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Monroe Township PublicSchoolsState of theDistrict Addresspresented byDr. Kenneth R. HamiltonSuperintendent of Schoolsand Extended Cabinet1

BOARD OF EDUCATIONMrs. Kathy Kolupanowich, PresidentMr. Ira Tessler, Vice PresidentMr. Marvin BravermanMr. Louis MastersMr. Ken ChiarellaMs. Amy AntellisMr. Anthony PreziosoMr. Doug PoyeMr. Lew KaufmanMr. Robert Czarnaski, Jamesburg Representative2

Central Office & District Administration Dr. Jeff Gorman – Assistant Superintendent of SchoolsMichael C. Gorski, CPA– Board Secretary/BusinessAdministratorJerry Tague- Director of FacilitiesDoug Guillen – Director of TransportationNancy Mitrosak – Director of Food ServicesMarietta Ruela – Director of Pupil PersonnelReginald Washington- Director of Information Technology3

School Administration Lynn Barberi- Principal-Mill LakeErinn Mahoney- Principal-Barclay BrookPatty Dinsmore- Principal- Oak TreePamela Amendola- Vice Principal – Oak TreeDennis Ventrello- Principal- ApplegarthAdam Layman-Principal- WoodlandDori Alvich- Principal-BrooksideAntonio Pepe- Vice Principal- Brookside &Woodland4

School Administration Chari Chanley- Principal-MTMSScott Sidler- Vice Principal – MTMSJames Higgins-Vice Principal – MTMSRobert Goodall- Principal-MTHSKevin Higgins- Vice Principal- MTHSJames Cernansky- Vice Principal- MTHSScott Madreperla- Vice Principal- MTHS5

District Supervisors Greg Beyer-Supervisor of Athletics & StudentActivitiesBonnie Burke-Supervisor Social Studies & ScienceMichele Critelli- Supervisor of GuidancePamela Garcia – Supervisor of English Language Arts,World Languages, & MediaLaurie McConnell – Supervisor of Grants, Testing &Special ProjectsRobert Mele- Supervisor of Arts & Career TechnologyMarie Pepe- Supervisor of Special Education6

A Year in Review What is the Superintendent’s Vision for theDistrict?What are we most proud of?How do we compare?What challenges do we face as a district?7

Vision“Where there is no vision, the people will perish.”The Monroe Township Board of Educationcommits itself to all children by preparing themto reach their full potential and to function in aglobal society through a preeminent education.8

MissionThe Monroe Public Schools in collaborationwith the members of the community shallensure that all children receive an exemplaryeducation by well trained committed staff in asafe and orderly environment.9

Overview of the SODA What is Excellence?Student DemographicsBusiness Office Report Facilities Food Services Transportation Fiscal Review Health Insurance Shared Services10

Overview of the SODA Elementary School ReportMiddle School ReportHigh School ReportPPS (Pupil Personnel Services)Curriculum and Instruction Report NJ Performance Report HighlightsStudent Achievement Data Review Comparative AnalysisAction Plan Progress ReportPlanning for Success11

What does Excellence look like? Increased Student PerformanceHigher Accountability StandardsProfessional DevelopmentFree from Bias/HIBStandard Based SchoolsIncrease in Ivy League University ApplicationsExpand Community Partnerships12

Student 32772951226363959281312134366393927832815168613

Business ReportFacilities ApplegarthMiddle School Re-furbishing Roofing Projects FEMA Claims PSE&G Direct Install Grant Extension of Trailer Leases Ad Hoc Committee for District Growth Fiber Data Upgrades14

Business ReportFood ServicesRecognition as School Garden Champions Implementation of New Child NutritionRegulations Enhance POS System 15

Business ReportTransportation Efficiency Rating New Tiering of Routes Late Run Reinstatement16

Business ReportAudit The District, once again, received anUnqualified or Clean opinion on the Audit ofthe District’s Financial Statements with NoAudit Recommendations for the year ended6/30/1217

Business ReportBudget In the wake of an 11% municipal tax increaserecognized by residents receipt of tax bills this pastsummer, Administration developed a 13/14 schoolbudget which responsibly provided for : 225additional students, New mandated buses and vans, Anew lease payment for the technology initiative, Areplacement roof at the MTMS Performing ArtsCenter and Security upgrades while resulting in thelowest annual increase in taxes in 15 years!18

Business ReportHealth Insurance Cost Containment Efforts to Contain CostsSuccessful Opt Out Provision19

Business ReportShared Services Since joining an additional purchasingconsortium through the Middlesex CountyRegional Educational Services Commissionwhereby the District participates in Countywide supply bulk bidding, we have received aletter indicating savings over 509,969 in justone year20

Monroe Township ElementaryEducationHands-onMaking ConnectionsAuthenticRelevantEngaging21

Star Lab Adventure forSecond Grade Students22

COMMUNITY GARDENIntegrates Science, SocialStudies, Health, Math, andLanguage ArtsGrowing vegetables,fruits, flowers, andcommunity spirit!OutdoorClasses23

Character Crew2011-122012-13United We Stand!Never Too Small to Stand Tall!24

4th Grade Social Studies Curriculum Comes to LifeStudents workedcollaboratively to build aLenape Longhouse.They discovered patternsthat added strength totheir buildingThey read about how theNative Americans usednatural resources and lived bythe cycle of the seasons.Teamwork was essential.25

Brain storming and problemsolving provided the bestsolutions for construction.They discussed how people usedresources in the environment toimprove their lives.They used their expositorywriting skills to reflect on howevents of the past and pastheritage lead and shaped thelives of the present.26

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Middle School ReportOverview ACADEMICACCOLADES PERFORMANCEPRESTIGE COMMUNITYCOLLABORATION29

