The Asbury Park School District will showcase student work in Convention Hall Tuesday and Wednesday during “Arts Alive – Asbury Park’s 13th Annual Art Showcase.” The showcase features work created throughout the school year by students from all levels of learning, pre-k through 12th grade. Members of the visual and performing arts department of the […]

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 Asbury Park Board of Education is inviting parents and members of the community to tell the district what they’re looking for in a new superintendent. The district is about to start searching for a new superintendent, as they voted not to renew current Superintendent Denise Lowe’s contract in November 2012. The board of education […]

The state has released its school report cards for the 2011-2012 school year, and Asbury Park Middle School was found to be significantly lagging in academic achievement, college and career readiness and student growth. The high school fared better in most respects. “The issues in Asbury Park long pre-date me and it’s going to take […]

A board of education meeting on Wednesday, April 24 was packed with faculty members, students and parents protesting a slew of changes recommended by Superintendent Denise Lowe for the 2013-2014 school year. Board of education [BOE] members were set to vote on shifts in administration and contract renewals for tenured and non-tenured teachers and staff […]

The board of education unanimously approved its budget for the 2013-2014 school year at its March 20 meeting. The spending plan bears a 1.9-percent tax levy increase. The total budget amount is $80,500,004, according to district business administrator Geoffrey Hastings. The district operating budget is $67,559,592, while the remainder of the spending plan consists of […]

Asbury residents gathered in the Barack Obama Building today for a viewing party to celebrate two special occasions — Martin Luther King Jr. Day and the President’s second inauguration. The coinciding of the two days “makes [the inauguration] even more special,” said Donald Hammary Jr., who was volunteering with the city’s Masonic Lodge. “It’s a […]

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 […]