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Friday, November 16, 2012

Verona Schools Seek Advertising Revenue

Board of Education plan to bring advertising revenue - including the Yankees - to the district during its Nov. 13 meeting.

The New York Yankees are coming to Verona — at least virtually. The Verona Board of Education unanimously approved a measure Tuesday night that will allow paid advertising to appear on its website as an alternative form of revenue. The district will hire an advertising company to place ads on the site. If successful, the district may look into getting a sponsor for the Friday Folder email blast or even ads on the Verona High School football field. The Yankees will hopefully be the first advertiser, Forte said Tuesday. Yankee pitcher CC Sabathia held a baseball clinic on Thursday, Aug. 2 at Verona High School that was attended at 300 children as part of The PlayStation CC Sabathia Baseball ProCamp. “It's a different way of looking at things…

Michael Petti

9:06 am on Sunday, November 18, 2012

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Thursday, October 11, 2012

POLL: Verona Discusses Full-Day Kindergarten, Advertising

District contemplates advertising as additional revenue source.

Verona voters will have the final say on full-day kindergarten when they vote on Nov. 6, Verona Superintendent of School Steven Forte said Wednesday. Kindergarteners currently attend three-quarter-long days, but some parents have gone to the board expressing their desire to extend the day. “There have been some concerned parents that want to go to a full day and we agreed that if voters support it then we would be happy to have it,” said Forte. If passed, kindergarteners would attend three-quarter days, which end at 12:30 p.m. from September through the winter holidays. In January, students would begin a full day, ending at 2:45 p.m., if the measure passes. Parents opposed to the full day said the idea was unnecessary and expressed the …

Sue F

5:47 pm on Sunday, October 14, 2012

My husband & I think it's a great idea and a long time coming. With a little one on the way, we are in favor of a full day of school starting in kindergarten. Having grown up in Verona and gone to kindergarten at Forest, my mom says she wished back then we had a full day program (and she was home to take care of us so child care wasn't the issue). We are one of the only towns in the area that don…   more ›

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