Calendar Cover 16_17_Layout 1 9/9/16 12:29 PM Page 2 A Parent’s Guide To Hillsdale Schools 2016-2017 Calendar of Events OUR BOARD OF EDUCATION Members of the Board of Education are: Terms Expire: PRESIDENT Mrs. Kathleen O’Flynn 2018 VICE PRESIDENT Dr. Tim Santo 2017 Mrs. Krista Flinn 2017 Mrs. Shane Svorec 2018 Mr. Salvatore Sileo 2016 All Board meetings are open to the public except those portions permitted by law to be discussed in Executive Session. Board meetings are generally held on the second and fourth Monday of each month, beginning at 7:00 PM for worksessions and regular meetings. Meetings are rotated among the three schools. A schedule of all meetings and locations is listed in this guide. Meeting agendas are posted at the three schools, on the district web-site, in local newspapers, and at Borough Hall 48 hours prior to a meeting. Dear Parents/Guardians, Success in our district can only be achieved through the combined efforts of a dedicated teaching and support staff; governance by an outstanding Board of Education; involvement and cooperation of parents/guardians, community members, our Education Foundation, Parent Teacher Association, Family and Faculty Associations; and the skilled leadership and coordination provided by school and district administration. There will never be another school year exactly like this for students or for us, because change is a constant in everyone’s life. To take advantage of the opportunities in 2016- 2017, we need the energy and expertise of all the groups referenced above. The power of working together produces greater results than the sum of our individual efforts. When we combine our minds (intellect) with our hearts (caring and concern for others) and our hands (reaching out to help support each other) we can achieve maximum results for our students. I look forward to leading our district during this critical transition period that begins now and will lead to the appointment of a new Superintendent of Schools. As we work together, we need to maintain the positive and supportive district culture and continue to strive for high academic achievement within a nurturing environment. I look forward to meeting you and your children as we begin our new school year together. Sincerely, Jeffrey Feifer, Ed.D. Superintendent of Schools September 2016 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2 3 HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH Orientation All Staff Smith Welcome Tea Adm. Mtg. 9:30 AM 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 New Parents 9:30 AM - APR Meadowbrook Parent Breakfast Smith Kdg.-Gr. 4 Ice Pop Social LABOR DAY SCHOOLS OPEN SCHOOLS CLOSED FOR STUDENTS White Mum Sale 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Orders Due Back to School Night Back to School Night Smith School Meadowbrook School 7:00-7:30 PM Gr. K-2 7:00 PM 7:30-8:00 PM Gr. 3 & 4 18 19 20 21 Adm. Mtg. 9:30 AM 22 23 White Mum Sale 24 Order Pickup Meadowbrook Parent Back to School Night Social 7:00 PM White School 7:00 PM MFFA - 7:30 PM WFFA Kidstuff Book Sale Teen Center Gr. 5 Adm. Mtg. 9:30 AM 25 26 27 28 29 30 White 7:30 PM Board of Education Worksession/Regular Smith Fun Run (rain date) Welcome New Staff School Spirit Day -- 7:00 PM White School SPTA - 7:30 PM WFFA - 7:30 PM Smith Fun Run Smith & Meadowbrook Days Possible...19 SCHOOL OFFICES AND HOURS The central office of the Hillsdale Public Schools is located at 32 Ruckman Road. SCHOOL HOURS Superintendent of Schools Morning Session Afternoon Session Jeffrey Feifer, Ed.D., Interim Superintendent 664-4512 GEORGE G. WHITE SCHOOL Grades 5–6 8:05 AM – 10:54 AM 11:35 – 2:41 PM Supervisor of Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment Grades 7 8:05 AM – 11:37 PM 12:04 - 2:41 PM Michael Andriulli 664-4512 Grades 8 8:05 AM – 12:20 PM 12:47 - 2:41 PM Supervisor of Special Services MEADOWBROOK SCHOOL Annemarie Oliveri 664-0504 Pre-School AM Class 9:00 - 11:30 AM Pre-School PM Class 12:40 – 3:10 PM Business Administrator Kindergarten – Grade 4 9:00 - 12:20 PM 1:05 - 3:10 PM Lirca R. Garcia 664-4512 ANN BLANCHE SMITH SCHOOL Building Administrators/Guidance Kindergarten 9:00 – 11:55 AM 12:40 – 3:10 PM Meadowbrook School - Piermont Avenue Grades 1-4 9:00 – 12:20 PM 1:05 – 3:10 PM Christopher Bell, Principal 664-8088 Deanna Nelsen-DeFalco, Guidance Counselor 664-8088 Smith School - Hillsdale Avenue EARLY DISMISSALS Angela Iskenderian, Principal 664-1188 Allen Saslowsky, Guidance Counselor 664-1188 Early dismissal days are scheduled on the following dates: November 7th, 8th, 9th, and White School - Magnolia Avenue 23rd; December 23rd; on individual school open house dates in March, April, and June; Donald Bergamini, Principal 664-0286 and at the end of the school year. School dismissal times are as follows: Jennifer Reese, Guidance Counselor 664-0286 Jenna