This document provides information about summer activities and preparations for the upcoming school year in the Galloway Township Public Schools district. It outlines committees that met over the summer to review policies and programs, as well as maintenance, repair, and technology upgrade projects. New hires and the annual audit are also mentioned. The document shares the goal of creating preventative and restorative approaches to student conduct and discipline.

2. Our Karaoke
Carpoolers
Dr. William Zipparo,
GTPSA President
Mr. Ed Zimmerman,
GTEA President
Our Producer &
Creative Team
Brian Conover
Joanna Westcott
Christa Atkins

3.  Education Foundation
 District Community Advisory
 Family School Association
 Board of Education

5. Mrs. Joy Nixon

6. Reeds Road Elementary School
Sustainable Jersey
Silver Certification
Our entire school district
NJQSAC Monitoring
High Performing

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summer sets the stage for a positive, productive school year!
 Growth Mindset/Above the Line; Executive
Functioning Attention/Focus & Memory
 Cultural Competence; Race and Equity in our
Schools and Classrooms
 Functions of Behavior; Supporting Students in
the Classroom; Behavior Analysis and Planning
 Student Code of Conduct Committee: Dialogue
about theory and practice; Reading about
proactive and restorative measures
 Intervention and Referral Services Committee:
Review and redesign of process; creation of RtI
framework
 Math and Science: Assessment / Ed Connect;
Envision 2.0; Next Gen Science Standards /
Stockton Partnership
 School Safety and Security: Bullybusting review,
Crisis Go set-up, Bomb Threat Assessment
training, ALICE follow-up; Addition of locking
devices to core facility doors; Entrance way
hardening; Partnership with the GTPD/ SROs
and DARE officers
 Summer cleaning and painting
 Repaving roads and courts
 Concrete repairs / replacements
 Ceiling grid, carpet/tile, and exterior door
replacements
 Gym floor re-coating
 Parking lot light, roof, HVAC, fencing, and
modular repairs
 Playground equipment upgrades
 Cooling tower / chiller re-piping / replacement
 Computer Labs upgraded
 175 machines and 40 projectors district wide
were replaced
 Wireless system upgrades
 Food service new PCS system
 Cable total replacement and electronics
(switches) upgrade
 Chromebook expansion (475 new)
 New student registration
 Interviews and hiring
 Annual Audit
 Feeding of children and their families

8. Code of Conduct Committee
Overview
 Twenty-eight members including teachers,
CST, counselors, and building and district
administrators
 Reviewed current research in
consideration of our students and district /
school needs
 Explored key issues such as
communication, developmental
appropriateness, social skills, and
restorative practices
 Committee will continue during the school
year
 Goal is to create programs and practices
that are preventative and restorative
 Code will be revised for the 2017-2018
school year
Positive Practices
 Using icebreakers and other activities
to learn about one another
 Explaining, modeling, and practicing
rules and procedures
 Separating feelings about the
behavior from feelings about the
student
 Following-up after an incident
 Communicating when there are
concerns or questions

10. Kimberly Bergman
Miriam Blake
Ronald Bokunewicz
Andrea Dare
Angela Dennis
Diane Fillman
Antoinette Isgro
Kathleen Lanahan
Jeffrey Morris
Debora Randsdorp
Kristina Rudisill
Jennifer Sawhill
Jennifer Sturgess
Kristen Swanson
Robert White

11. Sonya Adamson
Paula Angelo
Diane Berry-Wooden
Christy Buck
Linda Crowe
Kelly Doan
Karen Ewert
Benjamin Fong
Donna Fulmer
Kathleen Geib
Allyson Grecco
Ruth Ann Handley
Lisa Hathaway
Tracey Hochstrasser
Megan Kenny
Kevin Krumaker
Laura Martin
Dawn Mollenkopf
J. Nicole Naylor
Jeremiah Paton
Daniel Payne
Nancy Provenzano
Regina Pruna
Helen Reilly
Anita Struble
Frank Soltys
Jennifer Uthoff

12. Julie Gallagher
Lynn Latham
Kara Manzo
Heather Suckiel

13. Patricia Ade
Melanie Becker
Jennifer Bongiovanni
Lisa Clarke
Agnes DeFeo
Kathleen Dombroski
Mai Gruber
Louis Massey
Mary McCarty
Angela Ret
Judy Sheeran
Karen Wagner

14. Christa Atkins
Eric Brenner
Mary Lou Cawley
Audrey Dase
Carol deRuyter
Laura Fanelli
Kathie Hathaway
Carol Houck
Patti Lang
Edward Logue
Janet Manganiello
Mary Roman
Timothy Scotti
Kelly Shenk
Starr Sherman
Patricia Stewart
Francine Watt
Linda Wimberg

15. Susan Alexander – Arthur Rann
Christa Atkins – District
Kristi Cieslak – Smithville
Pat Demidio - GTMS
Carol deRuyter – GTMS
Annette Giaquinto – District
Don Gross – Pomona
Karen Kupp – GTMS
Betty Napoli – District
Mary Anne Nigro – Smithville
Karen Pernice – Roland Rogers
Sarah-Ashley Sharpe – Pomona
Tracy Spoto-Picucci – Smithville
Robert Truppa - GTMS

17. GTEA
Lincoln Investment
White-Harris

19. GALLOWAY TOWNSHIP PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Where Children and Learning Come First
ENJOY:
The rest of your day…
A wonderful Labor Day weekend…
A smooth opening and
positive, productive school year!