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Board of Education tables revision to ‘controversial issues’ policy
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BEA President Gene Woods addresses the board at its July meeting.
The Bayonne Board of Education has voted to table part of a resolution That would revise a board policy regarding “controversial issues.”
The move came at the request of Bayonne Education Association (BEA) President Gene Woods. Woods took issue with some of the language in that policy at the July 27 board meeting.
Reviewing policy changes
At the June meeting, the board announced it would soon vote on changes to bylaws, guidelines, and policies and listed them online for the public to view. According to Woods, during their review of the changes, members of the BEA took issue with revisions to policy 6144 about “controversial issues.”
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Mayor James Davis (left with suit), Business Administrator Dan Castles (center) and Superintendent of Schools John Niesz (right) greet students at Bayonne High School on their return to classrooms on May 3.
The Bayonne School District has shifted from virtual instruction to hybrid instruction. Students had the option to remain under virtual instruction through Schoology or to return to the classroom under a hybrid model.
“It’s a great day in Bayonne,” Mayor James Davis said as schools reopened on May 3.
According to Superintendent of Schools John Niesz, approximately 40 percent of students chose the hybrid route. Students who opted to do so reentered the classroom for the first time since March of 2020, when the district shifted to virtual instruction due to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Hudson County schools welcome vaccine eligibility for teachers, reopening before end of school year
Updated Mar 01, 2021;
Posted Mar 01, 2021
World Language teacher Olga Cordova teaches her class remotely from School 24 in Jersey City on Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2020. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal
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Administrators and union leaders are thrilled by the news that New Jersey teachers will be eligible for coronavirus vaccinations March 15, a step many Hudson County school districts have indicated is a requirement for reopening.
Of the districts that are waiting for the vaccine before welcoming students back, several said they will still likely not reopen until at least mid-April.
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Parents call for return to classrooms
Residents spoke in favor of hybrid and in-person instruction ×
Gene Woods, president of the Bayonne Education Association, defends virtual instruction at the Feb. 24 Bayonne Board of Education meeting.
A number of parents called for students to return to classrooms under hybrid or in-person instruction at the Feb. 23 Bayonne Board of Education meeting.
Superintendent of Schools John Niesz recently announced the district will remain virtual into March, when it will reevaluate its instruction plan. The district is planning for a possible transition to hybrid instruction.
Two schools shut down after two staff members contracted the virus, even while operating remotely. Niesz said that sports programs haven’t gone one week without a COVID-19 infection.
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Board of Education approves new contract with educators
The contract includes a pay raise of approximately three percent each year ×
The Bayonne Board of Education met on Jan. 5.
The Bayonne Board of Education approved new contracts with the school district’s educators and paraprofessionals at the Jan. 5 meeting.
The first contract, for educators, was for the next four years.
Board President Maria Valado said the contract was approved by the Bayonne Education Association (BEA), formerly the Bayonne Teachers Association, prior to the expiration of the current contract.
“We value our teachers, and we are so happy we were able to have a contract six months before the current contract expired,” Valado said.