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| Taking a stand to make spending fair to everyone
By Cindy Forrest
Staff Writer
Pointing fingers at each over the three recent union contract settlements, two of which likely sank the Board of Education’s $133 million budget in April, a widening gap in the attitude and viewpoints among the nine board members was clearly visible.
Andrew Choffo, who sat on the negotiating committee for the first two contracts and a third deal agreed upon in April and approved in May, defended the group’s actions.
“Teachers and secretaries without contracts for any length of time doesn’t serve the need of the district,” he said. Then focusing on what the outcome might have been if the negotiations had failed and the case moved to mediation, Choffo added, “It was a huge gamble to think they [the mediators] would do anything other than mandate the county average [which ranged from 4.3 to 4.5 percent].”
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Tiny Titans show their might
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A wet welcome for new vehicles
Special to Parsippany Life
Photo by George Leroy Hunter
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A tug-of-war firefighter style as two fire companies blast each other with water in good clean fun at a double wet down in Lake Parsippany on Saturday, June 13. The Parsippany Rescue and Ambulance Squad conducted the event to "christen" new vehicles.
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Graduation standards are raised
By Cindy Forrest
Staff Writer
It just became tougher to complete four years of high school in New Jersey. Earlier this month, after three years in the works, the State Board of Education unanimously adopted revised high school graduation requirements.
By raising the bar, state officials hope that when students get a New Jersey high school diploma and head off to college or out into the job market, they’ll be better prepared for success.
Locally, some educators are concerned about the segmented approach taken by the state.
“This was not well thought out,” said Dr. Ernest Palestis, superintendent of schools for the Morris Hills Regional District. “They need to be concerned about the whole child, not just graduation.”
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