The Asbury Park School Board Election results are in and the Continue The Progress ticket, comprised of Joe Grillo, Eric Pinckney and incumbent Carol Jones, are now members of the Asbury Park School Board of Education. The team was challenged by incumbent Felicia Simmons, who ran on her own, and incumbent Stephen Williams who ran […]

City voters will cast ballots Tuesday for three seats on the Asbury Park Board of Education and to approve a $7,254,360 tax levy in support of the district’s $68,645,817 operating budget for the 2017-18 school year. This equates to a $29 increase for the average homeowner. Vying for the three year terms are the following […]

The Westside Citizens United, in cooperation Trinity Episcopal Church, will host an Asbury Park School Board Election Candidate’s Forum from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday. Six candidates are vying for three available three-year seats. They include, in order of ballot position: • James Famularo of Park Ave, a former BOE member and former city employee […]

Colts Neck High School Principal Dan Simon will head College Achieve Greater Asbury Park Charter School, set to open this fall. Simon was principal at High Technology when it garnered the number one STEM High School accolade in the nation from U.S. News & World Report. Simon, who began his career as an East Brunswick […]

Eight city residents have filed petitions to run for the three available seats on the Asbury Park Board of Education. They include incumbents Felicia Simmons, Stephen Williams and Carol Jones. Former board members Christian Hall and James Famularo have thrown their hats in the ring, as well as David Baker, Eric Pinckney and Joe Grillo. […]

Enrollment has opened for a new pre-K through 9 charter school set to open its doors in the Asbury Park area this fall. College Achieve Public Schools (College Achieve), a tuition-free public school network aims to produce students who will go on to graduate from top colleges and universities across the nation. Their curriculum curriculum […]

‘Still I Rise’ by Maya Angelou was embraced as an anthem at the Asbury Park School District and with a year of accolades, reaching educational benchmarks, and the creation of programs that address a student’s holistic needs, 2017 may prove to be an ‘Ain’t No Stopping Us Now,’ kind of year. “We have embarked on […]

The Asbury Park City Council recognized the 2016 Asbury Park High School Varsity Football team for its Central Jersey Group 1 Championship title at the start of the Regular Session Wednesday meeting. In reading the proclamation, Councilwoman Eileen Chapman said as the team faced a season filled with many peaks and valley, they met every […]

A state official assigned to monitor the Department of Education standardized assessment test roll out at School Development Authority [SDA] District schools [formerly known as Abbott Districts] has been hired by the Asbury Park School District. SDA Districts remain under state supervision and their school building and renovation project costs are covered by state funding. […]

Six Board of Education candidates will vie for the three open seats on the school district’s governing body on April 19. Incumbent Nicole Harris, the current school board president, is running alongside former school board member James Famularo and Derrick Grant, who ran as part of the A-Team for Council in the 2014 City Council […]