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Message from Dr. Reilly Dear Faculty and Staff, The impact of excellent teachers on students' lives cannot be understated. As we edge into the last month of school, it is with great pleasure that we use this space to acknowledge two of the many fine teachers in Newark Public Schools. We want to honor Wahab Ashraf, who teaches College Prep and Advanced Placement biology classes to students from Science Park High School. Mr. Ashraf was named the Outstanding NJ Secondary School Teacher by Princeton University this past May. He is one of only four teachers to receive this honor this year. Princeton University has been awarding outstanding high school teachers since 1959. We also want to acknowledge Science Park High School debate teacher and leader, Jonathan Alston, who received the highest honor for any high school speech and debate coach by being elected to the National Speech & Debate Association Hall of Fame. Way to go, Mr. Alston! He was one of six inductees to be selected for this honor. Congratulations to Mr. Ashraf and Mr. Alston. We are so proud of you and want to thank you for the differences you make in students' lives. Sincerely, Dr. Reilly |
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June Calendar of Events The month of June is filled with many exciting culminating activities. The list of people who assist the departments featured literally spans the entire organization. The Superintendent wants to recognize the Deputy and the Office of Academic Services (and T&L), the School Business Administrator (and all of her departments and IT), and his staff and the members of the Communications Department who are all key in making all of this happen. Some are either information for you, about you, or require an action, so please read carefully. Here is a highlight of the next few weeks:
June 1- High School Vocal Jubilee: This event will be at Newark Symphony Hall at 7 pm. The Office of Visual & Performing Arts (OVPA) continues to showcase the incredible talent in our schools. A big thank you to them and the Music Teachers in our schools.
June 2- Senior Day: The Superintendent is taking Seniors from the Class of 2023 who have met graduation requirements to Forest Lodge. Senior Class Advisor(s), Homeroom Teachers, and Chaperones are reminded to set expectations, secure permission slips, and tell Seniors to get ready for lots of eating and fun. This will be the largest gathering of Seniors who qualify for graduation. The number in attendance will be well over 2,300 Seniors. Incredible.
June 3- Elementary Basketball Championship Finals: This has been an incredible season with great talent in the middle grades. A big congratulations to Extended Learning Time, Athletics, our coaches, and all of the teams. Who will be the city’s champions? Come show support at Weequahic beginning at noon.
June 6- RAMP Concert: This event will be at NJPAC at 10 am. Our students in the elementary grades will be showcased for all to see their greatness. The OVPA and music teachers in the elementary schools are making big things happen in our schools.
June 7- Seal of Biliteracy Event: This event will be at East Side at 6 pm. We have 140 students who have successfully completed and qualify for this recognition. The Bilingual Department and bilingual staff across the schools should be very proud of this major accomplishment.
June 9- Academic Awards Night: The Superintendent is hosting this annual event for Seniors in the Class of 2023 who have an overall GPA of 3.5 or higher. This year, we have the largest number of Seniors who meet this criteria- 484 Seniors. In the presence of their principals, families, and staff, Seniors are called by GPA to receive a medallion to be worn at graduation, proclamations, and gifts. The event is followed by dinner. We will find out that evening the Senior with the highest GPA in Newark. Who will that Senior be and from what high school? School Counselors, Senior Class and National Honor Society Advisors, and Homeroom Teachers are reminded to make sure that students and their guests are notified, if you have not already done so. This event will be held at Central High School and will begin at 5 pm sharp.
June 10 - Cheerleading Championship: Our cheerleaders have been demonstrating their strength, athleticism, school pride and spirit all season. The finals are just two weeks away. The cheerleading coaches are making moves. Come show your support at Weequahic at noon.
June 10 - Hiring Fair: This is our district-wide hiring fair for all titles at Barringer at 10 am. While the impact of the national teacher shortage throughout the country remains very real, we believe that our multi-prong approach in our recruitment and retainment strategy enabled us to hire 700 teachers over this past summer in preparation for this school year. YOU have been a critical factor in our ability to hire teachers at record numbers. We have had the lowest number of teacher vacancies in years. For next school year, we have created over 200 additional positions in the schools. How is this even possible? The expansion of schools by grade, the opening of new schools, and the high school redesign strategy has resulted in parents voting with their feet and walking our way. Our enrollment is increasing. Big thanks to HRS and Newark Enrolls.
