Monday, November 5, 2012
Incumbents assured of seats on respective boards of education.
In both Verona and Cedar Grove, candidates for seats on the board of education are running unopposed this year. Incumbents John Quattrocchi and Joseph T. Bellino will be running unopposed for seats on the Verona Board of Education, while incumbents Frank G. Mandala Jr. and Laura Marinelli run unopposed in Cedar Grove. There are no municipal elections on Tuesday's ballot in either Verona or Cedar Grove. “I'm running again because there are still unfinished items I wish to accomplish, one being facility upgrades,” said Mandala, the Cedar Grove board president. He would like to see facility upgrades in his next term including a new football field and track at Cedar Grove High School. “I've decided to run again because we have established a …
Wednesday, June 27, 2012
In other business, members talked about additional goals. Board plans a goal setting presentation rescheduled for Tuesday August 21.
The Cedar Grove Board of Education convened Tuesday, to wrap up some official end of they year business. The goal setting presentation scheduled for Tuesday night was rescheduled for the August 21 Board of Education meeting. “Unfortunately we did not have any representatives from New Jersey School Boards that were available and our board attorney had previous commitments,” said Board of Education President Frank Mandala Jr. In addition to paying bills, scholarship money was awarded to: Erin Tatz from the Michael Kapura Scholarship; Meaghan McCabe from the Laura Moscato Scholarship; David Mills from the David Murray Scholarship; Crystal Borbonus from the Class of '65 Scholarship; Joseph McShane from the Class of '65 Scholarship; Jocelyn …
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North End School
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Wednesday, June 13, 2012
If passed, Cedar Grove students will receive number grades instead of letter grades on their report cards.
The Cedar Grove Board of Education will revisit the issue of a new grading system for September, at its next board meeting to be held later this month. If passed, schools throughout the district will move from an alpha, or letter scale, to a numeric grading scale. This means parents may be seeing a number grade on student report cards instead of a letter grade. However, if passed, the district would keep the traditional 4.0 grade point average (GPA) scale instead of changing to a 100-point grade point scale used in many schools throughout New York. “Instead of giving out A's and B's the students would receive a numeric grade,” said Cedar Grove High School Principal Michael Fetherman. “The primary advantage is to reward the students for …
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Cedar Grove Township Public Schools
520 Pompton Ave, Cedar Grove, NJ
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Wednesday, June 6, 2012
Board of Education hears presentation Monday night on converting from 100-point scale to GPA.
The Cedar Grove Board of Education heard a presentation from the township’s High School Committee regarding a change to the grading system the school will move to in September pending board approval later this month. The committee recommended moving to a 4.0 grade-point average scale, instead of the 100-point scale recently used in many New York schools. "That's the plan I liked from the beginning," board President Frank Mandala Jr. said. "I think people would be converting it to the GPA anyway." The board will revisit the issue at the June 26 meeting. If approved, the new grading system will start with incoming freshman for the class of 2016. A minimum passing grade of 65, though, will take effect for all students starting in September. …
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Cedar Grove Township Public Schools
520 Pompton Ave, Cedar Grove, NJ
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Monday, May 7, 2012
What's happening in Verona-Cedar Grove this coming week.
This week both Verona and Cedar Grove have meetings to kick off the week. But meetings aren't all that's going on. Both have township council meetings tonight. Verona's Township Council meeting is scheduled for 7 p.m. tonight in council chambers at the municipal building, 600 Bloomfield Ave., Verona. Please see the attached PDF for the agenda. Cedar Grove's Township Council meeting is also tonight at 7 p.m. in council chambers. Check out the attached PDF for the agenda. On Tuesday the Verona Board of Education has an 8 p.m. meeting at 151 Fairview Ave., Verona. The schedule says the meeting will consist of the annual board reorganization, administrative appointments and salaries. Check out some of the events going on this week in Verona …
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Cedar Grove Municipal Offices
525 Pompton Ave, Cedar Grove, NJ
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Verona Civic Center
600 Bloomfield Ave, Verona, NJ
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Verona High School
151 Fairview Ave, Verona, NJ
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Monday, April 30, 2012
No township meetings scheduled this week.
It'll be a quiet week in both Verona and Cedar Grove — no township council, no board of education meetings this week. Township councils in both townships have the week off, scheduled to reconvene May 7. The Verona Board of Education is also off this week, but plans call for the board to have its last meeting May 8. Cedar Grove's Board of Education is done for the year. Check out some of the events going on this week in Verona & Cedar Grove this week. To see all the events click on EVENTS on the home page. The Stitch-In Club Meets at the Cedar Grove Library Cedar Grove Public Library, 1 Municipal Plaza, Cedar Grove Monday 6:30 p.m. Cedar Grove Library hosts a Knitting Club. All are welcome. Learn The History Of Kip’s Castle Kip's Castle …
Monday, March 19, 2012
Lots of ongoing outdoor activities available in the week ahead.
This week, both Cedar Grove and Verona have a few meetings, but reserve some family time as temperatures are expected to be in the 70s and Spring begins. First up, the Cedar Grove Township Council will meet Monday at 7 p.m. in council chambers. Check out the attached PDF of the agenda. Verona's township council meeting will take also take place at 7 p.m. at Verona Civic Center, 600 Bloomfield Ave. See the attached PDF for the agenda. On Thursday, the Verona Planning Board will hold its regularly scheduled planning board meeting beginning at 7:30 p.m. in the Verona Community Center, 880 Bloomfield Ave. An attached PDF contains the agenda. For the non-meeting portion of the week, Meatless Mondays in Ina’s Kitchen will take place at 63 Park …
Wednesday, March 14, 2012
Also, school board hears presentation from Heart of Hope parents, students, teacher.
Parents and students involved in the Verona school district’s Heart of Hope program comprised the majority of the audience at Tuesday night’s Verona Board of Education meeting. The art program, which was honored prior to regular board meeting, has fourth-grade art students from the Brookdale Avenue and F.N. Brown schools making ceramic hearts with notes for cancer patients in local hospitals. Veteran art teacher Joni Jasterzbski, who has taught art for 25 years, brought the program into the fourth grade curriculum three years ago. Both students and parents addressed the board about what they have done while in the program. The students also read a few notes from the cancer patients showing how it makes a difference. “We always say we are …
Local teen presents Eagle Scout project for Autism Awareness.
The Cedar Grove Board of Education continued its overview of the 2012-2013 school budget at Tuesday night's meeting by presenting operations and maintenance, capital outlay, revenue and benefits changes. Operation and maintenance was defined as activities to keep each building throughout the district operational while keeping the grounds, buildings and equipment in effective working order. The presentation, lead by Superintendent Dr. Gene Polles, indicated an anticipated decrease in utility costs because of new window, roof and door installation as well as a reduction in custodial staff overtime. A decrease of $196,364 brings the total to $3,003,916 for the 2012-2013 school year. Capital Outlay of the budget includes equipment purchases…
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North End School
122 Stevens Ave, Cedar Grove, NJ
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