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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

2024-2025

Chairperson

Richard Marshall
Community Outreach, Operations, and Communications Manager, Newark School of the Arts, Newark, NJ

Vice Chairperson

Jeff Key
Development and Communications Manager, Project U.S.E., Newark, NJ

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Alecia Barnett
Axonius, New York, NY; Link Class of '06

Shekenna Brown

Keyboarding Clerk, Township of Irvington, Irvington, NJ; Link Parent '25

Melissa Boucaud
Manager of Community Outreach, Newark Community Health Center, Inc., Newark NJ

Brenda Daughtry
Self Employed, Orange, NJ; Link Parent '18

Shawna Ebanks
Director of Community Development, Red Bank, NJ

Marcina Fox
Executive Director, Valley Settlement House, West Orange, NJ

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Maria Pilar Paradiso, J.D.
Head of School
Non-voting

Bima Baje, M.S.A.
School Business Administrator
Non-voting

Christine Martinez, Esq.
Machado Law Group
Board Attorney
Non-voting

Sharon Machrone
Board Recording Secretary
Non-voting

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8:30 AM - Open House for Prospective Families - Kindergarten at Penn Campus
6:00 PM - Open House for Prospective Families - Middle School at Halsey Campus
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12:30 PM - Early Dismissal
30
10:00 AM - Play Elective Performance at Halsey
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9:00 AM - Play Elective Performance at Penn
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11:00 AM - Open House for Prospective Families - Middle School at Halsey Campus
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6:30 PM - Grade 5&6 Virtual Parent Town Hall Meeting, 6:30 pm
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6:30 PM - Grade 7 Virtual Parent Town Hall Meeting, 6:30 pm
7:30 PM - Grade 8 Virtual Parent Town Hall Meeting, 7:30 pm
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5:00 PM - Latino Family Focus Group, Penn Campus
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5:00 PM - Gr 5-8 Report Card Night, Halsey
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8:30 AM - Open House for Prospective Families - Kindergarten at Penn Campus
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12:30 PM - Early Dismissal
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12:00 AM - No School: Presidents Day Weekend
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12:00 AM - Grade 3 No One Eats Alone Day, Penn
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6:30 PM - LCCS Board of Trustees Meeting
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26
12:30 PM - Early Dismissal
1:00 PM - Kindergarten - Gr 3 Parent Conferences - by appointment
27
5:00 PM - Kindergarten - Grade 3 Parent Conferences - by appointment
28
1:30 PM - BHM Food Festival Potluck, Penn only
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11:00 AM - Open House for Prospective Families - Kindergarten - Grade 4 at Penn Campus
Open House for Prospective Families - Kindergarten at Penn Campus
28 Jan
01/28/2025    
8:30 am - 9:30 am
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Open House for Prospective Families - Middle School at Halsey Campus
28 Jan
01/28/2025    
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
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Early Dismissal
29 Jan
01/29/2025    
12:30 pm - 12:45 pm
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Play Elective Performance at Halsey
30 Jan
01/30/2025    
10:00 am - 11:00 am
More Info
Play Elective Performance at Penn
31 Jan
01/31/2025    
9:00 am - 10:00 am
More Info
Open House for Prospective Families - Middle School at Halsey Campus
01 Feb
02/01/2025    
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
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Grade 5&6 Virtual Parent Town Hall Meeting, 6:30 pm
03 Feb
02/03/2025    
6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Link to be shared the day before the event.
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Grade 7 Virtual Parent Town Hall Meeting, 6:30 pm
04 Feb
02/04/2025    
6:30 pm - 7:15 pm
The link to the meeting will be shred the day before.
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Grade 8 Virtual Parent Town Hall Meeting, 7:30 pm
04 Feb
02/04/2025    
7:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Town meeting and discussion about 8th graders' year-end activities. The link will be shred the day before the meeting.
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Latino Family Focus Group, Penn Campus
05 Feb
02/05/2025    
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
More Info
Gr 5-8 Report Card Night, Halsey
06 Feb
02/06/2025    
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
More Info
Open House for Prospective Families - Kindergarten at Penn Campus
11 Feb
02/11/2025    
8:30 am - 9:30 am
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More Info
Early Dismissal
12 Feb
02/12/2025    
12:30 pm - 12:45 pm
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No School: Presidents Day Weekend
14 Feb
02/14/2025 - 02/18/2025    
All Day
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Grade 3 No One Eats Alone Day, Penn
21 Feb
02/21/2025    
All Day
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LCCS Board of Trustees Meeting
24 Feb
02/24/2025    
6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
More Info
Early Dismissal
26 Feb
02/26/2025    
12:30 pm - 12:45 pm
More Info
Kindergarten - Gr 3 Parent Conferences - by appointment
26 Feb
02/26/2025    
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
More Info
Kindergarten - Grade 3 Parent Conferences - by appointment
27 Feb
02/27/2025    
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
More Info
BHM Food Festival Potluck, Penn only
28 Feb
02/28/2025    
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
More Info
Open House for Prospective Families - Kindergarten - Grade 4 at Penn Campus
01 Mar
03/01/2025    
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
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More Info
Events on 01/28/2025
28 Jan
Open House for Prospective Families - Kindergarten at Penn Campus
28 Jan 25
28 Jan
Open House for Prospective Families - Middle School at Halsey Campus
28 Jan 25
Events on 01/29/2025
29 Jan
Early Dismissal
29 Jan 25
Events on 01/30/2025
30 Jan
Play Elective Performance at Halsey
30 Jan 25
Events on 01/31/2025
31 Jan
Play Elective Performance at Penn
31 Jan 25
Events on 02/01/2025
01 Feb
Open House for Prospective Families - Middle School at Halsey Campus
1 Feb 25
Events on 02/03/2025
03 Feb
Grade 5&6 Virtual Parent Town Hall Meeting, 6:30 pm
3 Feb 25
Events on 02/04/2025
04 Feb
Grade 7 Virtual Parent Town Hall Meeting, 6:30 pm
4 Feb 25
04 Feb
Grade 8 Virtual Parent Town Hall Meeting, 7:30 pm
4 Feb 25
Events on 02/05/2025
05 Feb
Latino Family Focus Group, Penn Campus
5 Feb 25
Events on 02/06/2025
06 Feb
Gr 5-8 Report Card Night, Halsey
6 Feb 25
Events on 02/11/2025
11 Feb
Open House for Prospective Families - Kindergarten at Penn Campus
11 Feb 25
Events on 02/12/2025
12 Feb
Early Dismissal
12 Feb 25
Events on 02/14/2025
14 Feb
No School: Presidents Day Weekend
14 Feb 25
Events on 02/21/2025
21 Feb
Grade 3 No One Eats Alone Day, Penn
21 Feb 25
Events on 02/24/2025
24 Feb
LCCS Board of Trustees Meeting
24 Feb 25
Events on 02/26/2025
26 Feb
Early Dismissal
26 Feb 25
26 Feb
Kindergarten - Gr 3 Parent Conferences - by appointment
26 Feb 25
Events on 02/27/2025
27 Feb
Kindergarten - Grade 3 Parent Conferences - by appointment
27 Feb 25
Events on 02/28/2025
28 Feb
BHM Food Festival Potluck, Penn only
28 Feb 25
Events on 03/01/2025
01 Mar
Open House for Prospective Families - Kindergarten - Grade 4 at Penn Campus
1 Mar 25
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Suzanne Dandie-Lashley, M.S.W.
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