Highland Park is on a fast track to get federal funding for improved walking and biking sidewalk access to Irving and Bartle schools. On Tuesday, October 23, the New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) Commissioner Diane Gutierrez-Scaccetti, along with Senator Patrick Diegnan, Assemblyman Robert Karabinchak and Assemblywoman Nancy Pinkin, announced the advancement of a Safe Routes To School (SRTS) project that will improve the safety and access of sidewalks near the Irving School and the Bartle School. READ MORE
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Highland Park School District is Among the Winners of the 2019 NJ School and District Sustainability Awards
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Sustainable Jersey on Tuesday Oct. 22 announced
the recipients of the 2019 Sustainable Jersey for Schools awards – and the
Highland Park School District was among the winners by earning the GREEN TEAM
COLLABORATION AWARD. “The district institutionalized a culture of
sustainability since it was last recognized by Sustainable Jersey three years
ago. The natural next step was to work with borough partners to scale up our
efforts by implementing exciting projects like the $30,000 grant-funded
planting of trees all over our campuses,” said Dr. Scott Taylor, Superintendent, Highland Park Schools. The announcement was made at a reception during
the New Jersey School Boards Association (NJSBA) Workshop 2019 in Atlantic
City. READ MORE
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Highland Park’s Bartle Elementary School Hits Reset on All-Gender Bathroom Policy
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Highland Park Public Schools has reversed course on its all-gender bathroom policy at Bartle Elementary School, with an announcement this morning that the school will change a multi-stall girls bathroom to an all-gender bathroom beginning October 4. READ MORE
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Highland Park Middle School Awarded Sustainability Grant from Sustainable Jersey & NJEA
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School Board Member Judy Pietrobono Resigns; Board of Ed Looks to Fill Vacancy
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“It has been a wonderful experience serving alongside such intelligent, dedicated individuals and I’m proud of the work we’ve done together,” Ms. Pietrobono wrote in her resignation letter. READ MORE
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HP Schools Chief Taylor Named Middlesex Superintendent of the Year
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Pallone to Call on FDA to Protect NJ Youth & Regulate Juuling
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Congressman Pallone and Highland Park are standing up to JUULing and the detrimental effects to minors. READ MORE
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HP Schools Chief Sends a Message of Resolute Reassurance
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HP Superintendent of Schools Scott Taylor sends a letter to the community addressing the horrific school shooting in Florida. READ MORE