As this school year is drawing to a close I would like to thank
the teachers for their efforts, congratulate the students on their achievement,
and express my gratitude for the support of the parents. Additionally, as we approach summer break, it
is fitting to reflect on things we have done and where we are headed.
Over the past year, we worked toward implementing the New
Jersey Student Learning Standards, enhancing student performance on state
assessments, and improving the use of technology in educational practice. Our curriculum and benchmarks of subject
matter learned in each class is now online.
We have assessed each child in math and ELA. We have increased the number of technology
devices the children are using in the classroom each year for the last four
years. Also, we have embraced the use of
many Google programs like Classroom, Docs, Calendar, and Gmail.
A focus this summer will be to accomplish a “Read One Book”
initiative in partnership with the North Bergen Public Library. Additionally,
each child in grades Kindergarten through 6 will have a reading level sent home
on the report card. Please use this reading
level to get books and read with your child.
The math department will have activity packs for the children to do to
keep mentally active. Together, we are looking
to make visible difference for our students, families, and community.
Next year we will set our sights on some challenging goals in the areas
of continuing to improve student achievement and college and career readiness. We
will look to make our students future ready today and to increase community
engagement. In spite of the challenges,
we will focus on what matters most to ensure our students are learning and we are
continuing to grow as a staff and a district.
Educating our children for a successful future is important and a
focal point of my educational plan. Despite the constraints and
challenges caused by the states funding situation, we continue to focus on
improvement. We will continue to find
ways to control our resources, people, time, dollars, and relationships toward
success for students and a strong school system of which our community is
justifiably proud.
I hope each of you has an opportunity to rest and re-energize over
the summer.
Please make sure you visit https://www.northbergen.k12.nj.us/ https://twitter.com/nbergenschools and https://www.facebook.com/nbergenschools/?ref=hl to get information concerning school activities.
Lastly,
I would like to wish all the dads a happy Fathers Day!!
