPMS). The first order of public business was the swearing in of Kevin Cancino,...
View ArticleSchools Closed January 25th
The Roselle Park School District (RPSD) has announced on its Facebook page that due to the cleanup required from the snowstorm yesterday, all district schools will be closed tomorrow, Monday, January...
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