In other news, the Medford Police Department will wear body cameras beginning next month.
Lenape Regional High School District opens Sept. 5 for 2017–2018 school year
Looking forward to the start of school this year, Lenape Regional High School District Superintendent Carol Birnbohm spoke at this week’s BOE meeting on how district staff spent their time this summer in numerous professional development classes.
Birnbohm said 18 teachers went to Advanced Placement workshops to get updated on the latest Advanced Placement assessments and to better understand how students can reach the scores of three, four and five on AP exams that most colleges accept as credit toward certain classes.
Shamong Superintendent Christine Vespe looks forward to the beginning of 2017–2018 school year
As the Shamong school district nears the beginning of the 2017–2018 school year, Superintendent Christine Vespe says students and parents can expect a few changes.
The main curriculum change for the upcoming year is the transition to next generation science standards. Typically in science class, students will learn about a particular subject and then conduct a lab to test their knowledge. The main idea of next generation science is to do the reverse — have the students conduct the lab first, and then learn about their findings after the fact.
Medford Township Police Officers to begin wearing body worn cameras
Medford Township Police Chief Richard J. Meder announced today that beginning September 1, 2017, all Medford Police Officers will be equipped with body worn cameras.
Medford Township joins a growing number of Burlington County Police Departments and police departments nationwide in deploying the cameras.
According to the police department, “the goal of this program is to foster a greater level of trust and transparency within the community.”
