Learn how 180 NJ schools use the parent portal to manage schedules, grades, attendance, assignments, discipline, contracts and fees. Districts can post letters and messages specific to the student from teachers and administrators as well as district wide notices online for parents to see and acknowledge.
Get advice on policy updates required to comply with the recently enacted “Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights Act.” The session will cover responsibilities of board members, administrators and staff in implementing the legislation.
"Personal Learning Plans" is a national trend and a proven technique to get middle school and early HS students thinking about possible careers, and what it is required to get from (a) where they are now to (b) a successful career. PLPs don't have to be complicated or expensive. Career Days for 8th graders is a related tool for motivating students and making them consider alternatives. This session will also mention "Career Academies" and related ideas for making successful transitions from school to college and career.
Yes, there is hope! See the most recent technological advances in Pupil Transportation and how they lead to cost savings. Every district is facing budget constraints and those dollars are better taken out of operations than class rooms. See the latest solutions to reduce transportation costs, whether contracted or district owned. Things can always be done better, see the tools that can get you there! Hear testimonials as to how other districts are handling the current financial crisis.
View Lenape District's new reality series, We Teach, a candid, unvarnished look into the daily lives of Lenape District teachers. The program focuses on what it takes to mentally, physically and emotionally engage students and prepare them for success beyond high school. Presentation discusses series development and community impact.
LEGO Designs is a robotics program aimed at hands-on technology, engineering, and mathematics and designed to have students working in pairs. Our top seniors are paired with our top seventh-graders and they work together on high-interest activities/challenges in the high school's new, cutting-edge computer lab after school and on Saturdays. The students who we are at risk of losing to one of the magnet high schools come to our high school and get to see one of our top-shelf, brand new facilities. They also develop mentoring-type relationships with seniors who tell them about all that our high school has to offer. Students enrolled, for example, in Advanced Placement mathematics classes serve as the senior mentors since engineering has a direct link to many of the concepts that are studied in such courses; the seventh-graders are selected via an application and accompanying rubric.
In an effort to provide continued outstanding educational and co-curricular programming at a low cost to taxpayers, the administration of Point Pleasant Borough Schools actively explores new ways to reduce spending and increase revenue from non-traditional sources.
In early 2010 the district began offering local businesses and organizations the opportunity to post full-color signage throughout district athletic venues.
A comprehensive selection of advertising packages meet local businesses' marketing objectives, providing valuable exposure in the community. These Board-approved messages also communicate to the community that local businesses are actively participating in youth programs.
During the inaugural year, the district raised over $35,000 in revenue in addition to the receipt of a donation of two new scoreboards and scorer's tables valued at over $40,000.
It has been a very successful program for the district and in these difficult financial times, creative financial solutions are essential.
In Puppetry Workshop students develop their skills in language through their investigation of the art and craft of puppetry. Students construct and manipulate shadow puppets, marionettes, and hand puppets and around stories that have been created by students. Students learn to work cooperatively through a sequence that culminate in a production. The production instills a sense of commitment and responsibility. This course includes presentations at local schools, hospitals, and township events.
Puppetry Workshop provides a voice for all students. Through the puppets, students are able to express their ideas through written and oral means. They build confidence while developing performance skills. Puppetry workshop has been especially beneficial to our special education students who do not always meet with academic success. In addition to servicing these students, the program also lends itself to the district's character education program. Through their pupppets, students teach their peers about respect and responsibility through varied skits.
The Ad Agency introduces second and third-year graphic arts students to the real life experience of running an advertisement agency. Students create products such as logos, posters, playbills, ads, and web pages for the school community. As part of this experience, students work individually and in teams to generate ideas and develop concepts with real customers; focus on the aesthetic, structural, and functional aspects of advertising product design; compete for advertising opportunities; conduct meetings to discuss project timelines; and, ultimately, create a product for an authentic audience using 21st century skills.
We are taking our districts to the next level by begining to introduce more whole grains fresh fruits and vegetables. We are using Farm to School and getting positive reactions from students and staff. We will present a slide show and talk about what we are doing and how it is working.
Diverse schools in Jersey City, Union City, Trenton, Belleville, Lawnside, Runnemede, Lakewood, Clementon, Upper Deerfield, Mt Holly and Island Heights increased proficiency on NJDOE tests by 12-55% in literacy and mathematics; some schools had 500% rates of gain in advanced proficiency. Several schools received $100,000 Title I awards from NJDOE. We will offer tools that translate data into classroom differentiation so all students can rapidly achieve AYP.
Participants will become knowledgeable as to how they can effectively respond and intervene to any bullying situation and properly address the student who is bullied, the student(s) who bully, and any bystanders who participate. Additionally, participants will understand how to the necessity of ensuring that effective follow-up is commenced.
