PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Public Business Meeting of the Fort Lee Board of Education will be held Monday, June 5, 2023 at 6:30 p.m. and immediately go into Executive Session. The Board will reconvene into the Public Business Meeting at approximately 7:30 p.m. The Public Business Meeting will be held at the Lewis F. Cole Intermediate School Cafetorium for a limited number of the public. The public meeting will also be live-streamed utilizing Zoom videoconferencing. Official action will be taken. Please join the Zoom Public Business Meeting at: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85285162648

The Fort Lee Public Schools is proud to host its second Community Talk event titled "Introduction to Equity: Community Conversations" to be held virtually on June 14, 2023 at 6:00 PM. In partnership with GOMO Services, Fort Lee welcomes Clifton J. Thompson, Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion of Lawrence Township Schools, to speak to our community about this very important topic. Fort Lee faculty, parents, and community members are welcome. See attached flyers and the presenter's bio for more details.

We are proud to announce the induction of Yaneixa Hermoso, Class of 1997, and Thomas Hur, Class of 1995, into Fort Lee High School's Academic Hall of Fame. Congratulations!

If your child(ren) are in need of subscription bus services for the 2023-2024 school year, please complete the survey below by June 5th, 2023.

The Fort Lee Public Schools is proud to host its first Community Talk: Managing and Coping with Stress and Anxiety of Digital Overload on May 10, 2023 in the Fort Lee High School Auditorium at 6:00 PM. In partnership with GOMO Services, Fort Lee welcomes Fabiola Paul, CEO and Clinical Director of Enlightening Counseling and Educational Services, to speak to the community about this very important and relevant topic. Fort Lee faculty, parents, and community members are welcome. (video)

School Self-Assessment for Determining Grades under the Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights Act

• To be used as a standards-based complement to the resources used by educators in their classrooms to evaluate the needs of students. • Administered quickly, in person, and provides general information about the levels of support that students may need

The School Performance Reports reflect the New Jersey Department of Education's commitment to providing parents, students and school communities with a large variety of information about each school and district. These reports can be used as a tool to help evaluate whether all students have equitable access to high quality education. We encourage you to use these reports to learn more, start conversations, and engage.

The Fort Lee School District will be offering seats in the General Education Inclusive Preschool classes for the 2023-2024 school year. The Preschool Program is open to all four year-old children who reside in Fort Lee. The child must be four (4) years of age and born between October 1, 2018 and September 30, 2019. Classes are taught by certified teachers and supported with paraprofessional aides. This program provides an inclusive educational program for preschool children that is aligned with the New Jersey Preschool Teaching and Learning Expectations and includes both typically developing and special needs preschool children. School hours are from 8:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. The Preschool Program follows the school calendar. Tuition is $1,000 per month with the September 2023 tuition due by June 2, 2023 if your child is accepted by lottery into the program. Transportation to and from school is the responsibility of the parent/guardian. All children must be potty-trained to participate in the Preschool Program.

Fort Lee Public Schools is excited to announce the return of the Summer Bridge Academy and St. Peter’s University Accelerated College Experience for the summer of 2023! These programs will be offered to current Fort Lee Public Schools' students entering grades 1 - 9 in the 2023-2024 school year and will contain coursework in English Language Arts, Mathematics and other enrichment areas. Registration must be completed in Genesis Parent Portal and will remain open through June 1, 2023. Please see the registration form for full program details.

The Fort Lee Recreation Department is now accepting applications for summer employment for SprayPark/Wading Pool Attendants and Summer Playground Program Counselors.

READ THE FOLLOWING REGISTRATION PROCEDURES

For incoming Kindergartner and 1 st Grade Girls For additional information contact Pam Singer at [email protected]

The Fort Lee Public Schools provide a level of course rigor and student achievement leading to successful 21st century education and career choices for our pupils. The Fort Lee Public Schools provide bias-free, barrier-free access for all students to facilities, courses, programs, activities and services, regardless of race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, age, marital status, affectional or sexual orientation, gender, religion, disability or socioeconomic status.

As announced in the New Jersey Department of Education (NJDOE)’s April 28, 2021 broadcast, in March 2021 President Biden signed the Federal American Rescue Plan (ARP) Act, Public Law 117-2, into law. The ARP Act provides an additional $122 billion in Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ARP ESSER) to States and school districts to help safely reopen, sustain the safe operation of schools, and address the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the nation’s students. As with the previous ESSER funds available under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act, and the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act (CRRSA), the purpose of the additional funding is to support local educational agencies (LEAs) in preparing for and responding to the impacts of COVID-19 on educators, students, and families. Additional information on ARP ESSER may be found in the NJDOE’s funding comparison fact sheet.

Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 18A:7C-6.6, school districts and charter schools must, by October 1 of each year, provide parents or guardians certain information on any State assessment or commercially developed standardized assessment that will be administered in that school year.

Health Curriculum Consent Forms are now available in the Genesis Parent Portal. Parents will receive an email notifying them to complete the form. Parents of students in grades Kindergarten, grade 3 and grade 10 will not be prompted to complete the form as there will not be designated Health units taught at these grade levels.

On September 2, the New Jersey Department of Health released updated COVID-19 public health guidelines for schools. The attached document outlines the protocols that will be implemented in the Fort Lee School District in response to COVID-19.

Prepared by: Karl Environmental Group

The District's Reopening Plan has been updated as of today, March 7, 2022. On February 28, 2022, Governor Murphy announced that as of today, March 7, 2022 mask wearing on school buses is optional. Therefore, beginning today, March 7, 2022, mask wearing on school buses is optional. For more details regarding the district’s transition to a mask-optional policy and other updates made to our Reopening Plan, please see the link below. All updates to our Reopening Plan are highlighted in orange. Translations of our Reopening Plan are available in Spanish, Korean, Japanese and Chinese via the link below.

Dear Fort Lee families: At our most recent scheduled Board of Education meeting the Fort Lee Board of Education voted unanimously to approve Board Policy 1648.11 - The Road Forward COVID-19 Health and Safety. This policy contains an attachment of the District Reopening Plan. In its current format it follows the recommendations of the New Jersey Department of Health (NJDOH). These recommendations make the wearing of masks; optional beginning March 7, 2022. This plan does describe the conditions that must exist for this recommendation to remain. If there are significant increases in school and/or community related transmission, the District in consultation with the local health department may reinstate some measures to mitigate the spread. Please be reminded, regardless of the decision each family may make, we respect and understand that decision. We will not tolerate bullying, harassment or intimidation on any of our campuses. We teach our children to be respectful and we ask all stakeholders of the same respect. If there are any questions regarding the wearing of masks please contact your child’s school. Thank you for your continued support. Robert Kravitz Superintendent of Schools