All students in Grades 6-12 attending Rutherford Public Schools have been or will be issued a Chromebook to use in school and at home. Each Chromebook comes with a limited factory warranty which covers the cost of repair for manufacturer defects. Damages due to accidents or abuse/neglect are the responsibility of the student and subject to the cost of repair or replacement of the device. Lost or stolen Chromebooks must be replaced and will incur a charge totaling the replacement cost. The District does not provide insurance coverage on the Chromebook. There are cost-effective insurance … [Read more...] about Chromebook Insurance for 2019-2020
Coming Soon! PowerSchool Registration (Now Called PowerSchool Enrollment) for Returning Students
PowerSchool Registration/Enrollment (our online student registration/data validation system) for the 2019-2020 school year will be opening late in the week of August 12, 2019. Emails will be sent to the two primary email addresses listed in PowerSchool and will be sent in batches over a few days. If you have more than one child in the district, please wait until you receive an email for all of your children before beginning the registration process. PowerSchool Registration/Enrollment allows the district to verify all student demographic, emergency, and medical information for your child … [Read more...] about Coming Soon! PowerSchool Registration (Now Called PowerSchool Enrollment) for Returning Students
NJ Public Schools Rank No. 2 in the Country
We're so proud to be part of the New Jersey public school system, which was just ranked no. 2 in the United States! The WalletHub study considered factors such as performance, funding, safety, class size and instructor credentials, and our state's overall score put it near the tippy top of the list. New Jersey ranked No. 2 in highest reading test scores and lowest drop out rate, and No. 3 in highest math test scores and lowest pupil to teacher ratio. [Read more...] about NJ Public Schools Rank No. 2 in the Country
Summer Enrichment Academy Soars
Students soared through the second theme learning about flight. In Reading, students used their strategies to identify main idea, problem & solution, story elements, cause and effect, and non-fiction text features. Students collaborated to discuss facts learned about the Wright Brothers, Amelia Earhart, hot air ballooning and parachuting. Did you know that roosters and sheep were the first passengers to ride in a hot air balloon?? Students experienced first hand how it feels to soar through the sky in a parachute using the Google Expeditions VR Glasses! Afterwards they created a 3D hot … [Read more...] about Summer Enrichment Academy Soars
Summer Enrichment Academy Goes Under the Sea
This year Rutherford Public Schools introduced a Summer Enrichment Academy to provide students with academic experiences based on gifted and talented teaching principles. Students attend class from 8:30- 12:30 p.m. and engage in thematic units using hands-on exploration. Students investigate a topic for the week. The first topic, "Under the Sea" was a splash! Students swam through the first week! They dove in head first learning about what can be found “Under the Sea.” In Reading, students used their strategies to identify main idea, problem & solution, story elements, cause and … [Read more...] about Summer Enrichment Academy Goes Under the Sea