Clinton Township Newsletter

1 4 J a n u a r y 2 0 1 5 www.ClintonTwpNewsletter.com C L I N T O N T O W N S H I P S C H O O L N E W S www.ctsd.k12.nj.us Clinton Township Schl District Miion Statement: C t s D b o a r D o f e D u C a t i o n m e e t i n G : January 5, 2015* – Reorganization Meetings will be held on the fourth Monday of the month, except where noted *. Unforeseen circumstances may force the rescheduling of these meetings. In such cases, notice will be given as provided in the Open Public Meetings Act. Meetings are held at Clinton Township Middle School (34 Grayrock Rd.) in the Auditorium or Library at 7:30 pm. Find out what's going on in our schools, meet the Board and the Superintendent! All residents of CT are encouraged to attend, not just the parents of CTSD children. For BOE meeting minutes, please visit: www.ctsd.k12.nj.us You're Invited To: Pa r e n t I nf or m at ion N ig h t Thursday, January 29, 2015 Clinton Township Middle School • 34 Grayrock Road, Clinton CTMS Library/Media Center • 6:30pm - 8:00pm Offered by: Clinton Township School District's Office of Special Services Topic: Strategies to Increa se Your Child's At tention Presenters: Clint C. Stankie wicz, Psy. D., ABPP Dr. Clint Stankiewicz is the Executive Director and President of the Institute for Learning and Behavioral Sciences here in Clinton. He is licensed in New Jersey and holds two Board Certifications, in Clinical Psychology and Cognitive and Behavioral Psychology by the American Board of Professional Psychology. Dr. Stankiewicz, a Fellow of the American Academy of Clinical Psychology, has over 10 years of experience working with children and adolescents. and Kris Stankie wicz, Psy. D. Dr. Kris Stankiewicz, a Licensed Clinical Psychologist and Certified School Psychologist, has been working with children, adolescents and families for the past 12 years in both school and clinical settings. Dr. Stankiewicz has specialty areas in psychological evaluation with individu- als of all ages. PLEASE RSVP BY JANUARY 22 to Michelle Nor at: mnor@ctsd.k12.nj.us. A L e t t e r f r o m Dr. Drucilla Clark, Superintendent of Schools This past month we had our first of three meetings on creating a Strategic Plan for the Clinton Town- ship School District. We have two more meetings scheduled for January 8 and January 12 at the Clinton Township Middle School Cafeteria at 7:00 in the evening. If you have not had a chance to partici- pate, all are welcome. Please join us. Board members, students, staff, parents and community are joining together to create a plan for the future of the district. We have already worked on an extensive list of accomplishments and future challenges. This is no easy task, but we are being led by New Jersey School Board Field Representative, Gwen Thornton. She is very ex- perienced in working with school communities on creating 5 year Strategic Plans. As we work through these challenges, I will be report- ing on our progress. Please watch our website for updates and information. One of our challenges is the issue of whether or not to institute a full day kindergarten pro- gram. The district Ad Hoc Committee is making a pre- sentation on the information they have collected at the January 5th Board of Education Meeting, 7:30 in the Clinton Township Middle School Auditorium. Please join in the conversation. Happy Holidays! Dr. Drucilla Clark, Superintendent of Schools I m p o r t a n t M e s s a g e F r o m Th e S u p e r i n t e n d e n t : e Ad Hoc Kindergarten Committee will be giving a presentation on Full Day Kindergarten at the regularly scheduled Board of Education Meeting, January 5, 2015. e meeting will open at 7:30 pm in the CTMS auditorium. Please join us! Dear Parents and Community Members: "If y• d't kn• •e y• e go•g, y• e go•g to w•d up s e-a €e." – Yogi B‚a

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