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RTNJ NEWS 1
Randolph Township Schools Newsletter September 1 20,2016
Upcoming Events:
Sept. 20: BOE
Meeting
Sept. 21: Ironia
School Photos
Sept. 22: First
Day of Fall
Fernbrook PTO
Meeting
Elementary PreK-
Grade 2 Back to
School Night
RHS Financial Aid
Night
Sept. 23: Center
Grove Carnival
Sept. 24: Fern-
brook PTO Family
Picnic
Sept. 26: Early
Dismissal/Staff
Development
(Childcare availa-
ble)
RMS Team 6-1
and 6-2 Dance,
Animal Show and
Ice Cream Social
Sept. 27: RMS
Teams 6-1, 6-2
Fairview Lake Trip
Sept. 27-28: RHS
Underclassmen
photos
Sept. 28: Teams
6-3, 6-4 Dance, Animal Show and Ice Cream Social
Randolph High School Ranked No. 16 in New Jersey
New Jersey Monthly has ranked Randolph High School has one of the top high
schools in New Jersey. RHS, which was
ranked No. 63 in 2014, is now ranked No.
16.
“Randolph strives to give our students the
best education possible and prepare them
for success in college and careers,” said
Superintendent Jennifer A. Fano. “I am
thrilled with the top 20 ranking by New
Jersey Monthly and will continue to lead
and support an amazing team that truly
deserves such positive recognition.”
Board of Education President Al Matos said he was very pleased with this
“excellent accomplishment.” “Last year, the Board of Education, administration
and staff remained diligent on our core mission of education and raising the bar,”
he said. “Our teachers and supportive parents make it look easy, but in fact, it’s
hard work. Congrats to our administrative leadership, High School Principal Deb-
bie Iosso and her staff and our teachers who provide the day to day execution in
reaching our goals.”
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Randolph School District Recognized for Safety
The School Safety Advocacy Council National Conference has recognized the Randolph
School District for its outstanding dedication to keeping students, staff and schools safe at
its annual conference on July 26.
Randolph High School Principal Debbie Iosso accepted the award on behalf of the school
district at the conference. When she returned, she shared the news with district officials,
principals, school district Security Supervisor Harry Ruiz and Randolph Police Chief David
Stokoe. (Pictured left to right, Shongum Principal Cliff Burns, Ruiz, Iosso, Stokoe, Fernbrook Principal
Danielle Soldivieri and Ironia Principal David Kricheff.)
“I continue to not only be passionate about enhancing security but also thrilled with the
ongoing collaboration of our Board of Education,
Superintendent Jennifer A. Fano, building admin-
istration, security personnel and Chief Stokoe’s
police department,” Iosso said. “I nominated the
Randolph School District and our police depart-
ment because of the incredible effort that went
into enhancing our security protocols. It was val-
idating to learn that a National Safety Agency
agreed that we were in the forefront of making
school security a priority. Plans include continu-
ing these efforts moving forward!”
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Board of Education Welcomes New Staff for 2016-17 School Year
More than 40 new staff members enjoyed a three-day orienta-tion program at Randolph High School August 29-31.
On August 29, Superintendent Jennifer A. Fano welcomed the
staff to Randolph and Ms. Fano and Director of Secondary Ed-
ucation Jonathan Olsen spoke to staff about Maker Culture.
Later, more than 40 of the 47 new staff members got on a
school bus and visited each of the district’s schools and town
hall where staff members met Randolph Mayor Roman Hirniak
and Township Manager Steve Mountain who showed new staff
the municipal building. Randolph Police Lt. Jeffrey Gomez gave
new staff a tour of the police department. (Ms. Fano address new
staff at the orientation program, right.)
On August 30, Ms. Fano introduced new staff to the dis-
trict’s administrators and central office staff. New staff
attended special presentations and workshops August 30
and 31 on everything from special education to 21st cen-
tury teaching to middle school STEM and creating learn-
ing environments to educate the whole child. (Human Re-
sources Coordinator Meredith Conway talks to new staff.)
