Newark Regular School Board meeting on 2/24

The purpose of this report is to summarize the board meeting for the school event. The event was a memorable one.  During the meeting, the marking period was discussed, and students were charged to strive for more academic excellent. It was revealed that the school now has a total of 11,364 students from grades three through eight. All the students were recognized by the Board of Education and advised the students who are yet to be mentioned or receive any honor on any topics, should not stop demonstrating greatness in their studies because there is still more marking period. All the students that showed up for the meeting were appreciated.

    During the board meeting, the Tiktok baps challenge was discussed. It was stated that our high school has one of the best TikTok challenge videos. Roger Cow Sarah Bay was congratulated for the effort and contribution of his team to have passed along quickly. During the meeting, Samuel Thomas Stanley was especially appreciated as one of the few guys to have performed wonderfully across the competition. The videotaping skills were said to have been awesome and top-notch. The video was so good that everyone wanted to see the incredible challenge created by our students. It was stated that the video is on the district website.

In the meeting, the board revealed that our high school has maintained a strategy over the years, which has always been to keep faith in the students. The board also disclosed that they are in partnership with Magnet High School. It was also stated that at Eastside High School, the 2022 AFC from the Red Hawk, school, American Federation of Teachers, has increased the student stipends and the students are now receiving $1000 while they are in junior school at Eastside and the stipends will also be collected to the university level. One of the Board members stated that he was Principal in one of the schools at Eastside.

During the meeting, a big congratulations were also passed to our partners who have done so much in areas of technology, making it possible for our young ladies to achieve their dream of becoming an engineer. After this, all our young ladies present at the event were congratulated. In the meeting, we also discuss how our school was voted champion in the bowling competition.  The following people were appreciated; Garcia Rama Tula Tablo, Eliza lane, Lopez Christopher, Jada Perez, and Viavi Rivera. The board wishes them a big congratulations for their credible performance at the North.  The Board of Education was equally appreciated.

In the meeting, a young lady at the Westside High School was also appreciated and congratulated for her incredible performance at the entrepreneurship competition. At the latter end of the meeting, the New Jersey DECA Central East district conference also recognize Pamela Snowdon Reynolds and congratulated her for a fourth-place finish in the second conference. She will be representing the school in the forthcoming state championship that will be held on March 1 in Atlantic City. The focus of the program is on entrepreneurial and business management. Our school supports this program because it is also part of our focus at Westside High School.

The meeting coordinator Liss, Brenda allowed some of the audience to speak for 3 mints each one. Denise, Cole one of the audiences raise one big problem that the district of Newark public schools has. The school violence between the students is raising to be major problem in the district. “We don’t have to pretend that the district has no problems at all, our children get hurt every day, and we have to solve this problem right now.” Liss, Brenda said. In my opinion, I think the meeting is only held to address the student achievement end success and avoid discussing any problem at all except the COVID 19 problems.

 













 

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  1. prof.KMarch 9, 2022 at 11:47 AM

    Mohamed,
    Thanks for your report on the February Newark Public Schools Board of Education meeting.
    I appreciated your including the comments of the parents and their concern for the violence that has been plaguing Malcom X Shabazz High School for months and months, without any seeming change (perhaps getting worse!).

    What were your impressions of the meeting?
    Good job,
    Professor Knauer

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