WEST ORANGE, NJ — On March 25, the West Orange Board of Education approved R-Pat Solutions LLC as the firm that will conduct the superintendent search. The board is now seeking input from the West Orange community and will be holding a series of meetings to discuss what qualities and skills stakeholders want to see […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Acting Superintendent Eveny de Mendez presented the West Orange Board of Education with an update on the curriculum change for the middle school math program and the elementary school English-language arts program at the April 8 BOE meeting. De Mendez also updated the BOE on the middle school honors program, after […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange community will gather on Friday, April 12, at 2 p.m. at Liberty Middle School, 1 Kelly Drive, to celebrate Arbor Day. At this event, Mayor Robert D. Parisi, the West Orange Township Council, the West Orange Board of Education and all LMS students will dedicate a tree in […]
Preliminary budget to raise taxes by $151 per year for average homeowner
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Acting Superintendent Eveny de Mendez and Business Administrator John Calavano presented the West Orange School District’s 2019-2020 preliminary budget to the West Orange Board of Education at its March 25 meeting, sharing the budget before submitting it to the county for approval on March 26. The district’s total operating budget for […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The Essex County School Boards Association honored 27 of the county’s high school seniors at its annual “Unsung Heroes Student Recognition Program,” held March 14 at Liberty Middle School in West Orange. “In my role as president of the Essex County School Boards Association, we brought the Student Recognition Program ‘Unsung […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange Board of Education was presented the district audit for the year 2017-2018 at its March 11 meeting, hearing several recommendations for how to improve in the future. The audit was presented by Donna Japhet, a partner at the firm Lerch, Vinci & Higgins. Japhet said the audit would […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — West Orange High School Principal Hayden Moore presented a plan to change the traffic patterns around the school, making morning drop-off safer for students, staff and parents at the Feb. 25 West Orange Board of Education meeting. Moore and the high school administration worked with the West Orange Police Department to […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The Board of Education discussed making the start time of the school day at West Orange High School later at its Feb. 11 meeting, after student representatives to the board presented research in support of the change. The district has discussed the topic in past years and will now consider giving […]
Parisi touts 2018 successes, looks ahead to 2019 in State of Town Address
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange Chamber of Commerce hosted its annual breakfast Feb. 6, celebrating local businesses and Mayor Robert Parisi’s State of the Town Address. The Employee of the Year Award was presented to Michael and Giuseppe Elifani, and the Citizen of the Year Award was presented to Rich and Linda Rizzolo. […]
BOE hears recommendations to lower carbon dioxide levels in schools
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange Board of Education heard a presentation about the carbon dioxide levels in the district’s schools at its Jan. 28 meeting, when a consultant updated board members and the public about the air quality at West Orange High School. The rest of the schools were also tested, and it […]