Many staff members said they enjoyed the three-day
program and are very excited to work in Randolph. “The
new teacher orientation had a variety of learning oppor-
tunities designed to engage all of the new staff mem-
bers,” said Katherine Thorn, the district’s new K-5 Ele-
mentary Supervisor. Thorn did a presentation on curricu-
lum compacting with Fernbrook Principal Danielle Soldivieri with an interactive Powerpoint presentation
and a second program on balancing procedures and a positive learning environment, which was attended
by 10 teachers.
“We have a very enthusiastic and passionate group of new
staff who are eager to begin and will bring a dynamic
learning experience to their students,” Thorn said. (New
teachers participate in interactive activities during orientation)
All Staff Returned September 1
On September 1, Superintendent Fano welcome staff to the
new school year and Board of Education President Al Matos
(below left) told staff that Randolph has great teachers
who “are the cornerstone of our accomplished school dis-
trict.”
Matos congratulated teachers for Randolph High School’s No. 16
ranking by New Jersey Monthly magazine which “deserves much
accolades and thank yous.” On behalf of the board, administra-
tion and parents, Matos thanked teachers “for being the decisive
element in the classroom and “for being teachers and continuing
to inspire all of us.”
Board Vacancy: The Randolph Board of Education is seeking candidates
to fill an unexpired board term available through January, 2018. Interested
candidates must apply by Sept. 30. For info, visit rtnj.org.
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Below, new Center Grove staff and left bottom, Ms. Thorn and Mrs. Soldivieri offer a workshop
for new teachers. Fernbrook’s new staff, below right, and bottom, new staff listen.
Randolph Hires New Staff
Left,
new RHS
staff,
right,
new RMS
staff
Left, new
Shongum
staff.
Right,
new
Ironia
staff.
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Fernbrook Students Enjoy Summer STEAM Program
More than 90 rising third to fifth grade students at Fernbrook spent three weeks engaged in creative problem solving and learning about engineering, environmental science, performing arts, technology, visual arts and leadership activities through the Summer STEAM program.
Students selected a discipline they were most interested in and par-ticipated in the morning program July 18-August 4. This was the third year and largest for the program, which is made possible through Title I funding. Fernbrook teacher Jenise Januliis, the lead teacher and program director, worked with school media specialist Michele Savviides to create the program. This summer, students performed a play, built a water filtration system for the school’s pond, grew vegetables and learned cod-ing, 3D printing and robotics.
Register for Randolph Community
School Programs
The Randolph Community School is accepting registra-
tion for its fall programs. New programs will be offered
at RMS this fall including a dance fusion class on Fri-
days after school and a new cartooning class after
school on Thursdays.
Children can learn to play golf with a K-5 program on
Wednesdays at 6 p.m. at Center Grove and a grade 6-
12 program at RMS.
A new Musical Theatre Workshop will be offered Fridays at Shongum at 3:45 p.m. In addition,
Young Rembrandts will offer drawing classes at all four elementary schools on different days.
RHS Students can register for SAT Prep which starts October 17 at RHS on Monday and
Wednesday evenings.
The Community School offers a new convenient online registration program. Please register at
https://register.capturepoint.com/RandolphCommunitySchool . For information, call (973) 361-
0808 ext. 8603 or visit rtnj.org and click on the Community School channel bar.
RMS Students Create “A Better School...A Better World” Mural
Fifteen Randolph Middle School students worked with professional artist Caren Frost Olmsted to beautify
their school this summer, creating a mural in the school’s main hallway.
From July 18-22, the students brainstormed ideas and then created a mural depicting students taking
care of the environment and enjoying a park with trees and flowers. It also included paintings of their
favorite books.
The students came up with ideas for things they
wanted to include in the mural and Olmsted drew
them on the wall and she and assistant Rose Siglin
and the students painted them together throughout
the week. Suzanne Grecco of RMS managed the pro-
ject. “I think the theme of the mural “A Better
School...A Better World” perfectly represents the
values at RMS. When people come in our school, we
want them to see what we are about.”
