Scott will ensure Monroe’s values are continued and fought for
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To the Editor,
I encourage my fellow residents of Monroe to not only get out and vote on Tuesday, April 13, but to vote for Tony Scott for State representative. Read More
Tuesday feels like opening day at Masuk, Jockey Hollow
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MONROE, CT — Many students took advantage of a new option Tuesday, allowing them to go to school for in-person-learning four days a week. Read More
Any Monroe resident under age 18 can order free school lunches
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MONROE, CT — Sodexo is offering school lunches under its Seamless Summer Option program so the meals are free to all Monroe residents under the age of 18, whether they are enrolled in Monroe public schools or not. Read More
Bid waiver extends Sodexo’s contract as Monroe’s school lunch provider
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MONROE, CT — A global pandemic is causing uncertainty over what the needs of the school lunch program will be next fall, so the Board of Education decided to take advantage of a federal bid waiver to extend the contract with its food provider by one year. Read More
School board approves superintendent’s entire budget proposal
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MONROE, CT — Nick Kapoor, a school board member, says the board’s charge is to pass a budget that fully funds education, so during Tuesday’s meeting he motioned to approve Superintendent of Schools Joseph Kobza’s budget proposal as is, with the 5.85 percent spending increase intact. Read More
All the Masuk sports budget needs is full seasons and fans in the stands
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This article is the second in a series of stories from the Monroe Board of Education’s budget workshops. Board members are reviewing Superintendent of Schools Joseph Kobza’s $62.1 million proposal for fiscal year 2021-22
MONROE, CT —The COVID-19 pandemic sidelined several high school sports teams and fans this year, but Masuk High School Athletic Director John DeGennaro envisions full bleachers when the Panthers’ football and boys and girls basketball teams play next season. Read More
Budget Workshops: Class sizes a concern at Jockey Hollow
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This article is the first in a series of stories from the Monroe Board of Education’s budget workshops. Board members are reviewing Superintendent of Schools Joseph Kobza’s $62.1 million proposal for fiscal year 2021-22. Read More
School lunches: A cold ham sandwich doesn’t sell it? How about fried macaroni and cheese?
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MONROE, CT — Could lunches students can heat up at home, like fried macaroni and cheese and chicken nuggets, entice more families to participate in the National School Lunch Program? Read More
Monroe’s teachers are ‘at their max right now’
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MONROE, CT — Long hours, stress and anxiety are taking a toll on teachers in Monroe’s public schools, who have to prepare lesson plans for in-person and remote learning, then teach both, all while hoping they won’t catch COVID-19. Read More
No longer ‘acting,’ Joseph Kobza is Monroe’s new superintendent of schools
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MONROE, CT — Joseph Kobza, who has led Monroe’s public school district since January, can now remove the word “acting” from his job title. Read More