Johnson, Deion. "N.J. school district removes superintendent amid complaints", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, November 10, 2023. Accessed January 7, 2024. "Board members on Nov. 3 voted 6-3 to place Superintendent Ronald Taylor on paid administrative leave until June 30, 2024, when his contract expires. The board named Kevin Gilbert, the district’s former assistant superintendent of access and equity, as acting superintendent."
Annual Comprehensive Financial Report of the South Orange-Maplewood School District, New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2020. Accessed October 28, 2021. "The School District of South Orange and Maplewood is a Type II district located in the County of Essex, State of New Jersey. As a Type II district, the School District functions independently through a Board of Education. The board is comprised of nine members elected to staggered three-year terms. Financial matters such as annual budgets and proposed debt authorizations are presented to a Board of School Estimate for review and approval."
"Jefferson Elementary School Renamed to Delia Bolden Elementary School", South Orange-Maplewood School District, press release dated June 30, 2022. Accessed September 3, 2022. "The South Orange & Maplewood School District Board of Education (BOE) as per Resolution 4320 approved the renaming of Jefferson Elementary School to the Delia Bolden Elementary School during its meeting on Wednesday, June 29. Delia Bolden was the first African American woman to graduate from Columbia High School in 1912."
Board of Education Overview, South Orange-Maplewood School District. Accessed September 3, 2020. "However, the tax levy is approved by a separate entity, the Board of School Estimate, which is comprised of three members of the Village Trustees of South Orange, three members of the Township Committee of Maplewood and two members of the Board of Education."
James Ricalton Lantern Slide Collection, St. Lawrence University Library. Accessed November 5, 2019. "After briefly attending St. Lawrence University (class of 1871) Ricalton left before taking a degree and moved to Maplewood, New Jersey in 1871 where he worked as a school teacher. By all accounts, he was an extraordinary teacher, and his legacy is celebrated in the South Orange-Maplewood School District."
