Friday, March 15, 2013
The State Commissioner of Education has ordered the dismissal of Jeff Simon from his tenured position as principal of Manalapan High School.
New Jersey State Education Commissioner Christopher Cerf has ruled that former Manalapan High School Principal Jeff Simon be removed from his tenured position. The Freehold Regional High School District originally filed tenure charges against Simon in February 2012 for violating district policies including mishandling student activity funds and cash from the school play and football games. The charges also included the violation of district fire drill policy. For an in depth breakdown of the tenure charges filed against Simon by the district, click here. Cerf upheld the former ruling of Administrative Law Judge Donald J. Stein, issued on Jan. 22, which called for Simon’s removal. Stein upheld two of the three tenure charges against Simon …
Wednesday, January 30, 2013
The initial decision by an administrative law judge has been filed with the Commissioner of Education for review.
In-Depth: Breakdown of Judge's Ruling Ordering Removal of Manalapan HS Principal An administrative law judge ordered Manalapan High School Principal Jeff Simon removed from his position. Judge Donald J. Stein's initial decision, which was filed on Tuesday, Jan. 22, upheld many of the tenure charges Freehold Regional High School District made against Simon in February 2012. The tenure charges brought against Simon alleged that he violated district polices, regulations, and procedures which endangered students and employees, or related to the mishandling of student activity funds. The judges decision has been filed with New Jersey Department of Education Commissioner Christopher Cerf. Cerf can adopt, modify or reject this decision. If the …
Tuesday, November 13, 2012
As of now the state will not consider waiving the 180 school day requirement.
The Freehold Regional High School District Board of Education approved a revised version of the 2012-2013 calendar at a special meeting Monday night which includes four additional school days. The district needs to make up these four days, which were taken off due to Hurricane Sandy, in order to comply with New Jersey’s 180-day school year requirement. “The state at this point in time is not even discussing the potential waiver of the 180-day requirement,” Superintendent Charles Sampson said. Sampson said the subject was broached on a conference call with New Jersey Commissioner of Education Christopher Cerf on Thursday, in which Cerf stated that it is “too premature to have those discussions”. The original school calendar had three “…
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