This is a helpful webinar to help parents understand the brain mechanisms involved in screen addition, coupled with the demands of school and solutions to help your child at home. https://www.beyondbooksmart.com/screen-use-and-screen-addiction-resource-page … [Read more...] about Screen Use/Addiction and Executive Functioning Webinar
May 28 2021
Dear Parents We have used all of the allotted snow days for this school year. Therefore, school will be in session on Friday, May 28. That day will be a "traditional" one-session day for the entire District. Please refer to the one-session day schedule for your child's school. The District will be closed on Monday, May 31 in observance of Memorial Day. Tuesday, June 1 is a professional development day for all faculty and staff. School will not be in session for students on June 1. Students will return to school on Wednesday, June 2. Jack Hurley Superintendent of Schools … [Read more...] about May 28 2021
BCBOH Revised Rules
As you are aware, the majority of COVID19 quarantines and all of our school closures have been due to the Bergen County Department of Health's broad interpretation of "possible exposure" that did not follow the guidelines of the CDC and the NJDOH regarding close contact. While understanding and appreciating the BCDOH’s stance of taking “an abundance of caution,” our schools have been closed many times this year due to a lack of staff caused by quarantines of teachers who were never considered “close contacts" by NJDOH and CDC guidelines. Additionally, hundreds of students, who were also … [Read more...] about BCBOH Revised Rules
Staff Spotlight – Erin White
Meet Ms. Erin White, Response to Intervention (RTI) math instructor at Pierrepont School. Although Ms. White has only been with us for a year, she has made quite an impression with both students and staff. Ms. White has been influential in working with students who have struggled with mathematics, especially during this hybrid model of learning. She has developed academic intervention plans, each tailored to meet the needs of her students, and has been in frequent communication with them and their families to ensure that the plans are understood. When asked what they like about Ms. … [Read more...] about Staff Spotlight – Erin White
Board of Education Asks Health Dept. to Follow Federal, State Guidelines for COVID-19 Protocols
The Rutherford Board of Education passed a resolution during its regular meeting on Monday, April 5, requesting that the Bergen County Department of Health (BCDOH) adhere to the COVID -19 guidelines set forth by the state and nation when it comes to mandatory quarantining in schools. The formal action is in response to BCDOH’s guidelines, which are far more restrictive than those recommended by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the New Jersey Department of Health (NJDOH). The resolution calls the BCDOH’s guidelines unnecessarily restrictive and says that almost … [Read more...] about Board of Education Asks Health Dept. to Follow Federal, State Guidelines for COVID-19 Protocols