Pizzo, Guidance Counselor 664-0286 A.B. Smith Meadowbrook G. White Grades K-4 1:00 PM Grades K-4 1:00 PM Grades 5-8 12:41 PM Preschool Programs Others you may wish to call at times: AM 9:00 – 10:30 PM 11:00 – 12:30 Melanie Fraiman-Siegel, Meadowbrook School Nurse 664-8088 Rose Bauerle, Smith School Nurse 664-1188 ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE TIMES OF STUDENTS Christine Fanelli, White School Nurse 664-0286 The following recommendations are made as safety measures for your children: Special Education, Region II 358-7003 Parents are requested not to send their children to school early. Children should not arrive more than (10) minutes before bell time in both the mornings and the afternoons. Pascack Valley Regional High School Superintendent 358-7004 Children should return to their homes promptly after dismissal time. Pascack Valley High School Principal 358-7060 Pascack Hills High School Principal 358-7020 David Franz, Director, Public Library 358-5072 October 2016 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 FIRE PREVENTION MONTH Meadowbrook Smith School Photos 2 3 4 5 White School Photos 6 7 8 School Photos - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - NJ Week of Respect - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - SPTA Book Fair Audiometric Screening White School Rosh Hashanah begins at RELIGIOUS HOLIDAY - sundown SCHOOLS CLOSED Adm. Mtg. 9:30 AM 9 10 Columbus Day 11 12 13 14 Teen Center Gr. 6 15 (Observed) White 7:30 PM Schools Closed for Students Audiometric Screening Audiometric Screening Smith School Meadowbrook School Prof. Dev. Day for Staff Board of Education Meadowbrook Worksession/Regular. 7:00 PM RELIGIOUS HOLIDAY - Meadowbrook Harvest Festival (rain date) Meadowbrook Yom Kippur begins at sundown SCHOOLS CLOSED Harvest Festival Pizza Day - White 16 17 18 19 Adm. Mtg. 9:30 AM 20 21 22 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - School Violence Awareness Week - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Smith Gr. 4 Play Meadowbrook Book Fair Parents/Students Meet the Principal Program Mtg. 3:30 PM White Cookie Dough White Gr. Level/Spec. Sub. Sale Begins 7:00 PM Mtg. WFFA - 7:30 PM MFFA - 7:30 PM 23 24 25 26 Adm. Mtg. 9:30 AM 27 28 School Spirit Day -- 29 Smith & Meadowbrook Smith Gr. 4 Cast- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Red Ribbon Week - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Auditions Halloween Meadowbrook & Smith 3:30 PM Activities Coff ee with the Principal - - - - - White School Book Fair - - - - - All Schools 10:00 AM 30 Halloween 31 SPTA - 7:30 PM Pizza Day - Meadowbrook Days Possible...17 ATTENDANCE The school laws of New Jersey require every parent, guardian, or other person having EMERGENCY SCHOOL DISMISSAL PROCEDURE control or charge of a child or children, between the ages of six and sixteen, to send such a child or children to school. Once a parent elects to send his/her child to school, All parents are asked to complete the Emergency Information form and to update their the child must attend continuously until he/she becomes sixteen years of age. information utilizing the online Realtime Emergency Contact System. Please return the completed card, with your signed receipt from the cover letter, to your child’s school office. If the information on the card becomes outdated during the school year, ABSENCE AND TARDINESS we ask that you immediately call the school nurse and request a new form. Complete the form and return it to the school immediately. Please call the school nurse and notify the nurse if your child is going to be absent or tardy on a given day. In addition, all students who are tardy or who have been From time to time it may become necessary to disperse the school population for reasons absent are required to bring a note from a parent, stating the reason for the tardiness of natural disasters, Civil Defense emergencies, or the more common emergencies, or absence. According to the school laws of New Jersey, all absences are unexcused such as power or heat failure. Parents will be notified through the Realtime emergency except those caused by illness of the pupil, quarantine, death in the immediate family calling system. or religious observances. Discuss this matter with your child and instruct him/her where to go in case you are Every effort should be made to have your child attend school regularly. Frequent not home when he/she arrives during an emergency dismissal. absences can be detrimental to your child’s progress. We ask that you try not to schedule vacations or trips that may necessitate taking your child out of school during If you have a child in Kindergarten or grades one or two, you may wish to arrange for the regular school year. However, if it becomes necessary for you to do so, it will be an older pupil to escort your child home.