Cresskill Public Schools

Thank you to Filco for a generous donation of $5,000. We plan to put the funds towards the repair and upgrade of the digital sign for the district. While more fundraising is needed, it's a great start for that project. Thank you Filco!

Thank you to our great students that helped to plant over 300 bulbs in the fall. They are now seeing the results of their service as daffodils bloom in front of our high school and at the CSI House!

For those attending the Strategic Planning meeting tonight at LG, the entrance is on the side facing New York City by the flagpoles. I'm looking forward to seeing our students, parents, administrators, and board members that were a part of the process at 7 PM.

Excellent News… The Cresskill Public Library is giving out free glasses for the eclipse.  Information on how to get the glasses is attached!  

Attention Strategic Planners: Tomorrow evening will be the committee report outs of all the great work that was accomplished in committees. We are meeting rom 7 - 8:30 PM at LG Corporate Headquarters at 111 Sylvan Ave, Englewood Cliffs, NJ 07632

Cresskill Elementary Musical GIANTS IN THE SKY for Bryan School Cast performs today Sunday, March 24th, at 3:00 pm in the Cresskill High School auditorium. All are welcome to this great show!

We are rescheduling today's elementary musical to tomorrow at 3 pm out of caution. While we do not currently have water in the parking lot, rain is expected to continue and it has the potential to make access to the parking lot a challenge. Best to simply reschedule. Tickets from today will be honored tomorrow.

Here are our current openings within the district. If you know of any high quality applicants, please share the posting!

So excited to have our new signs out in the community. If you know of strong candidates, encourage them to apply to be members of our amazing team!

We will be presenting the preliminary budget at Monday evening's BOE meeting starting at 7 PM in the CHS Student Center. All are welcome!

A special free webinar about ONLINE SAFETY is being offered by the NJ Coalition Against Human Trafficking on March 26th from 7:30 - 9:00 PM. Parents are welcome to register at safernj.org for this free event.

Our language liaisons are looking forward to helping our multilanguage learners tonight at 7 pm in the high school student center. All are welcome!

Reminder that we have an In-Person Multi-Language Family meeting tonight with Dr. Hughes at 7 PM in the CMS/CHS Student Center. Come and learn ways to use digital translation tools to better partner with the schools. Parent Liaisons that will help with the session will meet at 6 PM for training.

The Strategic Planning Communication Committee is seeking your help in determining overall feelings and preferences with Building-Based and District-Based communication and the tools that we use to communicate. Please fill out this survey (https://forms.gle/YVBYD92RYC7ThJpYA) to ensure your preferences are recorded by March 15th. All compiled data will be shared with the community after the survey closes and will be used to help plan future communication methods.

It's an exciting game for boys basketball. Great student turnout and even some legends stopped by to cheer on the Cougars.

We are moving the Coffee with the Superintendent to next Thursday, March 7th at 7 PM in the CHS Student Center so it does not conflict with the championship basketball game and Merritt Game Night. The focus of the evening next week will be on helping parents with multilingual communication and supports. All are invited, but especially our multilingual parents will find the evening helpful. The language liaisons will meet at 6 PM to prepare.

Parents of students taking the SAT, please be advised that there has been a recent scam going around by people pretending to be the College Board. If you are contacted by someone asking for confirmation of payment, this is a scam. Here is an article about this issue: https://www.bbb.org/article/news-releases/23883-bbb-scam-alert-watch-out-for-sat-prep-scams

Tonight's Coffee with the Superintendent scheduled for 7 PM has been moved to Thursday, February 29th at 7 PM in the high school student center. The night will focus on translation tools and supports for our multilingual families and be supported in multiple languages.

Snow days can be magical for our children but also pose a challenge for parents to keep them entertained and engaged. Here is a resource to help maximize the day with fun ideas you can do inside while it is still snowing. https://runwildmychild.com/snow-day-activities-for-kids/

Cresskill School District will be closed on Tuesday, February 13, due to the anticipated snowfall.