OUR LET'S TALK TEST PROVES WELL

We decided to test the new Let's Talk communications system that has been instituted on a pilot basis in the South Orange Maplewood School District.

Superintendent John Ramos has said the new program, which gives residents online tabs in which to direct inquiries and concerns, will have a goal of responding to all inquiries within two days.

Try it yourself HERE.

We tested it with an inquiry asking what the district enrollment was last year and what it is this year.

The inquiry was submitted on Monday at 8:28 a.m. The response below came in on Tuesday at 12:55 p.m:

Original Message

Sent by Joe Strupp on Mon, Sep 28, 2015 at 8:15 AM

I am wanting to find out what is the enrollment for the district for the 2015-2016 school year and what was it for the 2014-2015 school year?  Tue 9/29/2015 12:55 PM Hi Joe, Enrollment numbers are reported as of October 15th each year.  The enrollment for 2014-2015 is available here: http://www.somsd.k12.nj.us/domain/43 We will update that page with the 2015-2016 numbers in a few weeks. Enrollment for both years will also be included in the baseline budget information, which is usually reported to the Board of Education in November. Hope this is helpful! Sincerely, Suzanne Suzanne M. Turner Director of Strategic Communications South Orange Maplewood School District 525 Academy Street * Maplewood, NJ 07040 T 973-762-5600 ext. 1834 * F 973-378-9464 sturner@somsd.k12.nj.us * www.somsd.k12.nj.us