A board of education meeting last night was cancelled when less than half of the board members showed up at the designated start time. The meeting was schedule to start at 7 p.m. Board president Angela Ahbez-Anderson [pictured], board vice president Geneva Smallwood and board member Qzeena Taylor were present. Ahbez-Anderson acknowledged the lack of […]

The district has introduced a tentative school budget for the 2013-2014 school year. The budget “looks similar to the one from last year,” district communications officer Christina Coloma said this week. The district will not receive cuts to state aid this year, as Governor Chris Christie announced there will be no cuts to school districts […]

After the appointment of a new administrator didn’t garner enough votes to pass at the Jan. 22 board of education [BOE] meeting, state-appointed fiscal monitor Lester Richens is weighing the possibility of overriding the board’s decision. The board did have enough votes to create the new position — assistant director of test, assessment and data […]

Two Asbury Park teachers have been selected as the VFW’s Monmouth County Teachers of the year. Both men — Gary Kilmer and Rev. Kevin Williams — were recognized at last night’s board of education meeting. Representatives of Veterans for Foreign Wars [VFW] Post 1333 in Asbury Park attended the meeting to present Kilmer and Williams […]

The board of education [BOE] prepared for the new year by swearing in new members and naming a new president and vice president at a reorganization meeting last night. First, four members were sworn in to the board — newcomers Christian Hall and Qzeena Taylor, and returning members Barbara Lesinski and Rev. Geneva Smallwood. Hall, […]