Woodbridge Township School District

Highlights from the 12/17/20 Board Meeting: • CHS Football collected over 190 toys and $75 for the Toys for Tots toy drive. • Students - N. Galicia, J. Lubas, M. Riaz collected and delivered 50 bags of food to the St. James Food Pantry. • 2020 Veterans Day Essay Winners Grade 4: 1st–D. Finnerty; 2nd–T. Wisniewski; 3rd–S. Gesmeria. • 2020 Exemplary Educators: H. Ludlow, S. Samano, M. Sepa-LaFemina. • The WHS JROTC program received Honor with Distinction (HUD) status for 2020-2021. • Pizza Vita proprietors, R. Flores & E. Santorelli provided complimentary pizzas to the students at the RISE program. • Mr. Sanil Namibar organized the Sewa Diwali food drive held at School #18 on 11/28 donating 10,000 lbs. food to “We Feed Woodbridge”. • Touchdown Club of Colonia members, T. Ciencin, T. Howard, and D. Testa assisted with collecting toys for the Toys for Tots toy drive. • Revisions made to 2020-2021 Student Calendar: 1/28 and 1/29 full days for HS students; 6/1 full day for all students; 6/8 early dismissal for all students https://5il.co/h67e • The 2021-2022 Student Calendar was approved https://5il.co/o21b • Approval of the amended funding application for the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESEA/ESSA) Consolidated Grant in the amount of $6,608,272. • Student Academic Performance Results for 2019-2020 were presented https://5il.co/o21d • HS Program of Studies for 2021-2022 was approved. • Approval for the continuation of the “Web Design” pilot program at CHS. • CHS applied for $10,000 Sustainable for Jersey Schools grant to build rain gardens to enhance the surrounding environment. • CHS applied for an additional $2,000 Sustainable for Jersey Schools grant for the plantings to be used in the rain gardens. • JFKMHS applied for $10,000 Sustainable for Jersey Schools grant to procure an outdoor water bottle re-fill station. • Contract awarded for supply and installation of new lockers at CHS

The December 17, 2020 Board Meeting Agenda may be accessed by clicking the following link: https://5il.co/nzc8

A message from the Superintendent containing Information about the impending snowstorm and student instruction may be accessed by clicking this link: https://youtu.be/5v6K3muwDUs

The meal delivery schedule for winter break may be accessed by clicking on the following link: https://5il.co/nx12

Please click the link here for the Woodbridge Township School District Holiday Greeting 2020. https://youtu.be/H7EpwxxTgZM

Please click on this link for a Thanksgiving message from the Superintendent https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H0Ky4Fd8lMA

THANK YOU, RISE EMPLOYERS Fourteen Woodbridge Township employers have partnered with us to provide structured learning experiences (SLE) to Township students through the district’s Reaching Individual Student Excellence (RISE) program, a special education program for students age 18-21 years old to learn and build upon workforce skills. We thank the following employers for welcoming our students for the 2020-2021 school year: Advance Auto Parts - Woodbridge APA Hotel - Iselin C&C Towing & Auto Repair- Fords Chartwells School - District food services vendor Edible Arrangements - Woodbridge Olive Garden - Woodbridge Pizza Hut - Hopelawn Retro Fitness - Woodbridge Rising Up Garden Center - Avenel ShopRite - Woodbridge Walgreens - Inman Avenue - Colonia Walgreens - St. George Ave - Colonia Woodbridge Town Hall - Woodbridge Woodbridge’s Evergreen Senior & Teen Center - Colonia Woodbridge Twp’s Mayor’s Mac Café - Port Reading Woodbridge Twp. School District - Woodbridge & Colonia If interested in becoming a RISE employer next school year, please contact the Special Services Department at 7

Highlights from the November 19, 2020 Board Meeting: • Ninety-four CHS students inducted into the Spanish Honor Society • Donation of $2,000 to School #4/5 from Mr. Bhojani – Marriott Fairfield Inn & Comfort Suites facilitated by Councilman Cory Spillar • Donation of 90 cases hand sanitizer from Ms. Cabrejos and Mr. Balint of R3 Metro • Donation of 1,000 masks from Mr. Anthony Battaglia of KAD Associates • Donation of 30 travel packs from Pastor Samuel of the Metro Park Assembly of God Church • Virtual and hybrid learning programs approved for yoga, martial arts, and music • Proposals approved for architectural services related to alarm upgrades, boiler replacements, land acquisition and geotechnical testing at various schools

Click on the following link for information on the meal distribution plan effective Monday, 11/23. The FREE meals continue to be available for all students in Woodbridge Township: https://5il.co/n7yj

The November 19, 2020 agenda may be accessed by clicking on the following link: https://5il.co/n6pg

Click on this link to read an important letter from the Superintendent regarding remote learning: https://5il.co/n5ek

Please click on the following link for a very important message from the Superintendent concerning remote learning: https://youtu.be/0nnrIArJHog

Please click on the following link to view the Superintendent's Message for today 11/10/20: https://youtu.be/-pNCWEFO8Ps

To review an important message from the Superintendent regarding the status of remote and hybrid instruction click on this link: https://5il.co/mw90

Parents/Guardians, The Woodbridge Twp. School District partnered with the Woodbridge Recreation Department to produce a list of activities and day trips for you and your children during Fall Break locally and throughout the State of New Jersey. For information click on the following link: https://5il.co/mnse Please have a restful and safe Fall Break. We will see you all on Monday, November 9th virtually.

The 2020-2021 Student Calendar has been updated to reflect a change to the dates of Parent/Teacher conferences from the week of 11/15 to the week of 11/29. Any questions, contact your school Principal. Click here to view a copy of the revised calendar: https://5il.co/h67e

All WTSD schools will be closed for Fall recess beginning Mon. 11/2 thru Fri. 11/6. On Monday, 11/9, all students will be on remote instruction

Please click on the following link to view an important message from the Superintendent regarding the schools, Fall break, COVID, etc. https://youtu.be/rwT2wLMNdPA

Please click on this link to view the Superintendent's Weekly Message: https://youtu.be/nzccnN1lVDM The statistics mentioned in the video may be accessed here: https://5il.co/mft6

Please click on the following link to view an important message from the Superintendent regarding our schools and COVID-19 https://5il.co/mdin