June 13- Other Side of Newark Concert: Three-time Grammy Award winning artist Jerry Wonda is working with ten former students who are now rappers. This talent is incredible and will be featured in ten songs they created with videos produced in our schools over the past few months. Our current students were also featured in these videos and have contributed greatly to the success of these up and coming artists. The high school SLT has spearheaded this work and will show out at the red carpet event where the releases will drop at Central at 6 pm.
June 15- Teacher of the Year Ceremony: New Jersey has an annual event where one teacher of the year is to be selected from each district, and then amongst those teachers, the state selects the one teacher to represent the state. In Newark, the state’s largest district, we have so many qualifying teachers for this honor that we just can’t pick one. On this day, the Superintendent hosts a breakfast to honor one teacher from each school, identified by each school, for this district honor. We will learn at this event who is the one teacher who will represent Newark because the state still only allows districts to make one recommendation. The Office of Educator Effectiveness and school leaders help make this event possible. Who will that teacher be and from what school?
June 23- Commencement Exercises: This is such an exciting day where hard work and commitment to excellence yields one (of many more to come) major accomplishment in the incredible lives of our students. The Superintendent’s $4,000 Scholarship goes to one Senior from each high school at the graduation ceremony. We will also distribute two laptops to two Seniors at the ceremony. Who will these 3 Seniors be from each high school? Job well done by all of our students and a big thank you to their parents, families, friends, teachers, school administrators, and staff. To the 8th graders, we are so proud of you. We see you too and are honored that you are coming to our high schools. Congratulations Class of 2023! |
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Second Annual Road Trip to Pre-K Event (New) Contact: Adelaide Ruela, Office of Early Childhood
Email: MRuela@NPS.K12.NJ.US
The Office of Early Childhood will host “Road Trip to Pre-K” at Belmont Runyon on Friday, August 4 between 11:00am and 2:00pm. The event is a Head Start Community Resource initiative that showcases resources in the community and highlights milestones from conception to Pre-K, and beyond. District staff will be on-site to assist with registration, model learning through play, and offer materials that enhance learning. Community partners will provide health screenings and information about their organizations and services. We welcome the entire Newark community to travel the road with us. |
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10th Annual Night at the Museum! Contact: Mara Kaplan, Office of Early Childhood
Email: mkaplan@nps.k12.nj.us The Newark Board of Education Office of Early Childhood proudly invites you to Night at the Museum. This fun-filled event at the Newark Museum of Arts features educational activities, museum tours, early childhood resources, and programs for children and families including special guest Chase from Paw Patrol. This event will take place on Friday, June 9 from 3:00- 7:00 PM at 49 Washington Street. Please share the flyers below with your staff and family and encourage them to register at https://tinyurl.com/2023NAM We look forward to seeing you and your families there! |
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Pre-K Summer Learning Calendar / Activities Contact: Kimberly Ramsay, Office of Early Childhood
Email: kramsay@nps.k12.nj.us To support our Pre-K students during the summer months, the Office of Early Childhood has developed hands-on learning experiences for your students to complete. Enclosed in this summer packet (available June 2023) is a calendar with daily literacy, math, science, and social-emotional experiences to ensure that learning continues. There are also activities that coincide with transition backpacks and the summer reading books Jabari Jumps and I Like Myself. September is right around the corner and we want our students' love of learning to continue throughout these summer months. |
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Tutors and Tutoring Coordinators (New) Contact: Julianne Bello, Office of Extended Learning
Email: jbello@nps.k12.nj.us
Elementary tutoring data is recorded daily by tutors as assignments in Powerschool. Since these assignments are not graded, they can continue until the last day of school. All tutoring assignments must be entered and confirmed by June 30th, when gradebooks will be locked. |
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Gifted and Talented/ Advanced Learners Paid Summer Teacher Residency (New) Contact: Jennifer Killeen, Office of Teaching and Learning
Email: jkilleen@nps.k12.nj.us We are excited to announce a paid summer teacher residency on developing Gifted and Talented overlays to the existing curriculum to be held on 7-24, 7-25, 8-16, and 8-17 from 8:30 AM- 3:30 PM at the Bolden Center. Use this link for more information: Summer Residency |
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Presenting the 2nd Annual City Wide Green Fest Contact: Rodney L Williams, Office of Facilities
Email: rlwilliams@nps.k12.nj.us
This year, the City Wide Green Fest will focus on projects and presentations that deal with cleaner use of the expenditures of energy or the result in a cleaner environment because of, or in spite of, energy use. Projects or presentations must include an interactive component that the public can engage with. The project can either be a singular project and/or group projects. The winning projects will receive a cash prize and consideration for a tech-based internship. |
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NJ FamilyCare / Medicaid (New) Contact: Maureen Bey, Office of Special Education
Email: semisupport@nps.k12.nj.us NJ FamilyCare/Medicaid has returned to annual renewals for all participants. Family members have from April 1, 2023 to March 31, 2024 to renew Medicaid for Families. Please provide the attached flyer (in multiple languages) to all of the students in your class(es) and encourage their families to complete the annual renewal process. If the renewal is not completed, Medicaid will cease.
