A group of 20 Verona parents came to the Board of Education meeting last Tuesday to appeal for the creation of a full-day kindergarten program. Although it was not scheduled as a specific agenda item, parent proponents made their case when the meeting was opened to public discussion. Crystal Bichalski spoke on behalf of...
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Governor Chris Christie has signed a measure that could move Verona school board elections to November from April and eliminate a public vote on the school budget. As we noted earlier this month, Senate bill 3148 establishes a way for school districts, their towns and even voters themselves to move the annual school election...
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A measure passed by state lawmakers in the waning hours of the 214th Legislature could move Verona school board elections to November from April and eliminate a public vote on the school budget altogether. “We could be in for a drastic change in the way the budget is presented to the public,” said Board...
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Go ahead and make your plans for the long weekend: The Verona Board of Education cannot open school on Monday, January 16, the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. holiday. At the final BOE meeting in December, the Board had mulled opening schools on the holiday to get an extra snow day later. Verona public...
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If you are coming to the Verona Board of Education meeting tonight, plan on showing up a little bit early. The jazz band from H.B. Whitehorne Middle School will be providing some pre-meeting entertainment starting at 7:45 p.m. Tonight’s meeting should also include a BOE decision on whether or not Verona’s public schools will...
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Should Verona public school children be disciplined by the schools for behavior that occurred beyond the classroom? That’s the question that will be before a new volunteer committee being created by the Verona Board of Education. For several years now, Verona has had what the BOE calls a “24/7″ conduct policy: If a public...
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Verona lost three public school snow days after the Halloween weekend snowstorm–the only three snow days that the Board of Education had budgeted for the entire 2011-2012 school year. At last night’s meeting, the Board opened a discussion on what to do to make sure Verona can meet its teaching requirements if there are...
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Steven A. Forte, Verona’s new superintendent of schools should be able to start in town one month earlier than expected. The Verona Board of Education said today that the Hasbrouck Heights school district, Forte’s current employer, has made it possible for him to start December 1, instead of after the New Year’s break. The...
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Back in December 2009, when MyVeronaNJ.com was just getting started and setting up its Facebook and Twitter feeds, we discovered something strange: The Verona Police Department was testing out a Twitter-like service to send messages to cell phones. The test never went anywhere until a freak October snowstorm made it clear that Verona needed...
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Steven A. Forte is the finalist in Verona’s search for a new public schools superintendent. A native of West Orange who is currently principal at Hasbrouck Heights High School, Forte came to Verona Thursday night to meet with the community. He talked about his background as a teacher and administrator at all levels, as...
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