Less than 50 N.J. school districts remain all-remote in the last week of April
Updated Apr 29, 2021;
Posted Apr 28, 2021
Kindergarten teacher Christine Gappa, reads a book to the class at Irving School in Highland Park. Tuesday, April 20, 2021
Patti Sapone | NJ Advance Media
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Less than 50 New Jersey school districts remain closed for in-person instruction, including half of the 10 largest, as the number of fully in-person districts continue to rise.
As of April 26, 470 school districts were hybrid, 47 were remote and 246 were fully in-person the fifth week in a row the number of in-person districts increased. Forty-eight districts have different educational formats for different schools.
ASBURY PARK – The Asbury Park School District received a gift of 10 evergreen trees last week.
“Tree planting helps to keep the community vibrant and make it a greener, healthier and more sustainable environment for all,” Superintendent Sancha K. Gray said. “The goal is to restore, recycle and fund nature for future generations.”
The trees were donated by Asbury Park Toy Drive and Madison Marquette, both of whom have been longtime supporters of the school district. In celebration, members of the organization’s respective boards held a tree planting ceremony on Jan. 27, 2021. The stately pines are scattered in two rows on the open fields that divide the Barack H. Obama Elementary School and the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Upper Elementary School on Bangs Avenue.
Friday, 22 January 2021
Solar Landscape has been awarded an RFP by the Asbury Park Board of Education to implement a solar energy program for city schools. The goal of the program is to establish a solar energy system that is environmentally responsible, educational, and economically beneficial to the School District and its students. Courtesy of NREL
Entering into a 15-year Power Purchase Agreement (PPA), Solar Landscape will provide electricity to the Asbury Park School District at no cost for the entire term of the agreement. This will result in a critical cost savings of more than $120,000 a year for Asbury Park schools.