Thursday, September 6, 2012
Most Forked River School students were all smiles as they returned to class today
Music played throughout the Forked River School as students and teacheres settled into their classrooms for the 2012-13 school year. Two students came on the school's public address system to make announcments, including the lunch menu, as well as to wish everyone a "fun-filled" school year. Mrs. Iorio and Mrs. Schantz's kindergarteners said the Pledge of Allegiance and danced to You're A Grand Old Flag to kick start the new school year.
Wednesday, September 5, 2012
District Guide: school hours and upcoming events
Traffic may be moving a little slower than usual on Thursday as the doors open to the Lacey schools. As Lacey students enjoyed their summer at camps or on the beach, the district worked to prepare the schools and staff for the upcoming school year. Read “School District Preparing for Opening Day” and “Schools 2.0: District Bolsters Tech Offerings for New Year” to learn more about some of the school district’s efforts this summer. Below are the school schedules, the school district calendar for September and more. School Regular Hours Early Dismissal Hours Emergency Closings Delayed Openings High School 6:55 a.m. - 1:35 p.m. 6:55 a.m. - 11 a.m. 6:55 a.m. - 11 a.m. 8:55 a.m. - 1:35 p.m. Middle School 7:32 a.m. - 2 p.m. 7:32 a.m. - 11:32 a.m…
Wednesday, August 29, 2012
Michael Maschi will be holding a meet and greet on Thursday, Aug. 30 at 6 p.m. in the Mill Pond Library Annex
Michael Maschi started his career working with addicts in a chemical dependency center. Today, he works for the Lacey Township School District. Maschi was hired as the Director of Special Services by the school district in May, upon former Supervisor of Special Services Thomas Dorso’s retirement. He started the position in July. “I worked with many adolescents and adults; patients feeling hopeless, like they couldn’t change,” Maschi said of his work with addicts. Maschi would question what the patients life was like as a kid and how they could have been helped early on, he said. “I was always challenged by that notion. Early intervention. It became an obvious shift in who I wanted to work with,” he said of his transition to working with …
Tuesday, August 7, 2012
Relationship between administration and kids is important for student achievement, Assistant Principal Edward Subokow said
Edward Subokow was a real estate agent on Long Beach Island for five years prior to becoming a teacher. “After four years I felt an itch to pursue a career where I felt I was meeting my highest and best use and that was in education,” said Subokow, now the assistant principal of Lacey Middle School. Subokow graduated from LeSalle University with a bachelor's of arts degree in organizational management and a minor in geology. He also received a bachelor's of arts degree in teacher of English from the Richard Stockton College of New Jersey and his master's in administrative leadership from Georgian Court University. He taught at Brick Memorial High School as well as Long Branch High School before teaching Language Arts at Lacey Middle School…
Friday, July 20, 2012
New Principal Jason King has dove into the search for a new assistant principal in which there were seven applicants for
Having worked closely with former Lacey Middle School Principal James Handschuch for several years, Jason King feels he’s in a better position to take on his new role. Handschuch and King were a tight team, accomplishing most tasks together. Although, King is sure Handschuch did even more than he’s aware of. “There’s going to be a learning curve,” King, the new principal of the middle school, said. “But I feel like I’m in a better position than if I hadn’t worked with [Handschuch].” King had been serving in an interim capacity, since Handschuch moved up to the high school, until he was officially approved as principal on Monday. King’s salary will be $115,000 and his tenure as principal will be from Monday, July 9, to Sunday, June 30, …
Tuesday, July 17, 2012
The selection process for the program will be through an anonymous lottery beginning on Wednesday, Aug. 1
The school district administration unveiled a full-time kindergarten pilot program Monday night that will kickoff this September. “We are very excited to be presenting this program. The administration has been discussing this implementation since January 2012,” Assistant Superintendent Dr. Vanessa Clark said. Full-time kindergarten has been a topic of discussion in Lacey for more than nine years, with limited resources being the main hindrance. Key aspects for consideration of the pilot program were enrollment figures, facilities and staffing needs, Clark said. Currently, 23 school districts in Ocean County have a full-day kindergarten program and six, including Lacey Township, do not. Two of those six offer paid enrichment for students …
Wednesday, July 11, 2012
New Lacey Township High School Principal James Handschuch settles in after one week on the job
James Handschuch never thought of himself as Teacher of the Year but in 2000, he earned that title at Lacey Township High School. Now, 12 years later, Handschuch sits behind a desk in his very own office at that same school. With just one week under his belt, the newly selected principal added a personal touch to the office space boasting a University of Tennessee chair, photos and accents. The former Lacey Middle School principal said a bigger school will bring greater challenges but he’s up for it. “I’ve never run away from a challenge,” he said. The first days on the job have been “a little overwhelming” as Handschuch gets up to speed on the workings of the high school but with 28 years of experience as an educator — a teacher and …
Wednesday, June 20, 2012
The school district will be replacing computers in the elementary schools and installing a fiber optic high-speed wide area network
The Lacey Township Board of Education approved technology upgrades totalling more than $395,440.80 at its June meeting Monday. “It’s to enable new technology that’s 2012,” Board of Education President Jack Martenak said. The board approved a contract with Dell Computers, Inc. to provide computer equipment for the elementary schools in the amount of $385,132.80 for 520 computers. The cost also includes installation, set up and software. The purchase was made under the Western States Contracting Alliance (WSCA) State Contract, a cooperative multi-state contracting approach. Over the last few years, the school district has replaced computers at the high school and middle school. Just last summer, the district transitioned from PC to Apple …
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Executive committee approves proposal to add Group V
Beginning this fall, 160 high school football teams around the state will have the opportunity to win a state sectional championship, under a proposal approved by the NJSIAA this afternoon. The NJSIAA Executive Committee approved the proposal to create a Group V designation in the four public school sections by a vote of 22-5-3 at its meeting in Robbinsville, according to Jack DuBois, NJSIAA assistant director who's in charge of football. "This creates a greater opportunity for schools and for student-athletes," DuBois said. "It increases the number of teams playing in the playoffs from 128 to 160. At the same time, it eliminates 16 consolation games that schools didn't want to play anyway." The proposal also allows teams whose records are…
Tuesday, September 6, 2011
Kids say goodbye to summer as district welcomes 2011-12 school year
While some children stood outside taking first-day photos and kissing their parents goodbye, others were hopping off busses in excitement for the first day of school. Lanoka Harbor Elementary School’s Supervisor Ann Dezendorf only noticed one student with a few tears while the majority were smiling in anticipation of seeing their friends and beginning the new year. Principal Rosemarie Bond started the year off on the intercom with the Pledge of Allegiance and a speech about change and starting the new school year off well. Within the first few minutes, a first grade class erupted into a cheer at the mention of recess, a break that was not offered in kindergarten. For information on school hours and upcoming district events, read “School …
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6:07 pm on Friday, September 7, 2012
The oldest of them all in the system, Forked River Elem. School. They know that the roof leaks, Water is accumulating on the ceiling panel/tiles and stays stagnent till there is a mold growth problem. This needs to be directed to those in-charge. There seems to be a 'Don't make waves' attitude . . . WELL ! Not at the expense of the childrens health. I'm sure a good inspection of the upper (… more ›