The Monroe Pulse - Monroe Township School District News & Updates - October 2021
Monroe Township School District
News & Updates
A Message From Dr. Dori Alvich
Monroe Township School District Superintendent
Dear Monroe Community,
As many of you know, I am retiring on November 1, so this is my last newsletter for the Monroe Pulse. As I am writing, I am thinking of all the accomplishments that our students and staff have seen over the last 18 years, since I began as an assistant principal at Mill Lake and Woodland Schools. Many of our athletic teams have won GMC and state tournaments. We have added more teams and clubs for students to have options and make connections. Our students in the fine and performing arts continue to create amazing art and music that is recognized nationally. We have added new courses at our high school and updated all curriculum to ensure our students have access to top notch curriculum and classes so they can complete for the best colleges and careers. We have become apart of Project Lead the Way to advance our engineering programs. We have expanded the AVID program to Woodland Elementary School and added more sections at the middle and high school. We have created the Whole Child Committee and School-based Social Emotional Committees, as well as improved the Response to Intervention and Multi-tiered Systems of Support so we can support all our students. Our Unified Program has grown and spread to all our schools and is regularly recognized by the NJ Special Olympics as a model program. We have added special education classes so that we can maintain more students in their home district. The professional development program that we offer to our staff provides the tools our staff need to provide the best education for students. We have increased access to technology for all and worked to maintain a safe online presence. We have added school security officers and entrance vestibules to ensure school safety in all our schools. And there are so many other great accomplishments! Thank you to everyone who has contributed to our district for the benefit of our students! And I wish each of you all the best in your futures!

Dr. Alvich
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OAK TREE ELEMENTARY
APPLEGARTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
BARCLAY BROOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Change Sings at Barclay Brook School
Barclay Brook School celebrated Week of Respect during the week of October 4th. During Week of Respect, students and staff were invited to participate in a variety of school spirit days designed to promote kindness and inclusivity and to celebrate uniqueness and diversity. 
To kick-off Week of Respect Mrs. Mahoney and Mrs. Fidura read the book, Change Sings, written by Amanda Gorman (New York Times Bestselling Author and presidential inaugural poet) to all classes at Barclay Brook School. The book is written for young children and shares the message that we all have the power to make changes, big or small, in the world, in our community, and in ourselves. After reading and discussing the book, students wrote a message or drew a picture on a handprint about what they can do to help make “change sing” at Barclay Brook. All of the hands were collected and arranged into a beautiful collage in our cafeteria hallway for all to see. It serves as a daily reminder that each of us has the power to be the change we want to see in the world.
MILL LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Mill Lake is off to a great start to the school year!
Our third grade student council has been selected and already got to work with Ms. Papandrea and Ms. Abrams

This year Mill Lake commemorated the attacks on the World Trade Center by doing the pledge of allegiance and national anthem outside as a school community.

This year's week of respect brought out a lot of school spirit with crazy hair day and dress like your favorite character day.
WOODLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Woodland School celebrated the first week of school with a PTO sponsored Ice Cream Social at Thompson Park! 
 
Our students were excited to sign up for Instrumental Band & Chorus this year.  The Instrumental Band teachers provided our 4th and 5th graders with an assembly introducing them to the various instruments they can play at Woodland!
 
Mrs. Newcomb, school counselor, hosted “Recess Bunch” with the incoming 4th graders and the new 5th graders as a way to connect and reacclimate them to the school environment.
MONROE TOWNSHIP MIDDLE SCHOOL
MONROE TOWNSHIP HIGH SCHOOL

MTHS Footlights
Presents:
Showcase 2021
An Evening of Broadway Songs
and One-Act Scenes
October 28th ,29th ,& 30th
 7:00 pm
 
      Monroe Township High School
       Tickets $8.00 Students / Seniors
       $10.00 Adult
Upcoming Board of Education Committee Meetings:
 
Tuesday, October 12, 2021
Policy Committee Meeting 6:00 p.m.  
Community Engagement & Communication Committee Meeting 7:00 p.m.  
Personnel Committee Meeting 8:00 p.m.  (meeting not open to the public)
 
Wednesday, October 13, 2021
Curriculum Committee Meeting 6:00 p.m.  
Finance Committee Meeting 7:00 p.m.   
Buildings, Grounds & Transportation Committee Meeting 8:00 p.m.  
 
Meetings will take place at the Monroe Township High School
MONROE TOWNSHIP SCHOOL DISTRICT RE-OPENING PLANNING AND GUIDANCE IN RESPONSE TO COVID-19
Monroe Township School District
BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING DATES

For more information about the Monroe Township Board of Education, click here: https://www.monroe.k12.nj.us/domain/13 

2021 Board Members
Ms. Michele Arminio, Board President
Mr. Adi Nikitinsky, Board Vice President
Ms. Kathleen Belko
Ms. Karen Bierman
Mr. Ken Chiarella
Mr. Andy Paluri
Ms. Rupa Siegel
Ms. Chrissy Skurbe
Mr. Peter Tufano

Jamesburg Representative
Mr. Paul Rutsky

Student Board Members
Ms. Samarra Jain
Mr. Shivank Lattupally
MTHS COLLEGE & CAREER COUNSELING CENTER (CCCC)
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