Category: School District

Good Afternoon Seth Boyden Families,

If your child was absent from school and did not take home their book baggies and classroom supplies, or if you require hard copies of the remote learning lessons, the district will be delivering these items to Seth Boyden families tomorrow, Tuesday,  March 17, 2020.  

Teachers were asked to identify any students that they were aware of that did not have access to the internet at home. All assignments can be completed on paper, but instructions are online. If you cannot access the online assignments and need a paper copy, please email me at [email protected].  Please do not go to the board office for the materials as the district is trying to limit the amount of people by assigning specific time slots for the other elementary schools, and providing home delivery for all Seth Boyden families.  

Information on logging into Google classroom was mailed home by the District on Friday and if you haven’t gotten it, you should be getting it today or tomorrow. If you need additional support logging into the google classrooms sites for the assignments please visit the Nursing Services/Coronavirus update area under tech info and resources on the district website.

For students with special education services, please see the email sent by Dr. Morana to all families yesterday and follow her instructions.  Please continue to check your email consistently as we continue to provide updates as soon as possible.  

We want to thank the teachers, staff and families for the overwhelming amount of support during this tumultuous time. The health of our staff, students and families is paramount and we hope that all of you are healthy and safe.  Thank you also for your patience and flexibility as we continue to develop plans to address this unthinkable situation.

Please take care and be well and reach out with any questions.  I will do my best to get back to you as quickly as possible.

Mrs. Glander

Update on 10/26: Dr. Ficarra has asked SOMSD Director of Technology Keith Bonds to address the questions raised by the committee. Bonds said he expects to have more information by the end of this week.

A group of concerned Seth Boyden PTA members has formed a committee to address issues with the 2018 PARCC results. The scores for Seth Boyden’s opt-in students were assigned to their zoned school, and not to Seth Boyden, which could have implications for our students, teachers, school achievement rates, and more.

The newly formed PARCC Score Errors Special Committee has submitted this letter to Dr. Thomas Ficarra, the interim superintendent of schools.

If you share this committee’s concerns, we encourage you to attend the Board of Education meeting at 7:30pm on Monday night at 525 Academy Street in Maplewood.

Beyond the Bell is an after-school program created by the South Orange Maplewood School District’s Parenting Center. Beyond the Bell is designed to help all students stretch and grow by coordinating, deepening and expanding after-school opportunities at the elementary level.

The fall session will begin the week of October 1st. Students will be introduced to a wide variety of subjects and activities, taught by enthusiastic and experienced instructors in a comfortable and familiar environment. Some of the instructors are SOMSD teachers and parents; others come to us from the wider community.

The registration packets were sent home via backpacks last week. An electronic copy is also available here.

Online registration for Seth Boyden began Friday, September 14.

The online registration process shows class availability and will provide a confirmation of your class registration as soon as credit card payment is finalized. We have a new online registration vendor so you will need to set up a new account/profile. To find your school/classes, after you log in, please click on the locations button on the upper right, then select your school.

You can also send the paper registration form in through your child’s backpack. It is important to indicate your 1st, 2nd and 3rd choice options to ensure your child gets a class they will enjoy.

If you are seeking a scholarship (based on free and reduced lunch), you can find paper registration here or in your school’s office. Please make sure to sign the form and return it to the school as soon as possible.

If you have any questions, please email Jonelle Delk at [email protected] We look forward to welcoming your children to our after school program in October!