The 2025-2026 Cresskill School District Calendar has now been approved. Here is the link: https://shorturl.at/KMDPf
Due to worsening conditions, Cresskill Public Schools will now be CLOSED today, February 6th. Please stay safe!
Cresskill Public Schools are remaining on a DELAYED OPENING schedule today, February 6th. Please take your time and use caution during your commute.
Cresskill Public Schools will have a delayed opening tomorrow, February 6th, due to icy conditions. Emails will go out with modified schedules. In the case of a school closure, a call will be made around 6 am tomorrow.
We are excited to announce a great fundraiser for the Cresskill Education Foundation (CEF). The CEF supports innovative projects and grants throughout our district. Next trip to the Stop and Shop in Tenafly, leave your bags at home and support the CEF!
As we approach Lunar New Year next week on January 29th, we wanted to remind the community that it will be a homework free day. Additionally, the day is a cultural holiday for many of our students and will be excused for those that are absent to celebrate the day. Parents should notify the schools in advance if your child will be absent due to a cultural celebration.
Due to the below freezing temperatures, the high school experienced a burst heating coil in the ceiling near the cafeteria today. The pipe was isolated and turned off with no loss of heating. However, in extremely cold temperatures, parts of the building experience uneven heating and take longer to heat in the morning. We recommend students use layers over the upcoming days as the temperatures will remain freezing outside.
Tomorrow's Meet the AD, BOE meeting and facility tour are being rescheduled to Monday, January 27th at the high school. Meet the AD will be at 5:00 pm. The facility tour will be 6:00 pm starting from the student center. The public meeting will be at 7:00 in the student center.
Due to the low temperatures and expected ice and snow, Cresskill Schools will be closed tomorrow, January 20. All after school practices and activities are canceled. We wish everyone a happy and safe snow day as well as MLK Day!
We anticipate snow on Sunday, which may impact Monday's schedule. Currently, an early dismissal is planned for Monday so the teachers can participate in professional development in the afternoon. However, if we need to do a delayed opening due to snow, our schedule will shift to follow our two hour delay schedule and school will instead end at our regular time. The professional development for teachers will be rescheduled. This will allow us to get the school day in without using one of our snow days. We will make the decision Sunday evening to ensure adequate notice for Monday.
Thank you to the dozens of special education parents that attended yesterday's meetings on "Building Inclusive Opportunities for Special Education Students". Here is a copy of the presentation: https://shorturl.at/9Ic6v. Additionally, we will send notes from the comment section to special education parents later today.
Congratulations to Mr. McCourt on his 300th win! Proud of his leadership and skills on the court as well as in our classrooms!
Thank you to New York Life Insurance for holding a training for our counselors and administrators on grief sensitivity and support. Additionally, New York Life is providing $2000 ($500 per school) to help support our counseling programs. We appreciate New York Life's partnership in supporting our students!
As we get closer to the wet winter weather, it is time for an emergency notification drill for the community to ensure your emergency contact information is up to date. We will send out a notification on Wednesday at 2 PM via email, text, and voice. In order to receive these notifications, your contact information must be updated in Genesis by tomorrow evening. Thank you for your cooperation.
Thank you to the 50+ families that attended last night's Special Education Parent Advisory Group (SEPAG). This is an advisory group that works collaboratively with the administration to help lead improvement. We had a great session, and here is a link to the presentation and discussion: https://shorturl.at/RyMcA The next session will be on January 16th at 9:15 am in person or 6 pm virtually. The focus topic will be: Sports, Recreation, and Socialization in Special Education.
Cresskill Cares and the DEIB Committee of Cresskill are organizing a coat drive to support those that need warmth this season. Please see the attached flyer to make a donation or assist: https://shorturl.at/T8fxa
Reminder that the CEF Concert for the Arts is going to begin soon but there are seats available. We encourage everyone to come out and support the professional musicians as we raise money for our student programs!
The CEF Concert for the Arts is this Monday at 7PM @CHS! Tickets are available with this link but are $5 more at the door, with limited seats available. We recommend advanced purchases. https://www.cresskilleducationfoundation.org/cefconcert.html
As a part of our district communication goal, we are implementing new surveys and feedback methods for our community. This includes an upcoming school climate survey for students that will be administered in grades 3-5 and 6-12. Please see this letter to learn more about its purpose, scope, and opt-out: https://shorturl.at/OyDI6
HUDL has arrived! We now have installed a new livestreaming camera in the gym to simulcast games. Please reach out to the athletic boosters if you are interested in helping to expand our offerings as we are still fundraising towards additional cameras. The link to HUDL can be found on our CHS homepage or here: http://fan.hudl.com/cresskill
