Post by Marc LeVine on Dec 26, 2006 11:13:08 GMT -5
Freehold school board to meet in Jan. to discuss survey results
Posted by the Asbury Park Press on 12/23/06
BY NICK PETRUNCIO
FREEHOLD BUREAU
FREEHOLD — The Freehold Borough School District Board of Education is expected to discuss at a meeting next month the results of a survey soliciting feedback on various issues, including the twice-rejected ballot questions about a $7.8 million building plan.
The meeting is scheduled for 7 p.m. Jan. 22 in the library of the Park Avenue Elementary School.
Superintendent Elizabeth O'Connell said the board asked for comments from voters after the failed referendums about what they do and do not like about the proposal and suggestions on how to amend it.
In one ballot question, the board sought $7,226,208 for a 6,200-square-foot addition at the Freehold Learning Center and renovations at all three borough schools. The second question sought $571,703 to build either a modular home or buy a house so the district could move its offices out of Park Avenue Elementary and Freehold Intermediate schools, which are part of the same complex, and help create space for three new classrooms.
The K-8 district is trying to find room to accommodate a 20 percent increase in its enrollment during the past five years, from 1,139 students in 2000 to 1,381 at the beginning of this year.
Board President James Keelan said the surveys contained 20 questions and dealt with communication, how residents get their news about the school, population growth and the budget, in addition to the building plan.
This story includes material from previous Press stories.
Posted by the Asbury Park Press on 12/23/06
BY NICK PETRUNCIO
FREEHOLD BUREAU
FREEHOLD — The Freehold Borough School District Board of Education is expected to discuss at a meeting next month the results of a survey soliciting feedback on various issues, including the twice-rejected ballot questions about a $7.8 million building plan.
The meeting is scheduled for 7 p.m. Jan. 22 in the library of the Park Avenue Elementary School.
Superintendent Elizabeth O'Connell said the board asked for comments from voters after the failed referendums about what they do and do not like about the proposal and suggestions on how to amend it.
In one ballot question, the board sought $7,226,208 for a 6,200-square-foot addition at the Freehold Learning Center and renovations at all three borough schools. The second question sought $571,703 to build either a modular home or buy a house so the district could move its offices out of Park Avenue Elementary and Freehold Intermediate schools, which are part of the same complex, and help create space for three new classrooms.
The K-8 district is trying to find room to accommodate a 20 percent increase in its enrollment during the past five years, from 1,139 students in 2000 to 1,381 at the beginning of this year.
Board President James Keelan said the surveys contained 20 questions and dealt with communication, how residents get their news about the school, population growth and the budget, in addition to the building plan.
This story includes material from previous Press stories.
