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Thursday, January 24, 2013

Superintendent Addresses School Safety [POLL]

Dr. Mark Toback briefly broached the topic on Tuesday night during the monthly school board meeting.

In the wake of the devastating shooting in Newtown, Conn., school safety has been on the minds of many parents.  The topic has come up at a recent council meeting, when Councilman Michael Russo proposed adding security to the schools. Council members Jennifer Giattino and Peter Cunningham met with Superintendent Dr. Mark Toback and School Board President Leon Gold recently to discuss the safety plan for the schools.  City Attorney Melissa Longo told Russo at a recent council meeting she'd look into the option of having police officers work security at the schools. On Tuesday night, Toback addressed the issue, by saying that the board of education has invested in a new camera system for the schools as well as software that identifies the …

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11:04 pm on Sunday, January 27, 2013

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Wednesday, August 22, 2012

Superintendent Responds to Ranking: 'The High School is a Much Different Place'

Hoboken's Superintendent of Schools responds to NJ Monthly's new rankings, in which Hoboken came in on number 298.

The Hoboken High School has gotten better since NJ Monthly completed its biennual rankings, said Superintendent of Schools Dr. Mark Toback in a phone interview on Wednesday. NJ Monhtly released its new rankings—based on data from the 2010-2011 school year—on Tuesday and Hoboken High dropped significantly since the last time the study was done. Whereas in 2010 Hoboken was number 187 out of 328, this time around Hoboken High comes in at number 298. "Things have changed," Toback said. "The Hoboken High School represented (in the ranking) isn't the high school that exists today." Some things changed since the 2010-2011 school year, Toback said. For example, the school now offers Advanced Placement classes. Toback started his tenure as Hoboken'…

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Hoboken High Drops to Bottom 50 Public Schools in NJ Monthly Ranking

CuriousGal

1:22 pm on Thursday, August 30, 2012

Today we learn that the Zimmer supported Kids First majority Hoboken School District is the LEAST ATTRACTIVE DISTRICT in the United States. Who says that? Not any enemies of Dawn. Not any anonymous bloggers. No, the Wall Street Journal says it: http://blogs.wsj.com/developments/2012/08/28/biggest-back-to-school-purchase-a-new-home/ Tough week. NJ Monthly notes an over 100 place drop in state …   more ›

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