The Nest
Soaring to Excellence August 19, 2024
Dear Hillcrest Families,
I hope that everyone had a wonderful weekend!
On Tuesday, November 19th, Hillcrest School will host Mr. Daryn Plummer- Supervisor of Equity and Inclusion to review the district equity and inclusion plan, restorative practices, and the district equity goals. Representatives from Zufall and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) will be on-site to connect families with available resources. We will also have translation/interpretation available and our Franklin High School students will be available to provide FREE childcare during the event.
Our school will be participating in survey data collection using the New Jersey School Climate Improvement (NJ SCI) Survey, which was developed and is administered by Rutgers University in order to help schools obtain multiple perspectives on aspects of school climate. Collecting data is important for understanding strengths and needs in our school and how it feels to be a member of the school community. The data will be used to make improvements to the school. This survey is anonymous and voluntary and will be offered to staff members, students and their families. School and district staff will be able to view responses from the survey on a password-protected online platform. Individual responses on the survey are combined with other respondents for reporting purposes. For example, your answers on the survey will be combined with those of other student family members. No one will have access to an individual respondent’s answers.
The student survey will be given in school from 11/25/2024 - 12/09/2024. You can see the questions that are on the student surveys by clicking on this link. We would very much like to learn about your child’s opinion about school, but your child does not have to participate in the survey. If you would rather not have your child participate in the survey, please fill out this form by November 19, 2024. If you do not respond, it will be understood that you approve of your child’s participation in the survey.
We would also like YOUR opinion of our school. Please take a few minutes to complete this HIL Parent Survey using the following password: HILparent. The family survey will close on 12/09/24. You may take this family survey more than once if you have more than one child in our school(s).
If you have any questions about the survey, please feel free to reach out to Mary Clark at mclark@franklinboe.org. We thank you and your family for providing feedback to help make our school more supportive and engaging.
Be well,
Mrs. Vaccaro
Principal
Calendar of Events
November 19- Parent Academy Event: Daryn Plummer
November 21- GEOY Nominations due. Click here for the nomination form.
November 21- Turkey Trot Walk-A-Thon-
November 22- Turkey Trot Walk-A-Thon RAINDATE
November 22- Spirit Day
Looking Ahead:
November 27- Minimum Session Day- Dismissal at 1:20
November 27- PBIS PJ Day Fundraiser
November 28-29- Thanksgiving Holiday Break
December 2-9- Minimum Session Days-Dismissal at 1:20 for Parent/Guardian-Teacher Conferences
December 2- Evening conferences- 6:00-8:00 pm
December 5- Evening Conference- 6:00-8:00 pm
December 9- Minimum Session Day- Dismissal at 1:20
December 10- PTO Holiday Shop
December 11- JOIN US!! Evening Event Gingerbread Read Aloud/Craft @ 5:00-6:15 pm
December 17- PreK, K-2 Multigrade Dance and Music Performance @ 9:50
December 20- Report Cards Distributed
December 23-January 1- Winter Recess
