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1) Resources for staff and students in wake of Buffalo and Uvalde

2) COVID Sick Day Survey

3) NTU Hall of Fame 2022

4) NTU Chess Tournament

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A Message from Dr. Reilly

Dear Teachers and Instructional Staff,

During the week of June 6th, please distribute and introduce this year’s summer reading books and activities. Summer can be a vulnerable time for student learning. The summer reading projects can help students maintain reading performance.  Also, we want students to experience the many joys that come with being lifelong readers and learners. 

Your role in promoting reading is critical. Be creative. Be excited. Be supportive.  

In addition, take time to teach students how to sign in and explore

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In this issue:

1) NTU Book Fair - VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!

2) NJTEACH Survey

3) Classroom Library Contest - LAST DAY

4) Garden State Health Plan FAQ's

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1) TEACHNJ Survey

2) Newark Report Card

3) COVID Sick Day Survey

4) Non-Tenure Information

5) Win $2000 of books for your school!

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Starting in January 2022, the district announced two changes to our benefits.

Self-Insured: As you may have noticed on your benefits cards, while the district will still be using Aetna to administer our health benefits, they have moved from a “Fully Insured” to a “Self-Insured” program. What does this mean exactly? With a fully-insured health plan, the employer pays a premium to a health insurance company. In return, the insurance company covers the costs of the employees’ healthcare. With a fully-insured plan, there is no additional risk to the employer. In a self-insured plan, the employer

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A Message from Dr. Reilly

Dear Teachers and Instructional Staff,

In early April, Marisol Diaz and I were invited to observe Tenille Wasek’s 3rd grade ESL class at Benjamin Franklin Elementary School. Ms. Wasek was participating in the 3rd Grade Writing Residency that I was teaching. During the 90-minute class we observed greatness. Children were using appositives to introduce one another, modifying sentences by including subordinating clauses, and thinking about potential themes in the Jack in the Beanstalk stories they had been reading. 

Great teaching. Great

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