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CTSD: Where Children Come First | www.ctsdnj.org
A MESSAGE FROM DR. STAGER, CTSD SUPERINTENDENT:
Dear Clinton Township
Community Members,
Thomas Edison once said, "Good Fortune
is what happens when opportunity meets
with planning." Here at Clinton Township
School District, we are putting ourselves on
a path towards "Good Fortune." During the
2022-2023 school year community members,
parents, teachers, and administrators met to
create a strategic plan for Clinton Township
School District. You can see information
about the plan by visiting our Strategic
Planning Website (https://sites.google.com/
ctsdnj.org/ctsdstrategicplanning/goal-one).
Moving forward, small groups will work
together every year, co-led by a teacher and
an administrator, to create benchmarks
towards meeting our long term goals. While
a lot of the work will be internal, some groups
may reach out to the community at large
to participate. The goals will be updated as
committee members meet throughout the
year, and updates will be shared at future
Board of Education meetings.
We are also again sharing with the public that
we will have a community vote on the hiring
of a School Resource Officer (SRO) on the
November ballot. A School Resource Officer
is a specially trained, active Clinton Township
Police Officer who provides safety and security
to the buildings while working with students
on programs like drug use prevention,
responsible social media use, and making good
choices. If these budget questions do not pass,
our district will not be able to have any current
or retired police officers permanently on site
for at least two years. If the budget questions
are approved, we will be able to have one or
two full time SRO(s) in the district starting
in November of 2023. Please look at the flyer
below to become informed about how this
will impact taxpayers. We continue to hope
the community prioritizes the safety of our
schools.
As a community member, we would love
for you to become more informed. Please
consider watching the board of education
meetings, which are broadcasted live via
Zoom. You can find the schedule here (https://
ctsdnj.org/district/board_of_education/
b_o_e_meeting_zoom_registration). The
next meeting is September 11th at 7:00
p.m. There is also a monthly Coffee and
Conversation with the Superintendent that
you can access here (https://forms.gle/
A3ZQmoqKjBHUNU3J6). This is where, as
the Superintendent, I meet with the public to
share general updates with the public and to
get feedback from the community. Thank you
for becoming informed and for supporting
Clinton Township School District!
– Sincerely, Dr. Melissa Stager, Ed.D
Superintendent, CTSD
