Friday, May 17, 2013
'Rally to Restore Respect' on Monday 3-4 p.m.
Citing a contentious negotiations process and voting no confidence in a Manasquan School Board member, the Manasquan teacher's union announced it will hold a rally Monday outside the high school. “Rally to Restore Respect” is scheduled for Monday, May 20 from 3 - 4 p.m. on the sidewalk of Broad Street in front of Manasquan High School. Held by the Manasquan Education Association, the teachers union has announced the event this week, as controversy continues over Board Member Michael Shelton. Shelton was criticized for acting in bad faith negotiating contracts, for sending a profanity-laced personal email to former board president Michele LaSala, and is enabling disrespect, according to the MEA. The association on Tuesday passed a no …
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Michael Shelton says he will not resign, says criticism is a "personal vendetta"
Contentions among Manasquan School Board members continue, with Board Member Michael Shelton confirming he has no plans to resign after outcry over a series of emails. The emails, read by members of the public at the previous school board meeting, were sent by Shelton to former and current board members using profanity and criticizing school district health care negotiations. Calls for Shelton to resign from the board led to the board member to issue a statement explaining his position. The statement is attached to this article as a .pdf file. The original emails as they were read by audience members at the previous meeting, had Shelton emailing a staffer asking if there was some sort of cult being run by a guidance counselor and frequent …
Wednesday, May 1, 2013
Meeting roundup: ice hockey program on chopping block, increasing random drug testing not supported by audience
A contentious Manasquan school board meeting in a packed high school cafeteria saw tearful and heated pleas from audience members on topics such as board in-fighting and recent resignations, the elimination of a funded ice hockey program, and increasing the random drug testing program. Ice Hockey supporters call for reinstatement of funding The 2013 school budget was described as a "maintenance year" budget, to create a level school tax levy and as small a tax increase as possible. Superintendent Robert J. Mahon said in order to do that, several cuts to staff and programming had to be made, including not funding the winter season of ice hockey. Ice hockey supporters, including many current high school players and fellow students, came to …
Thursday, April 25, 2013
School board will meet April 30
Manasquan School Board President Michelle LaSala has resigned, the district confirmed. LaSala could not be immediately reached by email Wednesday. Her name was removed from the list of board members on the district's website, leaving the board without a president until the next meeting, April 30. LaSala is the fifth board member to step down since the beginning of the 2011-2012 school year. Christine Muly, had stepped down as board president and later resigned from the board in July 2012. Muly, in a resignation letter to the board, wrote then that she felt the board was heading in the wrong direction. She also cited an "environment of uncalled for accusations" as her deciding factor for resigning. Trish Brown and Jim Smith stepped down in…
Wednesday, March 27, 2013
Total spending down, tuition revenue down, tax levy level, but tax rate increases
The destruction of Manasquan ratables from Hurricane Sandy and decreased student enrollment, officials said, is driving school taxes up by 5.11 percent — meaning taxpayers will pay $217.76 more on average. The loss of taxable property has the school district raising taxes to 90.06 cents per $100 of assessed property value, officials said. Last year, the tax rate was 86.19 cents, when the average home value was $500,000. Board Vice President Michael Shelton said Hurricane Sandy has changed the average home value to $473,400 for Manasquan. Hurricane Sandy also could impact enrollment: “We don’t know if the family that rented a house will be back. We don’t know what to tell the family that lost their home. We don’t know, they don’t know,” …
Friday, March 8, 2013
Black-tie event honors six at annual event
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Friday, March 8
The Girl Scouts of the Jersey Shore raised more than $170,000 while honoring the personal, professional and community achievements of six local individuals and organizations during its Women of Distinction & Community Partners Gala. The event was sponsored by Investors Bank on March 1 at Battleground Country Club in Manalapan, organizers said. During the black tie affair, the Girl Scouts of the Jersey Shore, which serves more than 15,000 girls and 6,000 adult volunteers in Monmouth and Ocean counties, paid tribute to Kyra Citron, Charles Lafitte Foundation; Investors Bank, Kevin Cummings; Rhonda Figueroa, New Jersey Resources; Tindra Lanfrank, Civic Volunteer; Gwendolyn Love, Lunch Break; and Susan Tellone-McCoy, Manasquan Board of …
Wednesday, March 6, 2013
$23.99 million in spending planned
Manasquan Schools' preliminary budget is about $3 million less than last year, bringing the school spending plan to $23.991 million. Approximately $13.706 million will come from tax revenue. The school district is anticipating another $10 million in revenue from sources such as state aid. Of the $23.991 million total expenditures, about $1 million will go toward debt service. Last year's budget was approximately $26 million, with officials at the time citing roof replacement and unfunded county and state mandates as reason behind a 4.5 percent increase in taxation. The Manasquan School Board last night unanimously voted to introduce the budget, which is preliminary as the county superintendent must approve the figures. Further details on …
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Tuesday, January 8, 2013
Five board members start terms
The Manasquan Board of Education will have five members begin terms at the board's reorganization meeting 7 p.m. Jan. 8. Kenneth Clayton, Thomas Pellegrino and Patricia Walsh won full three-year terms in the November election. And Thomas Bauer and Mike Shelton each were elected to one-year unexpired terms. Of the five, Pellegrino is the only member not currently serving on the board. The five ran unopposed. Their terms begin with a swearing on the bible at Tuesday's meeting in Manasquan High School. The annual reorganization meeting will also have the board electing its president for the year, and will decide the school district's professional appointments, among other annual tasks.
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Wednesday, December 19, 2012
Superintendent says monthly drills held in Manasquan schools help students, staff
The deadly school shooting at Newtown, Conn. is on the mind of Manasquan schools, as the superintendent offered condolences and explained how monthly drills would help students here. Manasquan's elementary and high schools conduct monthly drills that aim to prepare students and staff in the event of a similar event, said Manasquan Acting Superintendent Robert J. Mahon. The drills are mandated by the state, and include scenarios such as armed shooters, he said. "This is not a fire drill," he said. Instead specific drills address hazmat evacuation, bomb threats, armed intruders, lock downs and more. The specialty drill and a monthly fire drill lead students and staff to practice two drills monthly, he said. "We do have plans to safeguard …
Tuesday, July 31, 2012
Action meeting set for 7 p.m. at Elementary School
The Manasquan School Board is scheduled to hold its monthly action meeting 7 p.m. tonight at the Elementary School. The board will vote on the proposed agreement with The Atlantic Club to allow the boys and girls varsity soccer teams to use the facility for their home games this season. The $100-per-hour fee will be paid for by the parents of both teams' players. The total cost is expected to be $2000 for the season. Last week some board members said they weren't comfortable sending student athletes to a third facility (in addition to the school fields and Sea Girt Army Camp) with only one certified athletic trainer overseeing each field. Athletic Director Ronald Kornegay said he was comfortable with the staff at The Atlantic Club, all …
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