Archives for July 2020
Return to School Survey for Families
Hello SOMSD Parents/Guardians,
The New Jersey Department of Education is working on plans for re-opening school buildings in the 2020-21 school year and is currently exploring various options based on available guidance from public health experts. We want your feedback to understand what is most important to you.
While it is our hope that school would resume normal operations in the fall, due to the uncertainty that the coronavirus pandemic still poses we realize that this may not be possible. As we prepare our District’s Reopening Plan, we are taking into consideration that the pandemic will roll-over into September 2020 and beyond. Please fill out this survey assuming health and safety measures like social distancing are still in place.
Your answers to this survey are anonymous and confidential. If you have more than one child in your family, we recommend filling out this survey for each child.
Click here or copy URL to fill out the survey: https://bit.ly/SOMSDReopeningSurvey
SOMSD School Reopening Plan: Parenting Center Assembling a Parent Panel for Focus Group
July 7, 2020
Dear SOMSD Family,
Our School District recognizes the importance of hearing and weighing parental voices as we work on reopening in the fall. Toward this end, The Parenting Center will begin the process of assembling a parent feedback panel on reopening our schools. In the next week, we will send an email/SMS text with an application form for any parents/guardians who are interested in being involved with the Parent Panel for Reopening School. We seek to gather a diverse and representative group, so once application responses have been received (due date to be provided), a lottery system will be used to choose two-panel members from each school and SEPAC to serve as part of the parent panel.
The panel will meet with Superintendent, Dr. Taylor twice during the summer and will function much like a focus group sharing responses to options that he will be presenting. In addition to the Parent Panel application form, the District will also be emailing a “Return to School 2020″ survey to families on Tuesday, July 7, to provide an opportunity for all families to share their individual feedback.
We look forward to the Panel meetings and the results of the survey – both will make an important contribution to the planning process for our District’s reopening in the fall.
Please look for an email from the district in the next week with more information.
Sincerely,
Karen Weiland
Special Services: Preschool Update, July 6, 2020
July 6, 2020
Dear SOMSD Pre-K Parents/Guardians:
We hope that you and your family are well. Thank you for your patience and understanding as the District finalizes plans for the 2020-2021 school year. In an effort to keep all lines of communication open with our families and community, please see below for an update of the District’s Preschool Education program and registration for the 2020-2021 school year.
While the district is eager to move forward with the placement of more students from our lottery waitlist, we are currently still awaiting final budgetary decisions from the New Jersey Department of Education, in addition to updated guidance from the federal, state and local levels as a result of the impact of Covid-19. We remain hopeful that we will be able to place the more than 100+ students on our waitlist, and the Preschool Department will provide another placement update in late July.
We thank you for your patience during this unprecedented time. Please email us at prekregistration@nullsomsd.k12.nj.us with any questions. Be safe and well.
Sincerely,
Melody Alegria, Ed.D
cc: Leroy Johnson III, Supervisor, Preschool Education Program
SOMSD Establishes Virtual Enrollment for Students New to the District
Enrollment Application:
List of Registration Documents Needed:
Parents/Guardians must first complete the online application. Once complete, a link will be provided to upload enrollment documents. Once the documents have been received and reviewed, phone interviews may be scheduled.
Appointments for Phone Interviews will be conducted AFTER registration documents have been uploaded and received.
Thank You!
OFFICE OF REGISTRATION