"State of the District"
Schools Superintendent Steve Gallon III will deliver a "State of the District" address on Oct. 9 in yet another innovation since he took over on July 1.
Gallon and the Board of Education are inviting the public to hear the address and attend a community reception from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Oct. 9 at the new Emerson School, 305 Emerson Ave. Tours of the new school will precede the event, starting at 6 p.m. Newly-named Coordinator of Community Involvement and Support Services Rose Davis can be reached at (908) 731-4424 or rdavis "at" plainfield.nj.k12.us for more information.
Not only has Gallon restructured the administration with new titles such as Davis holds, he has made the district web site into a major resource for parents and the community, along with a new blog and newsletter. He has merged all administrative functions at one site, the former Jefferson School at 1200 Myrtle Avenue. At board meetings, he gives detailed answers to questions from the public. He has set a tone of engagement without rancor (or "noise," as he calls naysaying) which surely must frustrate the more combative members of the community. There are many more innovations, including his multi-year strategic plan that is posted on the district web site.
In 100 days, that's quite a bit. Those who have yet to meet him, as well as those who want to see the new Emerson School, should pencil in the date on their analog refrigerator calendars or use a stylus on whatever those new gizmos are in their pockets.
--Bernice Paglia
Gallon and the Board of Education are inviting the public to hear the address and attend a community reception from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Oct. 9 at the new Emerson School, 305 Emerson Ave. Tours of the new school will precede the event, starting at 6 p.m. Newly-named Coordinator of Community Involvement and Support Services Rose Davis can be reached at (908) 731-4424 or rdavis "at" plainfield.nj.k12.us for more information.
Not only has Gallon restructured the administration with new titles such as Davis holds, he has made the district web site into a major resource for parents and the community, along with a new blog and newsletter. He has merged all administrative functions at one site, the former Jefferson School at 1200 Myrtle Avenue. At board meetings, he gives detailed answers to questions from the public. He has set a tone of engagement without rancor (or "noise," as he calls naysaying) which surely must frustrate the more combative members of the community. There are many more innovations, including his multi-year strategic plan that is posted on the district web site.
In 100 days, that's quite a bit. Those who have yet to meet him, as well as those who want to see the new Emerson School, should pencil in the date on their analog refrigerator calendars or use a stylus on whatever those new gizmos are in their pockets.
--Bernice Paglia
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