Sunday, April 21, 2013
Only four Gloucester Township schools met proficiency standards in math and language.
Seven of 11 township schools received a failing grade on a state school proficiency report released this month. The only schools meeting proficiency are: Blackwood, Glendora, Lilley and Union Valley, all elementary. The results have district administrators concerned. "We do have work to do," interim school Superintendent John Bilodeau said last week. "A corrective action plan has been developed individually for each school. The board has approved one for each building." Bilodeau said a consultant will be hired to help align the district's curriculum to state standards. He said the board also approved funding for a Star reading and math program, which assesses and measures progress in each student. Bilodeau, who has been the interim …
Saturday, January 12, 2013
Fourth-grade students at the Little Gloucester Road elementary school tackle the subject of bullying with a musical production.
Bullying has taken center stage in New Jersey's schools. The state has mandated staff training and procedures to root out bullies. There are now zero-tolerance, anti-bullying policies in place in every school district. Name-calling is no longer an offense that draws just a quick reprimand from a teacher or cafeteria aide or bus driver, but a full-blown investigation—even at the youngest grade levels. Bullying literally took center stage at Loring-Flemming Elementary School on Thursday. More than 120 of the Little Gloucester Road school's fourth-grade students put on a musical production under the direction of Erica Guillama, with students performing such songs as Aretha Franklin's "Respect," Lady Gaga's "Born This Way," and Gloria Gaynor's…
Friday, April 6, 2012
The two schools will wrap up kindergarten registration for the 2012-13 school year in a few weeks. Don't let your kid be left out!
If your child is going to be 5 years old before Sept. 30, 2012, and you live in an area where children attend Loring-Flemming Elementary or Erial Elementary, the time is fast-approaching to sign up your child for kindergarten. Loring-Flemming will hold registration for students with last names beginning A to G on Monday, April 16; for students H to M on Tuesday, April 17; for students N to R on Wednesday, April 18; and for students R to Z on Thursday, April 19. A make-up date will be held at Loring-Flemming on Friday, April 20. Erial will hold registration for students with last names beginning A to E on Monday, April 23; for students F to K on Tuesday, April 24; for students L to R on Wednesday, April 25; and for students S to Z on …
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9:28 pm on Thursday, April 25, 2013
Books, there are no books. We can create a $100,000 position for the former Mullen principal who implements blocking scheduling so she can work on her Ph.D all the while our students grades go down hill. Ten years ago, GT schools were quality, now we're a joke. more ›