The New Jersey Association of School Administrators hosted a school consolidation forum Tuesday at Centrastate Medical Center's Star and Barry Tobias Ambulatory Campus in Freehold. The program included presentations from a panel of school consolidation experts. Several state lawmakers representing Monmouth County also spoke.
The forum was attended by about 100 residents who had various concerns about school consolidation. One resident says he think it would cost more money than it would save and it would lower the quality of the schools. Another resident is worried consolidation would cause overcrowding and a cut in services.
Monmouth County Executive Superintendent Carole Morris says consolidation could lead to substantial cost savings as well as improve the delivery of services to children. She says she understands the concerns parents have. She says they don't want change for change sake, rather they want it to be better than what we already have.
County superintendents throughout the state are conducting studies to see which kindergarten through eighth grade districts can be consolidated into kindergarten through 12. All county superintendents must submit their school consolidation recommendations to The State Commissioner of education by March 2010. If the proposals are approved the public will get the chance to vote on them before they are implemented
By: Janet Fried
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