High School North and South to Play in Inaugural Girls Flag Football League
When the Shore Conference launches its inaugural Girls Flag Football season on May 5, student-athletes from High School North and South will compete against seven other programs situated throughout Monmouth and Ocean County.

The league will feature teams from Holmdel, Matawan, Mater Dei Prep, Pinelands, Shore Regional, High School North, High School South, and an additional combined Middletown team.

The league was made possible through a partnership with the New York Giants, following the franchise's $64,000 donation to the Shore Conference to fund this 7-on-7 flag-format league.

Nike, a partner of the Giants, has announced an additional donation of Nike Women's Vapor Flag Football Uniforms to each participating team.

High School South head football coach, Steve Antonucci, was integral to the launch of the league, and will coach High School South's flag football team. High School North head coach, Steve Bush, will head the Lions flag team. High School South assistant coach Marc Tomo will oversee the combined Middletown team.

"The vision is quite simple, to provide an opportunity for every female who ever dreamed of the possibility of playing the great game of football to now have the opportunity to experience it in their own way," said Antonucci. "We have already seen a tremendous turnout in our schools for this opportunity. I truly believe that the game will be a huge success and I look forward to seeing the girls compete and enjoy what the game has to offer."
Five High School South Student Films up for Audience Award in Basie Center Film Fest
Five High School South students films have been nominated for the Audience Award at the 2021 Count Basie Center for the Arts Virtual Film Festival for teens and college students.


This year’s festival will take place virtually on Wednesday, April 14. Trophies will be awarded in the middle school, high school and college age brackets, with recognition for “Best Narrative Film,” “Best Editing,” “Best Documentary,” “Best Animation” and “Best Acting Performance.” In addition, a day-of Audience Award is on the line, as well as a School Award for any school entering three or more films.

The Audience Award will be awarded to the film with the highest online score on April 14th.

NJDOE Waives Spring Summative Assessments for Most Students
The U.S. Department of Education has approved New Jersey’s plan to delay statewide student learning assessments for most elementary and secondary school students until the fall.

Next fall, districts will administer the recently developed Start Strong summative assessments, which are built upon the traditional statewide tests administered each spring.  The Start Strong assessments are streamlined versions of the Department of Education’s NJSLA reading/language arts, mathematics and science assessments. This streamlined version of the test was piloted to approximately 90,000 New Jersey students this past fall.

Though the administration of NJSLA assessments will be delayed for most New Jersey students this spring, Governor Murphy noted that certain special education students, as well as those students participating in English Language Learning programs, will be assessed as originally planned. 

For additional information please contact your building administrator.
Watch the April 6 MTPS Parent Information Committee Meeting
Monmouth Cares Offers Digital Database of Community Resources
This brief tutorial video with Chad Majczan of Monmouth Cares provides an easy to follow demonstration of Monmouth Resource Net features and services. Monmouth Resource Net is the most comprehensive online way to access Monmouth County, NJ services for children, adults and families.
Bayshore Family Success Center April Events Calendar
This month, the Bayshore Family Success Center will focus on support.


MONMOUTH COUNTY FAMILY SUCCESS CENTERS
CAPA EVENT

Wednesday, April 14 | 2:30 p.m. 

Meet Monmouth County’s Family Success Centers for our annual CAPA event to support Family Success initiatives.


For questions, please call 732.497.3811, or e-mail familysuccess@ymcanj.org.
New Monmouth Students with Autism Sign Pledge of Allegiance to Raise Awareness
To help raise further awareness about autism, New Monmouth Elementary students with autism gathered Wednesday near the campus flagpole to help raise the school's flag, and perform the Pledge of Allegiance in sign language.

The students' effort served as a precursor to World Autism Awareness Day on Friday, April 2.

World Autism Awareness Day, is an event sanctioned by the United Nations, in which member states of U.N. are encouraged to take measures to further educate their communities about people with autistic spectrum disorders, including autism and Asperger syndrome.

World Autism Awareness Day marks the beginning of World Autism Month, in which advocacy groups, local organizations and school communities focus on sharing stories and providing learning opportunities to foster worldwide support for people with autism.

You can watch the New Monmouth student performance below.
Bayview 5th Grade Students Selected to Participate in Elite STEM Program
Bayview Elementary School fifth grade students Averie Zerbo and Kaiden Leak will venture to St. John's University this summer after earning acceptance into the National Youth Leadership Forum: Pathways to STEM program.

Students were nominated by their teacher, Mrs. Aimee Rosenthal, for this elite program, which promotes the development of critical thinking skills and an expansion of their STEM-based knowledge through participation in classes on wilderness and remote medicine, engineering, and crime scene investigation.

Congratulations to Averie and Kaiden!
North News Offers In-Depth Look at "A Letter for Rose" Service Opportunity
A new community service opportunity is available to Middletown Township Public School Students who would like to penpal with senior citizens located at Sunrise Senior Living located in Lincroft through the Letters for Rose program.

This program aims to combat the social-emotional difficulties experienced by the senior members of our Middletown community during the COVID-19 health crisis. By scanning the QR code you can learn more about participating in this program, which distributes letters, artwork and more to the residents of the Sunrise Senior Living facility.
High School North's award winning news anchor, Sophia Haber Brock, recently sat down with members of the Letters for Rose Middletown Chapter for a more in-depth look at the program, and the positive impact it can make for members of our senior community.
District Introduces New K-5 Social Studies Curriculum
Following the state's adoption of new K-5 standards for Social Studies curriculum, and our school community's endorsement of a new mission statement, Director of Social Studies and Technology, Wendy Morales, Ed. D., delivered a presentation during the March 17 Board of Education Workshop Meeting in which she explained how the District's proposed curriculum for the 2021-22 school year aims to meet this collective vision.

"We saw a lot of opportunities here, in terms of allowing students to tap into their own creativity, consider different perspectives, learn how to be good citizens, and we felt [the proposed curriculum] was a good fit for the work that was ahead of us in Social Studies," said Morales during Wednesday's meeting.
MTPS Celebrates Its 2020-21 Educators of the Year
Prior to the Feb. 23rd Board of Education Voting Meeting, the District Administrative Team and Board of Education took time to honor our educators of the year with a special virtual ceremony.

You can now watch the dedicated video for your school's honoree by following 2020-21 MTPS Educators of the Year Playlist link, in addition to a special video message and virtual thank you card to all District staff members from families of our school community.
2020-21 MTPS Educators of the Year Playlist
Community Thank You to our MTPS Educators
YMCA Y-Kids Program Accepting Students at District Schools
Need before or after care services for your student? 

The YMCA Y-Kids Program is accepting students at District schools and providing virtual support and enrichment activities, while following all CDC health and safety guidelines.

For additional information and to request a registration packet, please send an email to afterschool@ymcanj.org 
YMCA Offers COVID-19 Response Resources for Parents, Guardians and Teachers
The Middletown Township Public School District requires that a daily health screening form must be completed each day before your student(s) enters the building. Please visit the home page of your school's website to access your school's unique screening form, or follow the links below.