Communications

SOMSD Establishes Virtual Enrollment for Students New to the District

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The Maplewood & South Orange School District is accepting enrollments by students new to the district, for the current school year.

Enrollment Application:

List of Registration Documents Needed:

Parents/Guardians must first complete the online application. Once complete, a link will be provided to upload enrollment documents. Once the documents have been received and reviewed, phone interviews may be scheduled.

Appointments for Phone Interviews will be conducted AFTER registration documents have been uploaded and received.

Thank You!

OFFICE OF REGISTRATION

 

Tribute Video for CHS Class of 2020 from CHS Class of 1970

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Note from CHS Class of 1970:

Several of us from the CHS Class of 1970, while working on canceling our 50th Reunion started talking about the Class of 2020. We quickly realized that rescheduling a 50th Reunion was nothing like having your graduation ceremony canceled. We wanted to do something for the 2020 graduating class and the following video message is the result of our efforts.  The six of us who worked on this video wanted to let the current graduates know that our thoughts are with them. In fact, if we had the time, we would have had many more people from our graduating class involved. We are confident that everyone who walked across the stage at Underhill Field on June 17, 1970, would want to send their best wishes to the graduates of 2020.
 
The CHS graduates who created this message and video are:
  • Ms. Judi Manning Mason (CHS Class of 1970)
  • Mr. Don Cicchino (CHS Class of 1970)
  • Ms. Jeanne Applegate (CHS Class of 1970)
  • Ms. Cathy Alexis (CHS Class of 1970)
  • Mr. Jack Wagner (CHS Class of 1970)
  • Ms. Alexis Keegan (CHS Class of 2003 – Video Consultant)

SOMSD Welcomes New CHS Principal, Frank Sanchez

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The South Orange & Maplewood School District is happy to welcome Frank Sanchez as the new principal of Columbia High School.

After a rigorous, multi-step, and multi-round process which included the input of many stakeholders among them, the Assistant Superintendent for Administration, senior leadership members and a cross-section of stakeholders, including the observing Board’s Personnel Committee Chair, parents, members of the District’s two collective bargaining units (ASCA and SOMEA), CHS administrators who would be working with the appointee, the District’s Assistant Affirmative Action Officer and the Superintendent, Mr. Sanchez emerged as the most qualified candidate to lead CHS.

Mr. Sanchez was appointed and approved by the BOE as the next Principal of Columbia High School on Monday, June 22.  Mr. Sanchez served as Interim Principal of Mountain Lakes High School, one of the highest performing high schools in the State, for two years, following his service as district-wide Director of Curriculum for more than seven years and Supervisor of Social Studies for more than three years.  Mr. Sanchez also spent nearly ten years as a teacher then Supervisor in neighboring and diverse, Springfield School District.    Mr. Sanchez’s time in these districts brings both academic excellence and cultural competence.

It is our hope that the SOMSD community will welcome Mr. Sanchez as CHS and the District navigate not only the immediate course we face during the COVID-19 pandemic, but also the long-term, as we implement the Intentional Integration Initiative at all levels and the expansive facilities plan.  Principal Sanchez is set to assume his role on July 1.

District Provides EOY Distance Learning Update and Shares Parent/Student Survey Results

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The District presented its Distance Learning survey results (from parents as well as students). The purpose of the brief review is to bring the SOMSD community up to date with our Distance Learning Methodology including a:

  • Brief review of the circumstances and guidelines for distance learning including:
  • Initial Emergent Requirements; – Governor mandated extension of closure;
  • Health-Related Closure Update (which includes: instructional planning process; technology distribution; food distribution; and mental health support)
  • Survey Results − Parents & Students
  • Next steps

Click here to view the full presentation: SOMSD EOY Distance Learning Update Presentation

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