Hunterdon Central Education Association

Thank you to everyone who joined our first book talk last night about “The Hate U Give” by Angie Thomas! Be sure to keep an eye out for our next book talk!

📚Happy Reading!📚

📚Did you get your free copy of “The Hate U Give”? 📚

If you still need a copy please email us so we can get you a copy!!

Get reading and get ready to...
🗣JOIN THE CONVERSATION🗣
On June 16th at 7pm!

Scan the QR code in your book or on here to get the zoom link! We will be engaging our community in discussion about race and racial literacy.

Email: [email protected]

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HCEA’s Antiracism Committee invites you to

🗣JOIN THE CONVERSATION🗣

Stop by the fountain entrance at HC tomorrow or some other time this week to get your free copy of the New York Times bestseller, “The Hate U Give” by Angie Thomas!! 📚

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Hunterdon Central Education Association Holding Community-Wide Book Club FLEMINGTON, NJ - The Hunterdon Central Education Association is organizing a community-wide book club, set to begin in June and run through the fall.

We’re handing out free copies of The NY Times bestseller book The Hate You Give outside the Flemington Library in Main Street this morning between now and 1pm. If you want a copy, stop by! It’s a great book for adults and teens!

Thank you, BOE!!!

Hunterdon Central Board of Education Adopts Budget After Restoring Library Media Specialist Position FLEMINGTON, NJ - After an outpouring of support for high school library media specialist Jessica Emili, and pleas to not put the position up for “a reduction in force” for next school year,...

Great news! At last night's BOE meeting, the HCRHS Board decided not to go ahead with the RIFs. They reinstated all three employees for next year. Thank you, everyone, for your support! And THANK YOU, BOE!!!

We are disheartened to hear that at the next Hunterdon Central BOE meeting on April 26th, the BOE will be voting on a budget that calls for the reduction of three staff members.

The following positions are being affected:
- A Media Specialist position is being completely eliminated from our IMC (library) program
- The Teacher of Television and Video Production is being reduced to a part time position (Update: The BOE has decided NOT to RIF this teacher!!!)
- A Teacher of Instrumental Music position is being reduced to a part time position

The HCEA is deeply concerned that the elimination of these positions will have a negative, perhaps disastrous, impact on the programs provided to Hunterdon Central students by these staff members. If our teacher of Television and Video Production is reduced to a part time position, he will have to look for full time employment elsewhere; he is the only teacher in the school who teaches these classes, and has certification very few people have. The reduction of this position may lead to a complete end to all of our Television and Video production classes. A loss of our third media specialist will be a huge hit to the many teachers and students who rely on the media specialists to help with research projects, technology, and special projects, especially at a time when the district has just spent two million dollars renovating our media center. And our music classes are a vital component to ensuring the emotional well-being of our students.

If you have a child who has been positively impacted by any of these educators, their teaching, their mentoring, or their support, we urge you to write an email to the Board of Education expressing your concern over the reductions in these positions before Monday night’s meeting. If possible, consider attending the Board meeting at 7pm to share your experiences and show your support for these teachers during the first public comment section of the evening. It’s important that you share with your concerns with the BOE BEFORE their vote!