National Junior Honor Society 31 inductees, 26 still activeVarious community service projects conductedas a chapter: Fall decorating of the schoolbuilding, Operation Donation for HurricaneSandy, visit a senior center in Monroe,participated and helped out at the FALCON 5Kat the high schoolEach member completed their own individualcommunity service project30

MathematicsAssociation of Mathematics Teachers of NJ Statewide Mathematics Project Fair HonoreesAMTNJ MathProject FairAMC8 (November)(October)TopHonoreesin StateTop 1%NationalSt. Joe’s AnnualMath ContestMATHCOUNTS COMPETITION& Club Program(January)(January – March)2nd PlaceTeamStatewide2nd Place Team Chapter(Monmouth, Union, & Middlesex)“Gold Level School” –Mathcounts Club Program31

MTMS Algebraic Slope Art Winners of 2012-2013Julia Kafozoff1st Place – Art3rd Place - MathBethany Lu1st Place - SpiritVishalGumidya2nd Place SpiritSafreenSain3rdPlace SpiritAshley Yang2nd Place – Art2nd Place - MathLucent Fong1st Place – Math3rd Place - SpiritAlexanderKim3rd Place –Art2nd Place Math32

MTMS CelebratesMathematics with Pi Day!33

Science Talented and Gift Program Year long development ofinquiry based projects based ontopics in physical, life, andEarth science Sample topics: Provides students with:Over 70 students participated in Deeperunderstanding ofthe culminating 4th AnnualcontentScience TAG Expo Night Problem solving skills Created a project board Analytical thinking Spoke about their findings Peer review Fielded questions about their Communication skills34projects Surface Friction InvestigationsHydroponic Plant GrowthSoil Sample Analysis

Astronomy Night February 21, 2013Hosted at Mill Lake School34 students presented various concepts in Astronomy tothe second grade student body at Mill LakeAll presentations and models were student created andincluded Power Points, games, model buildingactivities, and Q&A sessions at the end of thepresentationsThe event was captured on video and was shown in theMTMS cafeteria during lunch periods to the students’peers35

BAND AND CHORUS PROGRAM36

Dorney Park FestivalAwards2013 CJMEA RegionsMay 10, 2013Best Overall ChoirBest Overall Jazz Band1st Place Concert Band1st Place Jazz Band1st Place Mixed Choir1st Place Select ChoirBest Soloist-Gilbert W.(AltoSax)37

Student Council Charity was “Hugs for Brady,” a foundation basedsolely in NJ that assists children with cancer andtheir families through research funding, financialassistance, medical care, transportation, andsupport counselingMTMS donated the third highest dollar amount inthe state among middle schoolsFundraisers and events: The Challenge, HalloweenDances, Mr. Falcon, Holiday Grams, Pep Rally38

Builder’s Club Collected over 4,000 pounds of food for the County and MonroeTownship Food Banks. We were 2nd in the county in amountcollected.Collected over 300 in gift cards for families of soldiers in theNational Guard to purchase holiday giftsCollected hats and over 250 for Hats Off for CancerPacked 561 backpacks full of binders, paper, notebooks, crayons,markers, erasers, rulers, pencils and pens and glue sticks. Thiswas done with Chase Bank and World Vision. Filled backpackswill go to students affected by Hurricane Sandy in New Jersey.Sold Philly Pretzels three times profits went to local charitiesJoint cupcake sale with Student Council for Hurricane SandyreliefPop tabs were collected and donated to Ronald McDonald39House

Rachel’s Garden Symbolize Rachel Joy Scott’s message of toleranceand respectTo serve as a constant reminder of Rachel’schallenge to continue a chain reactionA place for staff to enjoy a lunch breakTeachers can sign out space to utilize during classtimeIncentive for students to have lunch outside (e.g.,student of the week/month, 100% club)40

Rachel’s Challenge Hi-five Fridays/Wave Hello WednesdaysQuilt and HandprintsWeekly QuotesMay I Send You A Compliment – money raised fromCompliment Grams goes to Rachel’s GardenChain Links of Acts of KindnessEnd of Year Video about the impact of Rachel’s ChallengeProjected for next year: classroom lessons and skits byFriends of Rachel club to promote message on an ongoingbasisTeam activities: Garden, Posters, Park Cleanup41

Athletics Wrestling The team won third place in the Southern Division ChampionshipTournamentDonald Albach won the following titles: Division Champion GMC Champion Dual County Champion He finished the season with a record of 15-3Boys Basketball 2nd Place winners in the Hoop Group Middle School Garden StateTournament2013 Garden State All-Tournament Team Members Michael Granda Jared Simmons42

High School School Report43

MTHS st21Century HS 2012-13Career Focused Academies (STEM, BLG, FFPA &Freshman Academy)AVID – focusing on College and Career Readiness.2013 1st Senior Class GraduationiPad 1 to 1 Initiative – 2nd Year of Student/Staff24/7 interactive learningGrand Opening of the New Falcon Life Apartment44

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Good Luck to Class of 2013! Princeton UniversityStanford UniversityUniversity of MichiganPenn State UniversityCarnegie Melon Baylor UniversityStevens InstituteRutgers UniversityTCNJ46

Special EducationContinuum of services and programs including: Integrated Preschool Full Day Self-contained Preschool Autism programs – K through 12 Multiply Disabled programs- K through 8 Specific Learning Disability programs- K through12 (Self-contained, Resource, In-class Resource) 847classified students district-wide (Monroe) 58 high school classified students (Jamesburg) 233 students receive only speech/language services47

Special EducationTo support children in special education programs,the following services are provided: Speech and Language Therapy Occupational Therapy Physical Therapy Counseling Transition Assistance Wilson Reading Child Study Team Positive Behavior Supports Structured Social Skills Experiences Sibling Support Group Parent Training48