SCHOOL BOARD TONIGHT TO APPOINT REPLACEMENT FOR TEACHER WHO DIED

The Board of Education revealed at least part of its reason for holding a special meeting tonight.

Documents attached to the agenda, HERE, indicate the board plans to appoint a replacement for Jennifer Feinberg, the South Mountain School fourth-grade teacher who died suddenly on Nov. 7.

Rebecca Frankoski

The new teacher is Rebecca Frankoski, a Columbia High School graduate who has taught at the Ethical Community Charter School in Jersey City and Long Branch High School. 

The board also plans to appoint another replacement guidance counselor for a maternity leave, name board attorney Sidney Sayovitz as District Title IX coordinator, and approve the job description for the new special services director.

The board will also discuss other undisclosed issues in closed session that will be revealed at a later date.

Reminder that tonight's meeting is set for 7 p.m. at South Orange Middle School, 70 N. Ridgewood Road.

There will also be a public comment portion.