Tuesday, April 23, 2013
Schools are in the process of transitioning to the new Common Core State Standards, but what does this mean?
If you have school-aged children, then you have heard the words 'common core standard' being the new educational guideline for schools, but what does that really mean and how will it affect your child's education? The Common Core is a New Jersey Department of Education initiative designed to provide a consistent, clear understanding of what students are expected to learn. The standards are designed to be relevant to the real world, reflecting the knowledge and skills that students need "for success in college and careers." Central to this model is the fusion of the ways in which the information is presented in class, how teachers can evaluate whether or not a child is learning the material and the process by which administrators can then …
Monday, April 22, 2013
Junior scientists shine at the annual Science Fair.
The moldy cheese project. Eggs-speriment. Moody music. Homemade make-up. Creativity ruled as junior scientists from Kindergarten to the sixth grade strutted their scientific stuff Friday at Oradell Public School's annual science fair. More than 130 students participated in the annual OPS Science Fair, organized and run by the PTA's Science Fun committee, led this year by Vanessa Hosein and Melissa Saldana. The multi-purpose room was packed with students and parents curious to see the experiments which covered many areas of science--chemistry, biology, electromagnetics, and psychology and physics. The fifth and sixth grade projects were judged. The winners are: 5th Grade 1st Place: Kathryn and Kellie "Can Hand Sanitizer and Soap Stop the …
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Friday, April 12, 2013
The Christie Administration released its new School Performance Reports for the 2011-2012 school year Wednesday.
Students at Oradell Public, Roosevelt and Cherry Hill elementary schools were found to be better performing than those at the Regional schools when compared to their new peer groups and the state according to the new School Performance Reports. Released Wednesday, the reports are a new version of the long-running School Reports Cards that have measured school performance on a variety of metrics since the 1990s. Oradell students academic performance is considered high when compared to their peer group (in the 73rd percentile) and statewide (92nd percentile). Roosevelt School was ranked in the 70th percentile (peer group) and 88th (statewide) for their academic achievement while Cherry Hill was 55th (peer group) and 82nd (statewide). …
Thursday, April 11, 2013
If approved by Education Commissioner Christopher Cerf, River Edge residents would begin paying a greater portion of the levy over a two-year phased in period
Almost nine months since the initial arguments were given over a two-day span before Administrative Law Judge Leslie Z. Celentano, the boroughs of Oradell and River Edge have received an answer to the ongoing River Dell Regional school district funding inequality fight. Celentano has recommended that the state change the funding formula for River Dell to an 80-20 mix formula and placing the majority of the tax burden for the district on River Edge. Her decision called for a two-year phase in period. Oradell which sends approximately 653 students to the River Dell district spends about $20,360 per pupil. River Edge, with 1,024 students, pays about $14,330 for each of its students. According to James Kirtland, a CPA who testified on behalf …
Wednesday, April 10, 2013
After elder brother Kyle Quiero signed his letter of intent this winter to Northwestern University, younger brother Cameron has verbally committed to the same school
After playing together for three years at Bergen Catholic, brothers Kyle and Cameron Quiero of Verona will take the field again together in the fall of 2014. Kyle, who will graduate this June previously committed to Northwestern, will be joined by Cameron following his own June 2014 commencement as the younger Quiero verbally committed to the Wildcats this week, according to Inside Northwestern. The Bergen Catholic junior turned down offers from Pittsburgh and Vanderbilt along with previous visits to several schools in North Carolina. The outside line backer made 36 tackles during his junior season. Older brother Kyle, a wide receiver and defensive back, is currently ranked sixth in the Crusaders individual defensive records for recording …
Thursday, April 4, 2013
Schools are seeking permission to open in fall 2014.
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Thursday, April 4
Nearly 40 applications were filed this week to launch new charter schools, including two in Bergen County, according to a report onNJSpotlight.com. The two Bergen schools are seeking permission to open in Bergenfield and Hackensack, the report said. The proposed Edessa Charter School would draw students from New Milford, Dumont, Paramus, Bergenfield, River Edge and Oradell, according to the state education department. It would focus on 60 K-2 students, but was projected to grow to 120 K-5 students. An Englewood woman is seeking to open the Global Academy Charter School, planned in Hackensack. It would initialy include 115 students in 7th through 10th grade and was projected to expand to 12th graders, serving 210 students in all. "The…
Tuesday, April 2, 2013
Students and faculty raised awareness for the second consecutive year
Students and faculty at Roosevelt School in River Edge donned blue on Tuesday to "Light It Up Blue" for World Autism Awareness Day and help shine a light on autism for the second year in a row. The day also had an added special meaning this year as 10-year-old Jack DeSavino accepted a proclamation from Mayor Sandy Moscaritolo and the borough council on Monday night. The proclamation declared April 2013 as National Autism Awareness Month. DeSavino, who is on the autistic spectrum, also raised awareness of autism last month when he asked guests to donate to Autism New Jersey instead of bringing gifts to his birthday party. Approximately 100 children and their parents from both River Edge and Oradell attended the celebration at Powerhouse …
Former Circle Systems Group principals overcharged districts, exchanged gifts for work, U.S. Attorney says.
Two former executives of an athletic equipment supply firm each face 20 years in prison after admitting their roles in a scheme to defraud schools. Mitchell Kurlander, 54, of Allentown, Pa., and his father-in-law, Alan Abeshaus, 81, of Highland Beach, Fla., pleaded guilty today in federal court to one count of mail and wire fraud conspiracy. Kurlander and Abeshaus served, respectively, as chief financial officer and chief executive officer of Circle Systems Group Inc., which had contracts with a number of New Jersey school districts. The athletic apparel and equipment firm systematically defrauded school districts from at least 1997 to 2007, according to a release by U.S. Attorney Paul Fishman, by keeping duplicate payments from schools …
Monday, April 1, 2013
More than 160 schools across Bergen County slated for security reviews, prosecutor says.
Officials are set to inspect more than 160 Bergen County schools in an expanded security initiative formed after the Newtown elementary school massacre, the county prosecutor announced Monday. Under a newly formed county task force, police chiefs in towns that requested the safety reviews will designate a police liaison to receive training from the prosecutor’s office and work with school officials to develop a security plan, Bergen County Prosecutor John L. Molinelli said. “This task force system will create a permanent security environment whereby local schools will have a greater access to information and assistance in their efforts to keep our schools safe,” Molinelli said in a statement. The security inspections have been going on …
Saturday, March 30, 2013
Cherry Hill and Roosevelt Schools both fell in the rankings, according to schooldigger.com
Oradell Public School (OPS) was named among the top 40 elementary schools in the state in 2011-2012, according to school ranking website schooldigger.com. Drawing from performance data from the New Jersey Department of Education, OPS was ranked 35th out of 1,254 elementary schools in the state. Roosevelt and Cherry Hill both fell in the rankings to to 179 and 263 respectively. Third and fourth-grade students from all three schools showed high proficiency in mathematics, ranging from 88 to 97 percent on average in the ASK evaluation tests. Language arts proficiency for all three was between 80 to 86 percent. Oradell students averaged a 183.7 on the combined ASK tests, with Roosevelt (179) and Cherry Hill (168) trailing their neighbors. …
Todd vandeweghe
11:58 am on Thursday, April 25, 2013
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