Despite Superintendent Denise Lowe’s recommendation, the board of education voted not to have community activist John Muhammad speak to students. At last week’s board of education meeting, Lowe recommended board approval for Muhammad’s presentation, “The Cease Fire Movement,” to be put on at schools in the district according to the board agenda. Muhammad, who is […]

When Annalee McNeil, 16, makes a painting it isn’t just for class credit — it provides her with a sense of freedom and creativity. “It’s whatever I want to paint,” Annalee [pictured above, right] said. “There are no rules. I paint how I feel.” The work she created for her high school’s production of “The […]

For district administrative offices, a move from the former Asbury Park Press building in the downtown to the district-owned Barack H. Obama Building is not out of the question yet. State-appointed fiscal monitor Lester Richens said at last night’s board of education [BOE] meeting that the district is seeking an estimate for pared-down renovations. In the […]

The board of education approved a new principal last night after weeks of debate over who would take the reins at the high school. The new high school principal, Reginald Mirthil, holds a masters degree from Kean University. His appointment is effective from July 2, 2012, through June 30, 2013. Mirthil is an alumnus of […]

State fiscal monitor Lester Richens has overruled the board of education and re-appointed all tenured and non-tenured faculty and administrators in the school district as recommended by the superintendent. “Please be advised that I am overriding the vote of the Asbury Park Board of Education on resolution number 1 on page B1 that appeared on […]

Just in time for the board to vote on contract renewals, the Asbury Park teachers’ union made public their 64-2 vote of no confidence against Colleen White, the school’s assistant director of assessment and testing. White has held that position for the past two years, meaning she does not have tenure. The board was scheduled […]

After the Asbury Park Board of Education failed to renew teacher and administrator contracts for the 2012-2013 school year, the decision is in state fiscal monitor Lester Richens’s hands. The contract renewal was up for a vote at last night’s board of education meeting. Board members were unable to publicly discuss the contracts in detail […]

The Asbury Park school district’s search for a high school principal will continue after the board of education voted not to hire the principal Superintendent Denise Lowe suggested. Because the recommended principal was not approved, the job opening will be posted for an additional week. Prior to the vote last Wednesday, the district posted advertisements […]

The board of education was divided on whether to pay Pedro Noguera $8,000 to deliver the keynote address for the annual Superintendent’s Convocation for the Asbury Park School District Faculty and Staff. After two votes, the speaker and his fee were approved. Noguera is a professor of education at New York University, according to the […]

The search for a high school principal in Asbury Park will continue, as board members did not approve the appointee recommended by Superintendent Denise Lowe [above, right]. That was the second time board members overruled Lowe on a personnel matter during Wednesday’s meeting, as they also voted to keep a teacher Lowe had recommended they terminate. […]