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Message From Dr. Reilly

Dear Teachers and Instructional Staff,

I had occasion this weekend to visit several high schools as they welcomed and began teaching junior year students at Saturday Academies. What struck me as being most profound was the community among students, administrators, teachers, and security guards that fueled interest and attendance. The familiarity and friendliness shown by students in cafeterias, hallways, and classrooms reminded me that the sum of teaching is always greater than what we might initially calculate. Since the report, “A Nation

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Message From Dr. Reilly

Dear Teachers and Staff, 

This week, I want to share Peter Liljedahl’s Building Thinking Classrooms in Mathematics, Grades K-12 (2021) with you. It is a must read.

Liljedahl’s research codifies necessary changes/revisions for educators to make to develop students’ thinking as the primary purpose of class. Liljedahl contrasts “studenting” with thinking. Studenting are behaviors that lead students to completing tasks efficiently by following directions, answering questions, filling in worksheets, following protocols, as opposed to actually

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Message From Dr. Reilly

Dear Teachers and Instructional Staff,

This past week, the Council of Great City Schools held its 66th Annual Fall Conference. This organization brings together 77 of the nation’s largest urban public school systems in a coalition dedicated to the improvement of education for children in the inner cities.

The district is proud to share that Director Marisol Diaz and Special Assistant Jazleen Othman presented how Newark Public Schools are preventing reading difficulties. District leaders from across the country were introduced to the

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Message From Dr. Reilly

Dear Teachers and Instructional Staff,

I have been thinking about the value of micro-interventions after visiting 50 classrooms during the last few weeks. Micro-interventions are brief supports, such as feedback, adaptation, and reteaching that teachers provide during the live lesson to assist a student or group of learners struggling to attain the lesson’s learning intention before the lesson ends. As the lesson unfolds, micro-interventions can be used to alter student interactions with the curriculum, allowing the temporary support to

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Dear Teachers and Staff,

During the past few summers, brilliant work by our educators have produced important enrichment opportunities for students. This last summer saw students engaged in the High School Musical Theater (HSMT) and the Middle School Summer Stem Academy (MSSSA).

We recognize summer as an important time to reinforce and extend school-year learning while offering enrichment activities and opportunities not available during the school year. In preparation for summer 2023, Superintendent Léon is inviting proposals for summer

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Message From Dr. Reilly

Dear Teachers and Instructional Staff,

Welcome to the 2022-23 school year.

Please join me in congratulating, University High School English teacher, Stephanie Bowles-Jones, on the publication of her novel this summer, Quilting a Legacy. Ms. Jones, we are so proud of you. Additionally, we would also like to congratulate Ann Street Vice Principal, Elaine Mendez, for her upcoming publication, The New Leader's Guide to Early Childhood Settings: Making an Impact in PreK-3. Thank you for contributing to the scholarship in this field. 

The

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Dear Teachers and Instructional Staff,

The Office of Teaching & Learning is proud to announce the winners of this year’s Science and Math Olympics. Students demonstrated their academic excellence and perseverance across several days of competition.  Congratulations to all our winners!

Science Olympics Winners:

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A Message from Dr. Reilly

Dear Teachers and Instructional Staff,

The Office of Academic Services is proud to announce this year’s Preschool Teachers of the Year! The Office of Early Childhood, in partnership with the Office of Special Education, have brought back this favorite tradition. Below are the honorees:

• Malfalda De Almeida - Roberto Clemente
• Blessing Folarin - Early Childhood Center - Central
• Carole Ray - 14th Avenue School (PSD)
• Tiffany Arce - Luis Munoz Marin (PSD)
• Hayet Khezar - UVSO, Ivy Hill
• Gabrielle Iovino - North Ward, 300 Mt. Prospect

The Preschool