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Last modified: 08/02/2008 06:54:20 PM

Board of Education News Archive

Please look for the most current news on our Home Page.

[2/15/08 note: Sadly, the Press has changed their headline storage scheme, meaning that the older links below no longer work.  To retrieve the article, click on the article link and then enter part of the headline into the Press' search box.]
5/5/08 (Press) New school spending rules / Needed oversight
4/23/08 (Press) SIC school board meeting underscores division over closing school

4/17/08 (Herald) Middle Township, Woodbine Sea Isle City and West Wildwood Voters Nix School Budgets

4/16/08 (Press) Local towns report unofficial school election results
March '08 (Sea Isle Times) Educated decision
3/20/08 (Press) Education costlier at the shore, data show
3/18/08 (Herald) Van Drew, Education Chief Davy Discuss School Formula
3/14/08 (Press) School-funding formula faulted at meetings with education chief
2/28/08 (Press) Sea Isle City school board race raises issue of closing school
2/26/08 (Press) Maurice River school named as one to watch
2/19/08 (Press) Running for school board / Members needed
2/16/08 (Press) School funding to shift in Cape May County
1/15/08 (Herald) Crowley Takes Oath, Joins Tech's Board of Education
1/13/08 (Press) Asselta and the BPU / A lame duck, a feathered nest
1/9/08 (Herald) To the Loser Asselta Go the Spoils
1/7/08 (Press) School-aid plan could hike local tax burden
12/23/07 (Phila. Inquirer) Schools size up how aid may help
12/19/07 (Herald) Washington, Cornell Start Four More Years on Tech Board
12/18/07 (Herald) Will County Schools Lose State Funds Under New Formula?
12/17/07 (Press) School districts grapple with 'adequate' budgets
12/12/07 (Herald) Governor Announces New School Funding Formula
12/7/07 (Press) Parents say St. Augustine is self-sufficient, no need to close
12/6/07 (OC Sentinel) SI Parents: Don't even study it  [school closing]
11/21/07 (Herald) Matthies Named Tech’s Super
10/23/07 (Press) Corzine nominates first executive school superintendents
10/23/07 (Herald) Tech School Opens $14.7M Addition
10/22/07 (Herald) Corzine to Nominate 10 Executive County Superintendents
10/20/07 (OC Sentinel) SIC school district appoints new "superintendent of record"
10/19/07 (Press) Sea Isle school finds substitute superintendent
9/27/07 (OC Sentinel) Multiple choice for top admin in SI begs question: who's in charge?

9/15/07 (Press) State high court to hear Sea Isle school-board case

9/12/07 (Herald) County Teachers Meet ‘Highly Qualified’ Federal Standard
9/6/07 (OC Sentinel) EIRC's Ivory: SIC students are at a disadvantage
9/6/07 (Press) Teacher salaries / Do the math
8/3/07 (Press) State education chief tries to calm tax fears
7/31/07 (Herald) New Spot for Sea Isle Tots?
7/26/07 (OC Sentinel) SIC picks late-applying Board member
7/26/07 (OC Sentinel) SIC PTA advertises for non-existent program
Board of Education 7/17/07 mtg agenda and handouts

7/4/07 (Press) Cape May Point fears skyrocketing school tax

6/28/07 (Sentinel) SIC changes mind on sending students ... again
6/28/07 (Sentinel) Editorial re: BOE discussions re: sending some students to OC
Board of Education 6/26/07 mtg agenda and handouts
6/21/07 (Sentinel) SIC Board changes course; votes to talk to OC re: grades 5-8
Board of Education 6/19/07 mtg agenda and handouts
6/6/07 (Herald) SIC Board of Education board member search
6/5/07 (Press) SCHOOL-BOARD ETHICS FORMS
5/30/07 (Herald) Is $33,000 Per Student too Much? Sea Isle’s Board of Education Doesn’t Think So
Board of Education 5/29/07 mtg agenda and handouts
5/24/07 (OC Sentinel) BOE votes to keep schools open
5/24/07 (OC Sentinel) Board members explain their vote
5/23/07 (Press) Sea Isle board votes to keep school
Read SICTA's response to the EIRC study listed below!
The Educational Research and Information Center (EIRC) was retained by the City of SIC to explore all feasible solutions for educating the children of SIC.  Read their March feasibility study and appendices
Board of Education 5/22/07 mtg agenda and handouts
5/22/07 (Press) Academic question: Should Sea Isle have a school?
5/18/07 (Press) Court upholds removal of Sea Isle school board member
5/3/07 (OC Sentinel) Positives outweigh negatives in closing SIC district
4/26/07 (OC Sentinel) Consultant paid by firm hired to run SIC District: keep school open
4/26/07 (OC Sentinel) Forum on SIC school: part II
Board of Education 4/24/07 mtg agenda and handouts
4/19/07 (Press) Local voters approve most school budgets
4/18/07 (Press) Cape May County School Election Results
4/18/07 (Press) Sea Isle discusses school's fate at forum

4/12/07 (Press) Sea Isle City to get input on future of its school

4/9/07 (Press) SIC mtgs to discuss school's future

4/4/07 (Herald) Should school close or forge ahead?

4/4/07 (Herald) Enrollment Up At Tech; Down At Special Svc.

4/1/07 (Press) Countywide School District - An idea whose time is now
4/1/07 (Press) Cut county school budgets from 19 to 1 and save at least $1 million per year ; Close Avalon, Sea Isle, Stone Harbor, West Cape May districts - save $9M.
4/1/07 (Press) Chart that estimates county-wide school district savings
4/1/07 (Press) Most taxpayers win; burden shifts to beach towns
4/1/07 (Press) Consolidation makes the choice yours

3/28/07 (Herald) SIC school budget down for fewer pupils

SICTA presentation at the 3/27/07 BOE mtg
Board of Education 3/27/07 mtg agenda
3/23/07 (NY Times) Wide Range of Spending in N.J. Schools, Data Show - New York Times  [Free registration required]
3/23/07 (Press) Ocean City teachers highest paid in state according to latest N.J. report

3/21/07 (Herald) Pupils Seek Tech; Budget Jumps 10%

Board of Education 3/15/07 mtg agenda and handouts
Board of Education 2/27/07 mtg agenda and handouts
NJ DOE Report Card for SIC Elementary for the 2005-2006 school year
Board of Education 2/20/07 mtg agenda and handouts

2/15/07 (OC Sentinel) SIC school shrinks

Board of Education 1/30/07 mtg agenda and handouts [the last three pages list projected 2007 student counts, program/instructional staffing and facilities usage]
Board of Education 1/23/07 mtg agenda (includes 2007/8 staffing proposal)