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Roxbury Board of Education Election: Two Competing Slates
This year’s BOE race features two clearly defined teams with contrasting records and priorities. Below is a concise overview of their backgrounds, platforms, and board actions. 🟦 Education Above All Candidates: Adam DelGuercio, Chris Milde, Sharon MacGregor-Nazzaro Website: roxburyboe.com Facebook Chris Milde – Board President and lifelong Succasunna resident with 20+ years in financial planning. Highlights fiscal responsibility, academic Read More…
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Roxbury BOE Annual Retreat Lacked Training, Evaluation, and Ethics Review
Two weeks ago, the Roxbury Board of Education held its annual retreat—an important time traditionally used to reflect, align on goals, and improve board functioning. Historically, these retreats have included three essential components: a professional training led by the New Jersey School Boards Association (NJSBA), a board self-evaluation, and a formal review or presentation on Read More…
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The Hypocrisy of the Roxbury BOE: Do Policies Only Matter When They Agree?
If you’ve been following the recent Board of Education meetings here in Roxbury, you know exactly how contradictory things have become. At the June 9, 2025 meeting, the Board reviewed the findings of its own book review committee — the very group created to fairly evaluate challenged books using an established, thoughtful process. This time, Read More…
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Roxbury BOE’s Redundant Book Reviews: Political Theater at the Expense of Real Problems
On June 9, 2025, the Roxbury Board of Education had an opportunity to reaffirm the work of its own book review committee—the group responsible for reviewing challenged books using an established, thoughtful process. Instead, the Board voted not to approve the committee’s recommendations regarding Gender Queer and This Book Is Gay, both of which had Read More…
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Roxbury BOE’s Redundant Book Battles: A Distraction from Real Priorities
In a move that has left many Roxbury residents scratching their heads, the Board of Education is once again reviewing books that have already undergone formal challenges and committee evaluations. This latest agenda item—set for the June 9, 2025 BOE meeting—reveals a deeply troubling pattern: using time and resources to rehash old debates while more Read More…
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What Parents Need to Know: Roxbury’s 2025/2026 School Budget Challenges & Plans
On April 7, 2025, the Roxbury Township Board of Education held a special meeting to discuss the Fiscal Year 2026 budget. If you’ve been hearing about state aid cuts, rising costs, or concerns about programs in our schools, here’s what you need to know — and how it could impact your family. 💸 State Aid: Read More…
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Legal Updates regarding Policy 5756
Hello readers, today we will be discussing the update on legal challenges brought by NJ Attorney General, against districts who implemented mandatory parental notification policies (forced outing of students). Policy 5756 (Transgender student guidance) was created in 2018, after Governor Chris Christie signed a law that directed the NJ Commission of Education to create guidelines Read More…
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What is School Choice REALLY?
Today we will be discussing vouchers and school choice. President Trump just signed an executive order entitled “Expanding Educational Freedom and Opportunity for Families,” which directs the Department of Health and Human Services to issue guidance that explains how states receiving block grants for families and children can use that money for faith-based and private Read More…
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Happy International Day of Education
The United Nations General Assembly proclaimed January 24th as International Day of Education, in celebration of the role of education for peace and development. Education offers children a ladder out of poverty and a path to a promising future. Without inclusive, equitable education and lifelong opportunities for everyone, achieving gender equality and breaking the cycle Read More…
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