Starting in the second semester of this school year, the high school will offer a fashion merchandising and design class for its students. The curriculum for the class was approved by the board already, and High School Principal Reginald Mirthil is now being tasked with naming a teacher for the course, which begins Feb. 5. […]

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, […]

The board of education [BOE] will have three new members come January. Gerard Dalton and Sheila Brazile each had their last meeting as BOE members on Dec. 12. They will be replaced by Qzeena Taylor and Christian Hall, respectively. Last month, Nicole Harris was brought on to replace Kevin Michel, who resigned. Taylor bested Dalton […]

The board of education at its Nov. 28 meeting created two new teacher coaching positions — an academic coach and school culture and climate coach. The state mandated the position of school culture and climate coach, according to district communications director Christina Coloma. The full-time position will be split between the high school and the […]

The board of education [BOE] voted to bring Nicole Harris onto the board at its Nov. 28 meeting after interviewing five members of the community to replace Kevin Michel. Michel resigned in October, saying he had other commitments that needed his time and energy. Board members unanimously approved Harris for the position, which has a […]

Prior to the board of education’s vote on renewing Superintendent Dr. Denise Lowe’s contract at the Oct. 10 board meeting, members of the staff and the public spoke about the upcoming vote during public comment. In the end, the vote was inconclusive, with three board members voting yes and three abstaining, while two more were […]

The board of education [BOE] voted on renewal of superintendent Denise Lowe’s contract last night and after three members voted yes and three abstained, the result is unclear. Board president Gregory Hopson and members Gregory Brewington and Sheila Brazile voted in favor of renewing the five-year contract. Gerard Dalton, Barbara Lesinski and Angela Ahbez-Anderson abstained. […]

Asbury Park Board of Education [BOE] member Kevin Michel resigned before last night’s meeting through a letter addressed to the nine-member board. BOE president Gregory Hopson read the letter aloud at last night’s board meeting. “Other commitments have become too great for me to be able to fulfill my requirements,” Hopson read from the letter. […]

The school district is gearing up for a visit from a foreign dignitary next week when Tanzanian First Lady Mama Salma Kikwete [pictured at right] comes to town. The likely date of the visit will be sometime next week, Superintendent Denise Lowe said at last night’s board of education [BOE] meeting. At 9 a.m., Kikwete […]

Talesha Crank has thrown her hat in the ring for a spot on the nine-member Asbury Park Board of Education [BOE]. For the first time, BOE elections will be held alongside general elections on Nov. 6 this year. Previously, they were held in the spring. Crank moved to Asbury Park from Neptune just over three […]