2023-Medicaid-Unwinding-Flyer-all-languages.pdf |
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Gradebooks Will Be Unlocked Monday, June 5 (New) Contact: Darren Watsky, Student Information Services
Email: dwatsky@nps.k12.nj.us In preparation of the end of year close out, teacher gradebooks will be unlocked on Monday, June 5. Course final grades are calculated based upon the grades in the gradebook. If teachers change a grade in their gradebook, they must provide their administrator with a corresponding Historical Grade Change Form. |
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Working Papers (New) Contact: Edwin Mendez, Office of Attendance
Email: emendez@nps.k12.nj.us The way teens obtain working papers in New Jersey will be changing on June 1, 2023! Thanks to a new law, the working papers process will be online and streamlined. Rather than going through local schools and coming to Central Office, students will simply visit the site below and be walked through a few easy steps. The Office of Attendance wants to be sure that school counselors, administrators, students, and parents know about the new process so that no teenager experiences a delay in obtaining working papers. https://nj.gov/labor/youngworkers/ |
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The Office of Special Education Updates (New) Contact: Candice Wells, Office of Special Education
Email: c1wells@nps.k12.nj.us The Office of Special Education invites new special education teachers to our final SY22-23 Special Education Teacher Academy (S.E.T.A.) workshop on June 6th. This session will be in-person and new special education teachers can register via Whetstone. Teachers who instruct in the Auditory Impairment, Autism, Emotional Regulation Impairment, Intellectual Disability and the Multiple Disability MD program, please be sure to complete the ESY Student Profile for your students who are attending Extended School Year (ESY). Please see attached for additional OSE PD Opportunities. |
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ELA Summer Teacher Training Rising 1st, 2nd, 3rd Grade Teachers, ELA Coaches and Reading Interventionists (New) Contact: Lisa Trobaugh, Office of ELA
Email: ltrobaugh@nps.k12.nj.us We are inviting summer school teachers in these grade levels to attend a training on the dates listed below. Your attendance at this training will be compensated. - Rising Second, Rising Third Grade, and ELA Summer Coaches: Saturday, June 10, 9:00am – 1:00pm at the Dr. Marion A. Bolden Student Center
- Rising First Grade Teachers and Reading Interventionists: Saturday, June 17, 9:00am – 1:00pm at the Dr. Marion A. Bolden Student Center
Please use this link to register. You will receive a confirmation email. |
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Ongoing Opportunities for Newark Board of Education Teaching Staff! Contact: Dr. Yolanda Méndez, Human Resource Services
Email: YMendez@NPS.K12.NJ.US Continued opportunities for current Teachers within our District: - $1,000 referral bonus for recruiting others to become Teachers in the District. Visit https://teachnewark.com/referral/ and complete the form for each candidate you refer.
- $4,000 incentive bonus for current, eligible Teachers interested in transitioning into Bilingual/Bicultural Endorsement.
- An overall competitive health benefits and wellness package.
- Leadership opportunities for those that wish to become future administrators.
- A competitive stipend for involvement in co-curricular activities.