Student Grace Boyer said the mural brightens the
school’s hallway. The project was funded by the
RMS PTO, the REF and students. (Pictured, left, artist
Caren Frost Olmstead and Greco, right, with RMS students
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RHS “All In”
On the first day of school, motivational
speaker Gian Paul Gonzalez was the
keynote speaker for students in a special
first day assembly. Gonzalez, pictured
left, told students that they should be
“All In” for the new school year, which
was followed by a parade of depart-
ments at the assembly. (photo by Jim
King)
RMS Marching Rams Ready
for New Season
The Randolph High School Marching Rams are
all ready for the fall marching band season with
its new piece “The Jewel and the Dragon” by
Randall Standridge. The band practiced the
piece at band camp at RHS and then in Pennsyl-
vania to perfect the music and marching for the
new season. The band performs at football
games, marching band competitions and its own
“Under the Stars’ on October 1 at RHS.
Freshmen Orientation
The Randolph High School Class of 2020 was
invited to participate in a special orientation
program of school tours, lunch and team
building on the ropes course in August.
(Above. freshmen, led by Tomorrow’s Lead-
ers, work together to climb the wall in the
ropes course at one of the orientations.)
Big Wheels
Children in the Special Services summer
program at Center Grove Elementary
School got to get up close with trucks
from the district’s building and grounds
department in July. (Below, students got to
sit on the trucks and learn about them from a
member of the building and grounds depart-
ment.)
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New School Buses
The Randolph School District started the school year with four new school buses. (Left, Transportation Director John Aymil and Mechanic Glenn Malmstrone inspect the new buses.)
Open Houses
Randolph Middle School and the elemen-
tary schools offered open houses for new
students and their families before school
started. Some students met teachers and
others learned the way around their
schools through special scavenger hunts. (Pictured left, RMS, below middle left, Ironia, Center
Grove below and Shongum, bottom right.)
“Falc-e-Mon Go!” Fernbrook Principal Danielle
Soldivieri came up with the idea for a special scav-
enger hunt game modeled after Pokemon Go
which students enjoyed using parent cell phones
as they learned about their new school. pictured
left)
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Administrative Tenure
Three Randolph School District administra-
tors received tenure this year. (They are
pictured below, left to right, Fernbrook
Principal Danielle Soldivieri, World Lan-
guage Supervisor Paula Paredes-Corbel
and RMS Technology Supervisor Anne Vi-
tale-Richardson.)
Center Grove Library Renovations
Center Grove Vice Principal Michelle Telischak gave Center
Grove families tours of the renovated library at the recent
scavenger hunt. The improvements include new tables, a
mural and blue walls.
Tenured Staff
The following staff received tenure this year: secretary Luli Feti for the Central Office, above
left, RHS staff, above right, RMS staff, below and elementary staff, below right.
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Teachers Prepare Classrooms: Teachers
at all six schools were busy organizing shelves,
sorting books and getting everything ready for the start of school. (Mrs. Grunert at Shongum, above
left, Mrs. Zarillo at RHS above, right, Mr. Kircheff and Mrs. Acquaviva at Ironia, below left, Center
Grove’s Mrs. Vanderhoof and Mrs. Sturdevant, bottom left, RMS Ms. Spero below and Fernbrook, bot-
tom right, Ms. Foulkes.)
Early Dismissal Sept. 26
Randolph Township Schools will
have its first early dismissal of the
year for staff development on Mon-
day, Sept. 26. All schools will dis-
miss 2 1/2 hours early. The Com-
munity School offers early dismissal
childcare. Call (973) 361-0808 ext.
8603.
Freshman Parent Orientation
Randolph High School freshmen parents attended a special parent ori-
entation program at RHS Sept. 1 while
their students met with Tomorrow’s
Leaders and visited their homerooms
and received their schedules. (Left,
Principal Debbie Iosso introduces Vice
Principal Matt Agrati to parents at the
parent portion of the program.)
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First Day of School!
Enjoy these scenes from the first day!
(RHS right, Center Grove, below right, Ironia,
bottom right, RMS below, Fernbrook, mid
left, and Shongum, bottom left.)
Guidance Programs
The RHS Guidance Department hosted special pro-
grams for fresh-
men over the
summer. Fresh-
men were invited
to come to RHS
to meet with
guidance counse-
lors who an-
swered questions.
Ironia Scavenger Hunt
Ironia Vice Principal Michelle Telischak and Principal
David Kricheff
greet families as
they visited the
main office at Iro-
nia in the school
scavenger hunt for
new students,
which was orga-
nized by the Ironia
PTO.