Second Grade Class Sings to School Board About Respect

A second-grade class from Hartshorn Elementary School presented their retelling of the story 'Stone Soup' as an international project with a Canadian school.

The Millburn Board of Education was given a look into a unique project Monday night that a second-grade has been working on at Hartshorn Elementary School — a musical retelling of 'Stone Soup' as an international project.  "What started with this little video conference with this school in Canada turned into this really unique project," Eric Demel, the elementary school's computer science teacher and video conferencing corodinator, said. Using its studies on folklore and fairy tales the class retold the story "Stone Soup" in song, the second-grade teacher Amy Blake explained. The project was an international collaboration with a school in Manitoba, Canada. The Canadian school put out a calling for a project that would retell a story …

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John Westfall-Kwong Appointed to School Board

Millburn Board of Education nominates, unanimously approves new member to fill the open seat left by Jean Pasternak.

Following a unanimous vote Monday, the Millburn Board of Education appointed John Westfall-Kwong to fill an open seat on the township school board.  "I'm just delighted to be joining the board and very grateful that they appointed me," Westfall-Kwong said. "I also want to recognize the other people who ran with me. They are doing great things around the community, especially with the strategic planning." The appointment fills the vacancy left when Jean Pasternack resigned in February to focus on family matters. Westfall-Kwong will retain the seat for the remainder of the term, which expires on Jan. 6, 2014. To continue for another term on the board, he will to run for election in November. The deadline for residents to submit a petition to…

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Board of Ed to Elect New Board Member

Here's what’s on the agenda for Millburn this week.

On Monday, Millburn's Board of Education Meeting is scheduled for 7:45 p.m in the Education Center. The board is slated to elect a new board member to fill the seat of Jean Pasternak who resigned to focus on family matters in February.  Click below on each of the candidates' names for a short recap of each residents' speeches: Full agenda attached. On Tuesday, the Millburn High School Key Club invites community members to their Second Kiwanis Club Organizational Meeting on April 9 at 7 p.m. in the high school cafeteria. On Thursday, at the Winston School, 100 East Lane, in Millburn, Dr. Jerome Schultz, Harvard professor and author of "Nowhere to Hide: Why Kids with ADHD and LD Hate School and What We Can Do About It" discusses the …

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School Budget Approved with 2 Percent Tax Increase

Proposal would raise Millburn-Short Hills taxes $15 per $100,000 of assessed property valuation.

In a 7-1 vote, the Millburn Board of Education approved an $81,806,821 2013-14 school budget that includes a 2-percent tax increase. The tax increase will increase taxes for residents about $15 per $100,000 property valuation. For example, for a township home assessed at $1,000,000, taxes will increase an estimated $151. The budget is a $2.9-million increase from last year's budget, which had one of the lowest tax increases in recent history at 0.65 percent. The budget includes 11 new full-time equivalent staff positions, mainly at Millburn High School in which 4.8 teachers will be added. District-wide there will be an additional 3.8 special education teachers and aides.   It will add a full-time security guard at the Middle School and one…

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School Budget Hearing Sunday

Millburn Board of Education to vote on the 2013-14 school budget at Sunday night meeting.

The Millburn Board of Education is slated to vote on the 2013-14 school budget at a public budget hearing on Sunday, March 24 at 7:45 p.m. in the Education Center.  Full agenda attached.  The meeting was rescheduled from its original Monday date because of the religious holidays during the following week. The meeting is open to the public and the adminstration encourages residents to attend and share views. Millburn has released a budget newsletter for residents to review.   

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Board to Vote on School Budget Sunday

Millburn Board of Education to vote on the 2013-14 school budget at budget hearing.

The Millburn Board of Education is slated to vote on the 2013-14 school budget at a public budget hearing on Sunday, March 24 at 7:45 p.m. in the Education Center.  The meeting was rescheduled from its original Monday date because of the religious holidays during the following week. The meeting is open to the public and the adminstration encourages residents to attend and share views. Millburn has released a budget newsletter for residents to review. 

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Who Should Fill the Open Seat on Millburn School Board?

Five candidates spoke at the last Board of Education meeting. [POLL]

Who Should Fill the Open Seat on Millburn School Board?

Five candidates spoke at the last Board of Education meeting. [POLL]

Five candidates vying for the seat left vacant after Millburn Board of Education member Jean Pasternak resigned at the Feb. 11 meeting made presentations to the school board and residents at Monday night's meeting. Who do you think should fill the open seat? Click below on each of the candidates' names for a short recap of each residents' speeches: Two other candidates, Jay Mattlin and Kalani Thielen, dropped out of the race.  The board will appoint a resident to fill the open seat at the April 11 meeting, school board president Jeffery Waters explained.

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School Board Candidate: Jane Greenwald [VIDEO]

Jane Greenwald gives a speech for the open board seat at the Millburn Board of Education Monday March 11.

Jane Greenwald spoke at the Millburn Board of Education Monday March 11 explaining her experience and interest in the open board seat Four other candidates also spoke at the meeting. 

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