Incumbent Sheila Brazile and newcomer Jessie Ricks are running together for three-year seats on the Asbury Park Board of Education [BOE]. BOE elections are being held in November with the general election for the first time this year. Previously, they were held in April. Eight have declared candidacy for four spots on the nine-member board. […]

With board of education [BOE] elections just around the corner, eight have declared candidacy for four spots on the nine-member board. Along with most other districts in the state, during the 2010-2011 school year, the BOE voted to move elections to November. Previously, the city’s BOE elections were held in April each year, separate from […]

The board of education [BOE] is finalizing plans for administrative offices to move from downtown Asbury Park to the Barack H. Obama building on Bangs Avenue [pictured above]. The district’s administrative staff has occupied a floor of The Press Building at 603 Mattison Ave. [right] for several years, paying $189,327 annually, or about $15,000 per […]

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 […]

High school English teacher Jessica Daniels almost lost her job at last night’s board of education meeting. But after more than a dozen of her students and colleagues spoke to the board about Daniels’ accomplishments and her relationships with students, the board voted to keep her in her position. Under the budget approved at last […]

The board of education was especially divided over one issue during budget discussions this week — the color of the new football field’s Astro Turf. After two close votes, the board determined it would not expend an extra $45,000 on a blue field. Instead, the board approved next year’s $66 million budget, which allocates $825,000 […]

The Board of Education last night approved the 2012-2013 school budget after almost three hours of deliberation. The spending plan bears a 2-percent tax levy increase — the highest increase the state permits without a referendum. The operating budget for next year is $66,651,301, of which $6,253,002 will be raised through local taxation. Tuition from […]