College acceptance letters are in—tell Patch where you're headed next!
Calling all Millburn-Short Hills seniors and senior parents: What's next for you after graduation? Whether you're headed to college or starting a new job, tell us your plans in the comments below. You can upload a picture here too.
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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2:38 pm on Thursday, March 28, 2013
millburnmom and Hedley, I registered today on Patch under my own name since I do not write anonymously. As required under School Ethics Commission disclosure regulations, I am Lise Chapman and identify myself as a board member. Further, I state that this letter is not authorized by, nor written on behalf of, or any opinion of, the board, but is solely my personal opinion. In response to your … more ›
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.
Proposal would raise Millburn-Short Hills taxes $15 per $100,000 of assessed property valuation.
The Millburn Board of Education approved a preliminary budget of $81,806,821 for the 2013-14 school year with a tax increase of 2 percent, up from last year's .65 percent. The 2 percent tax increase will increase taxes for residents about $15 per $100,000 property valuation. For example, for a township home assessed at $500,000, the taxes will increase an estimated $76. [For a tax analysis at each percentage increase, cut sheet and surplus analysis, please check out budget documents the district released Wednesday.] The $81.8 million proposed budget is a $2.9 million increase from last year's budget, which had one of the lowest tax increases in recent history. The preliminary budget passed 5-2 after a lengthy discussion between board …
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3:23 pm on Friday, March 8, 2013
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Millburn and Short Hills residents achieve high honors for fall 2012
Emory College has announced the Dean's List for the undergraduate, liberal arts college of Emory University in Atlanta, Ga., for the 2012 fall semester. Students must be in the top 20 percent of Emory College or have approximately a 3.85 grade point average or higher to be named to the Dean's List. The following students were named: Samantha Swanson of Millburn, N.J. (07041) Elyse Albert of Short Hills, N.J. (07078) Lauren Kaplan of Short Hills, N.J. (07078) Rachel Scharf of Short Hills, N.J. (07078) Hannah Silverman of Short Hills, N.J. (07078)
Check out Millburn School district's budget documents, including a second cut sheet, a capital spending analysis and a curriculum and instruction budget analysis.
The public was given another detailed look into the district's 2013-14 budget at Monday night's Millburn Board of Education meeting. The documents included in the budget are attached as PDFs and include a second cut sheet, a capital spending analysis and a curriculum and instruction budget analysis. In addition, to allow a more widespread distribution, the administration released all documents from the meeting on Monday, posting them on the district's website. The initial proposed budget was introduced at the Jan. 17 meeting.
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But with signoff from local unions required, some districts have been sidelined.
Twenty-one New Jersey school districts are among more than 370 nationwide to apply for $400 million in federal Race to the Top funds, as the sweeping and sometimes controversial competition goes local with a push into specific instruction models and technology. Due last week, the applications came from a wide range of districts in New Jersey, from Newark and Paterson to three different consortia of suburban districts. Winners will be announced by the end of the year. But part of the story was also about districts that didn’t apply, unable to get their local unions to sign off, as is now required by the grant program. The most notable was the state-run Jersey City schools, the state’s second-largest district and the largest of the New…
As part of the 50th anniversary, principal Kelly Salazar finishes her search for the school's rumored time capsule.
After months of an 'Indiana Jones' style search, Deerfield Elementary School officials unveiled a 50-year-old time capsule from when the school was built in 1962. The anxious crowd of students and staff whispered the treasure hunt could be a bust when the stone holding the capsule seemed like it wouldn't come out, but every time the stone moved just a little, the crowd yelled in excitement. Finally, after more than an hour and using many different tools, the masons cut, wiggled and chipped away at the surrounding bricks to pull the 1962 stone out last Wednesday morning, as students, teachers and principal Kelly Salazar watched in awe. "I'm really happy," Salazar said when the capsule was found. "Could you imagine if we were out here for …
12:01 pm on Sunday, December 2, 2012
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A message from the superintendent with information regarding this upcoming school week.
Dear Millburn families, This is Update #11 regarding post-Sandy plans and progress. Good news! As of 7:00pm yesterday, all seven schools have been re-energized! This is (FINALLY!) the news we've been waiting for. The bad news is there are still some homes without power, so our sympathies remain with those families and we will of course continue to extend whatever accommodations or arrangements they may need to make their lives slightly less dislocated or complicated. Here is where we stand for next week: STATUS OF THE MAKE-UP DAYS: At this time, we do not know how the missed days will be made up. "The Make-Up Decision" is an important topic to be sure, and I know people need to know for future travel and other plans, so we will …
10:05 am on Monday, November 12, 2012
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Millburn High's varsity boys' tennis team will hold fundraising clinics in October that are open to all ages and levels and a pro-am tournament.
The 2012 state champion Millburn High School boys’ tennis team will be conducting its popular tennis clinic again this fall at the high school tennis courts. The clinic and a new “pro-am” tournament are fundraisers to help the team raise money for a preseason training trip in the early spring. The clinic is open to all ages. It will be conducted over two days, Oct. 7 and 8, Sunday and Monday of Columbus Day weekend. On Sunday, the clinic will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and on Monday 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. One-hour time slots begin on the hour. For group lessons, individuals will be grouped by age or ability. Groups of up to four people can sign up together. The suggested minimum donation for group lessons is $20 per person. Individuals can …
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11:48 am on Thursday, April 4, 2013
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