Asbury Park Superintendent Sancha K. Gray held her first stakeholder meeting Wednesday to engage community partners in a discussion about the framework for Vision 2020 Next Level Asbury Park School District.  The meeting, held in the Asbury Park High School Media Center, involved approximately 50 attendees including district administrators, staff, parents, elected officials, business owners, […]

The Asbury Park School District has received a $10K OceanFirst 2018 Model Classroom Grant, school officials announced this week. The Model Classroom Grant program is aimed at supporting bold and innovative schools with the vision, creativity and desire to develop model classrooms for learning, officials said. “Building a Brighter Future is our district’s motto,” Superintendent […]

The Asbury Park School District’s Board of Education incumbents will be running unopposed in the Nov 6 election, a first in many years. Business Administrator/Board Secretary Geoffrey Hastings confirmed that current Board President Angela Ahbez Anderson, Vice President Sheila Etienne and Kenneth Saunders Jr were the only petitions received by the July 30 deadline. Ahbez-Anderson […]

Concerns about speeding along the city’s residential streets, particularly along Third and Fourth Avenues, is being met with a community call to action from the Asbury Park Complete Streets Coalition. The grassroots organization is asking anyone with ideas on how to calm traffic to e-mail the group and/or share ideas on social media via #SlowTheCars. […]

In applying for the second annual John Werts Entrepreneurial Scholarship, established last year by the Asbury Park Chamber of Commerce, Asbury Park High School senior TyMirah Williams wrote: “Success to me is the person who doesn’t say much but knows a lot, the person that does not get noticed for all their hard work but […]

For the third consecutive year, the Asbury Park School District has been named an Innovative School District by the International Center for Leadership in Education [ICLE]. The accolade is given to a handful of school districts across the nation – including the nation’s most rapidly improving schools – who have incorporated rigorous and relevant educational […]

The Asbury Park School District was among those recognized Friday by the State Dept of Education for increased graduation rates. From Weehawken and Willingboro to Perth Amboy and Carlstadt-East Rutherford, districts were hailed via social media for their innovative techniques and programs. In Asbury Park’s case, the state DOE commended the district for growing the […]

A group of Asbury Park High School students were honored Wednesday night by the City Council through the ceremonious adoption of a Human Trafficking Resolution they crafted. The 90 students were all a part of the district’s Dream Academy homestead social studies class or the general education world history class, all administered by Janice Kroposky […]

A funny thing happened on the way to a planned event at Second Baptist Church on Atkins Avenue, being held in honor of Asbury Park Superintendent Lamont Repollet; he was tapped by Gov. Phil Murphy to become the state’s next Commissioner of Education. “The event was planned months ago,” said Daniel Harris [at right], a […]

Just two days before the annual Asbury Park High School vs Neptune Township Thanksgiving Day game, school official opted to cancel the highly attended football game. “Due to unforeseen circumstances, the traditional Thanksgiving Day football game between Asbury Park High School and Neptune Township High School is being postponed until a mutually agreeable date,” an […]