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Marlboro students showcase science, arts and Title I work at board meeting
Summary
Teachers and students from Frank J. Dugan Elementary and other district schools presented projects and programs, including a May 9 science fair, a Title I POWER event and several art shows; board recognized staff and distributed certificates to participants.
Frank J. Dugan Elementary teacher Jay Seibert brought students and a short video to the Marlboro Township School District board meeting to showcase the school's May 9 science fair, telling the board, "This year, we had nearly 200 attendees."
The presentation included brief student remarks and demonstrations clipped from a video of the fair. Fourth- and fifth-grade students described projects ranging from static electricity and tin-foil boats to a robotic hand prototype and a vinegar-and-baking-soda “volcano” demonstration. Seibert said volunteers from the Girl Scouts robotics team, a team action committee and local small businesses that focus on STEM supported the event.
The board also heard a report on the district's POWER (Parents Operating with Educators for Results) program, a federally funded Title I initiative for eligible students in grades 2–5, which the district said celebrated student progress with a May 8 “Power Parent Academy” that used a New Jersey boardwalk theme and rotating academic stations. Board presenters described the program as intended to close instructional gaps in English language arts and math for eligible students.
Separately, the board was shown student artwork from Asher Holmes Elementary School and an art show featuring projects inspired by artists including Monet and Georgia O'Keeffe. The meeting packet noted cross-curricular projects tying art and ELA to works such as Peter Brown’s The Wild Robot, and said third- and fourth-grade classes produced work based on Andy Warhol and Katsushika Hokusai, respectively.
Board members and staff distributed participation certificates to students and encouraged families to view the Dugan Media Center's YouTube channel for additional videos of student work. The board then recessed briefly so members and families could view projects in person.
