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Monday, December 10, 2012

District Seeks Public Input for Superintendent Search

Superintendent Jo Ann Magistro announced that this will be her last year with the district.

Have your say in what you would like to see in a new Superintendent of Schools. The East Brunswick Board of Education will hold a “Community Input Session” to get information to be used in setting criteria needed to choose a new superintendent of schools. The meeting will be held on Wednesday, Dec. 12, at 7:30 p.m. in the Hammarskjold Middle School Auditorium (the East Brunswick Performing Arts Center). Superintendent Jo Ann Magistro announced her retirement earlier this fall. She has been with the district since 1971. Search consultant, Gwen H. Thornton of the New Jersey School Boards Association will explain the search procedure, the role played by the board, the staff and the public in the process, and the calendar for the actual search…

Madeline

9:24 am on Monday, December 10, 2012

It's a waste of time. They are not going to listen to anything the residents suggest anyway. They never do. But just for sh*ts & giggles here's a suggestion ... don't pay the new one as much as Magistro and maybe our school taxes can go down a bit!   more ›

Tuesday, October 9, 2012

Superintendent to Retire at the End of the School year

Jo Ann Magistro announced her retirement in September.

Jo Ann Magistro Came to the East Brunswick School District in 1971 as a guidance counselor. Since then, she has worked her way through the district to superintendent and seen, what she says, a highly competitive and motivated community come together to create one of the best school systems in the area. “In 1971 this was an extraordinary district with high expectations," she said. “In 2012-2013, it is still an extraordinary district. It’s the culture here. There are high expectations.” Working to meet those expectations while simultaneously evolving to meet current needs has been Magistro’s responsibility since she became superintendent in 2003. But at the end of the year, she will have to worry less about that. In September, Magistro …

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