Cresskill Public Schools

Dear Cresskill Community, It is with great pleasure that I announce our appointment of the new MMS principal, Ms. Jacqueline Peguero. I am very excited that she will be joining us on August 1, 2023. She was our top candidate from 63 applicants after completing an exhaustive interview process consisting of three rounds of interviews, multiple performance tasks, and being interviewed by committees consisting of teachers, building leadership, and district administrators. She was unanimously approved this evening by the board of education after attending the meeting and conducting a brief introduction about her values, beliefs, and reasons for coming to Cresskill. We are in the process of setting up "meet and greets" for the Merritt families beginning on August 1st that we will be sending out information on in the upcoming weeks. With Care & Service to Cresskill, Dr. Peter Hughes Superintendent of Schools

Congratulations to all of our students from EHB and MMS that are moving up and entering the middle school. We are so proud of your work and who you are growing into!

With current air condition being bad outside, I have received some questions about the safety of classroom air when air conditioners are off. Here I explain to some of my fourth graders how univents work to ensure students stay safe. https://youtu.be/-vrk65F8vr4

Cresskill School District is seeking motivated and hard working full time custodians. If you or someone you know is interested in a position with us, please email a letter of interest and resume to cresskilljobs@cresskillnj.net.

Due to the poor air quality today, we are keeping students indoors for lunch and PE.

We are anticipating increased air pollution (particulates) over the next couple of days due to the wild fires in Canada. For those that are sensitive, we encourage mask use when outside - which can greatly reduce inhalation of particulates.

In recognition of her "dedication, leadership, distinguished service, and contributions to advance public education" our board president, Denise Vilanni, was honored tonight by NJSBA. Congratulations!

We are seeking community input into the desired qualities of a new principal. Please take a moment to share with us the qualities you want represented in the next principal. Thank you in advance for your assistance in creating a principal candidate profile: https://forms.gle/zq11exwYc1YWayec8

This is what excellence looks like... accolades for our outstanding music department! https://sites.google.com/cresskillnj.net/cresskillmusicdepartmentalumni/honors-achievements/2022-2023-honors-achievements

Attached are available positions for the 2023 - 2024 school year in Cresskill School District. We are looking for committed candidates that believe in "Excellence for All". Please share with possible candidates.

We are so proud of our AP art students for their successful gallery showing! Here is the video from our TV production students: https://vimeo.com/829465565

Cresskill BOE adopted an updated mission and vision to "foster a culture of EXCELLENCE for ALL". View our updated mission statement here: https://www.cresskillboe.k12.nj.us/page/district-mission-vision

CougarsUnited, our town non-profit travel soccer club, is looking for a few more players for some new teams and to balance out some existing rosters. Right now we are specifically looking for 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 girls & 2013 boys. 2013 Boys For the 2013 boys we are looking for a number of boys to round out our existing roster playing on a competitive team and would like to invite those players to a team practice this week 2014, 2015 and 2016 girls We plan to have a few clinics for the younger girls with some high-school girls who have played in our club for years. This will allow your daughter to see if it's something for them as we are establishing a few new team and may also have some spots on existing teams 2013 Girls The 2013 girls team is looking for a number of girls to round out our existing roster playing. Girls interested would be invited to a team practice in the next two weeks. Please contact us at CresskillCougarsUnited@gmail.com and fill out the following form https://go.teamsnap.com/forms/369529

Cresskill School District is seeking an innovative and caring elementary principal to lead a high performing school (MMS). Interested candidates can apply by sending a cover letter, resume and copy of NJDOE certification to: phughes@cresskillnj.net.

Powerful learning today from Mykee Fowlin about mental health, compassion, and the importance of acceptance. Important lessons for all middle and high schoolers!

Congratulations to Michael Burke who was honored this morning by NJASA for his service in public education and Cresskill.

So proud of our middle and high school comeback story being highlighted today on CBS! We are so happy to be back better!

We are so excited to welcome the Editor-in-Chief of the Princeton Review to present to our high schoolers about the college selection process. What a great presenter! What a great turnout! @CresskillMSHS @CresskillMSHS @CresskillBOE

Tonight we welcome the Editor of the Princeton Review, a leading publisher for families wanting to get their kids into high achieving colleges. This event is at 7 PM in the high school auditorium, and we are hoping to see all 9-12 graders that want to learn from his expertise.

Please see the attached flyer for those in the community that wish to observe Yom Ha'atzmaut at Borough Hall.