If you're interested in these opportunities, please contact Claire Emmanuel at cemmanuel@NPS.K12.NJ.US. |
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May is Mental Health Awareness Month Contact: Jennifer Medina, Office of Benefit Services
Email: j1medina@nps.k12.nj.us An important aspect of taking care of our mental well-being is recognizing key stressors in our lives before they negatively impact our physical and mental health. Stress manifests itself differently in each of us, as anxiety, depression, burnout, sleep deprivation, and more. We encourage you to take the opportunity this month to reflect on how stress impacts your mental health, and to take advantage of resources we have available to proactively support our community’s mental well-being—and to recognize when additional professional help is needed. https://nboehrs.com/wellness/#mentalhealth |
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2022-2023 Discretionary Funds Contact: MJames, Office of Human Resource
Email: mjames@nps.k12.nj.us
Dear Teachers, Nurses, Academic Interventionists: As per District policy, in order to be reimbursed in the amount of $150.00 for items that supplement and affect your work with pupils this school year, you will be providing your receipts to your location treasurer. Please be guided by the Discretionary Fund Memo attached. |
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Nominate a Student for MSU's Cali School of Music Pathways Contact: Antonia Germanos, Office of Visual and Performing Arts
Email: agermanos@nps.k12.nj.us Montclair State University's Cali School of Music Pathways Program: Music Educators can nominate students entering grades 8-12 for Montclair State University's life-changing Cali School of Music Pathways Program. See below for information and recommend applicable students today: To nominate a student, click here: |
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Professional Development Form Contact: Dana Mishoe, Educator Effectiveness
Email: evaluations@nps.k12.nj.us
Be certain to complete the professional development form by June 21st. As required by the NJDOE, every teacher completes at least 20 hours of PD per year.
The link for the form is here. |
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2022-2023 Escrow Program Contact: MJames, Office of Human Resource
Email: npscompensation@nps.k12.nj.us
Dear Employee: - Escrow Open Enrollment is May 1st through July 15th of each year!
- Employees who are 10-month and 11-month full time employees can now self-enroll, discontinue, and switch options in the Escrow Program.
- To view the option you have selected, feel free to log into ESS (Employee Self Service) - instructions attached.
- For more information about deductions and refund dates for the option you have selected, kindly visit https://nboehrs.com/aos/#escrow.
Enrolling-in-the-Escrow-Program-through-ESS.mj.pdf |
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Principal's List Criteria: Grades 3 to 12 Contact: Roger León, Superintendent
Email: Rleon@nps.k12.nj.us
Please be advised that page 41 of the High School Guidebook (section on Honor Roll) has been updated accordingly. Updates are found in the attachment. |
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NBOE in the News Stay informed on everything happening within Newark Public Schools and the Newark Board of Education! Read up on all of the many ways the district is garnering media coverage. News StoriesMay 23, 2023: 4 Ways the Columbia ‘Leveling the Learning Curve’ Conference Was DifferentMay 18, 2023: Newark School of Fashion & Design Receives Singer Sew-Mate DonationMay 18, 2023: NBOE Art Students Recognized for Excellence ar 2023 Congressional Art CompetitionMay 18, 2023: NBOE’s Student Assistance Coordinators Make an I.M.P.A.C.T.May 18, 2023: East Ward Elementary School Celebrates Multilingual Literacy DayMay 18, 2023: A Day in the Life of a NBOE’s Educational AudiologistMay 18, 2023: Unlocking the Potential of NBOE Families Through STEM LearningMay 18, 2023: Unlocking the Potential of Thinking Classrooms ResidenciesMay 18, 2023: NBOE Pilot Program Provides Career Pathways to SuccessMay 18, 2023: Achieving Academic Excellence at the Super Essex Conference Karen Fuccello Scholar-Athlete Awards ProgramMay 18, 2023: High School Seniors: Shining a Light on the FutureMay 18, 2023: NBOE Coding Championships 2023May 17, 2023: Science Park High School Teacher to Be Honored at Princeton 2023 CommencementMay 12, 2023: Autism Awareness 2023 Press ReleasesMay 15, 2023: Newark School of Fashion and Design Students Partner with The Look Good Feel Good Program, LVMH, and Christian Dior for Immersive Educational Experience |
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NPS Mobile App! The district's NPS Mobile App is now available for download for both Apple iOS and Android. With this app you, can: • Receive Push Notifications when there is inclement weather and school closings • Track news feeds (powered by your school web site, Facebook and Twitter accounts) at the district and school level • Look up commonly-sought information directly from the mobile app |
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