Oakland’s Marshall Plan 1
One of the major complaints of the TEACH NJ Act is that the law does nothing to actually improve education in NJ schools, the Marshall’s Teacher Evaluation Rubrics aims to fix that..
Oakland students send loving messages to Sandy Hook Elementary students 1
On December 19th all the students and faculty members from Barnstable Academy in Oakland participated in Helping Hands for Newtown by creating messages with their handprints and thoughtful notes to be sent to the students and teachers affected by the Sandy Hook school shooting last week. The colorful cards of […]
On the Job – December 19, 2012
On December 14, 2012 at approximately 7:45 p.m., officers were dispatched to a reported motor vehicle accident with possible injuries on Ramapo Valley Road. Upon their arrival, it was discovered that the vehicle had struck and damaged two utility poles and sustained non-life threatening moderate injuries. The driver, a 68 […]
Discussing School Shooting
The senseless killings at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newton, CT, go beyond the comprehension of most adults. Discussing this, and similar tragedies resulting from violence is a difficult task for parents & guardians; below is some guidance extracted from The National Association of School Psychologists. The complete handout […]
Interim Super
The beginning of 2013 will see Dr. Jeffrey Feifer come into Oakland as interim superintendent. Feifer was previously superintendent in Closter, and had recently acted as interim superintendent for Norwood and then Oradell.
Rotary Installs New Member
OAKLAND/FRANKLIN LAKES ROTARY CLUB INSTALLS NEW MEMBER The members of the Oakland/Franklin Lakes Rotary Club are proud to announce the installation of its newest member Eileen Weaver Bassi. Eileen is an independent agent at Re/Max Traditions in Oakland, NJ and lives with her husband Walter in Franklin Lakes. Eileen was […]