Hillside Public Schools

Adult English Classes are scheduled to begin in January 2026 at Walter O. Krumbiegel (WOK) Middle School, 145 Hillside Avenue, Hillside, New Jersey, 07205. Please use the link below to register for classes no later than December 10th, 2025! Class days and times will be determined once registration closes. Please be sure to use a working email address as class information will be sent to the email you register with, preference will be given to Hillside Public Schools District parents and Hillside residents, thank you!

https://forms.gle/PtMc3GDPSd5PyvXr6

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1 day ago, Hillside Public Schools

Welcome to Hillside Public Schools District's new acting Superintendent, Dr. Gretel Perez! Dr. Perez was voted in at last night's (11/20/2025) Hillside Board of Education meeting before staff, family, and the community!

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1 day ago, Hillside Public Schools

Please join us this Saturday, November 22nd, 2025, for Hillside High School's Winter Vendor Fair in the Hillside High School Cafeteria from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m.! Your $1 entry fee gets you two tickets to the gift auction with prizes donated by our generous vendors. Come out and support local small businesses and the Hillside High School Performing Arts Club (@hhs.performingarts) while getting a jump on your holiday shopping!

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3 days ago, Hillside Public Schools

Good day, please see the following flyers regarding the Rutgers SNAP and School Meal Survey!

Your insights are essential to us! We invite you to participate in a brief SNAP and School Meal survey and have the chance to win a $50 gift card. Your feedback helps us enhance support for our students and families. Within the survey, there is a dropdown menu asking you to identify your student's school, please select Hillside Public Schools, thank you.

Take the survey here using this link, or scanning the QR code on the flyer: https://go.rutgers.edu/sm_hillside

3 days ago, Hillside Public Schools

On Tuesday, November 18th, 2025, the Department of ESL and World Languages hosted the ESL and Bilingual Family Advisory Meeting! Families learned about Hillside Public Schools’ Bilingual and ESL programs, celebrated multilingual learners’ academic and social emotional successes, and received a presentation regarding how families can manage stress and anxiety from The Thrive Alliance Group. Thank you to Principal Alvarez and Principal Rios, as well as all the volunteers for making this event welcoming and successful for our ML families!

4 days ago, Hillside Public Schools

ESL and Bilingual Families Advisory Night

This morning, Wednesday, November 19th, 2025, the Department of ESL & World Languages presented information about the New Jersey State Seal of Biliteracy to interested Hillside High School Seniors who are multilingual! Students learned the benefits of their multilingualism and of receiving the Seal of Biliteracy. We currently have over 80 Seniors signed up. If your child is a Senior and multilingual, please have them sign up with their guidance counselor, thank you! Shout out to the Director of ESL & World Languages, Mrs. Evelyn Okparaeke, and the Supervisor of Assessment & Data, Mrs. Lois Bohm.

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4 days ago, Hillside Public Schools

Welcome to SuperTalk with Superintendent Glover! Friday, November 14th, 2025 was Superintendent Glover's final day as Superintendent for Hillside Public Schools. This episode is Superintendent Glover's last for Hillside Public Schools, please watch as he provides thanks, and leaves our district with an important message, be sure to watch until the end...thank you!

Full podcast episode available now on YouTube: https://youtu.be/D-eeWxikdp0?si=vo1m1gg_sYjePooQ

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6 days ago, Hillside Public Schools

Thank you to Mr. Stuart Newman from the Union County Bureau of Recycling & Planning for presenting to Ms. Modena's Kindergarten class at A.P. Morris Early Childhood Center about recycling! This project is part of the New Jersey Department of Education (@newjerseydoe) Climate Literacy for Community Resilience Grant, funded by the NJDOE Office of Climate Change Education!

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6 days ago, Hillside Public Schools

On Tuesday, November 11th, 2025, the Academic Decathlon team visited the Metropolitan Museum of Art! Currently, the students are studying the Roaring Twenties, which includes various artworks from the Jazz Age. Three of the artworks being studied are on display at the museum: I Saw the Figure 5 in Gold by Charles Demuth, City Activities with Dance Hall from America Today by Thomas Hart Benton, and Let My People Go by Aaron Douglas. Twenty-four students were able to view the artwork firsthand, as well as explore the rest of the museum! They viewed exhibits from ancient cultures, art from around the world, armor, musical instruments, and sculptures. Thank you to Mrs. Corritore, Mr. Mandy, and Ms. Agoglia for providing this experience for our students. We wish them well in this year's quest to the State Competition, which will be the sixth year in a row!

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6 days ago, Hillside Public Schools

Hillside Public Schools District students, staff, administrators, Hillside Police Officers (@hillsidepolicenj), Hillside Board of Education members, and community members gathered today, November 14th, 2025, to walk in harmony from Hurden Looker Elementary School to Hillside High School! November 14th, 2025, is recognized as Ruby Bridges National Walk to School Day! Led by Hurden Looker Elementary School, Superintendent Glover, Principal Alvarez, the Hillside Comets Marching Band and performers, @hillsideajrotc students, Hillside Public Schools staff, Community Stakeholders, students from Hurden Looker, Ola Edwards Community School, and Deanna G. Taylor Academy marched in honor of Ms. Ruby Bridges, the first black student to integrate an elementary school in New Orleans, Louisiana in 1960! Thank you, Hillside Board of Education President Best, Hillside Board of Education members, Hillside NAACP, Superintendent Glover, and our entire district for an amazing, historic, commemorative walk and ceremony!

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9 days ago, Hillside Public Schools

Hillside Public Schools District in collaboration with @aaanortheast, and the Hillside branch of the NAACP (@naacp) welcomed Civil Rights Pioneer and Hero, Ruby Bridges (@rubybridgesofficial) to Hillside for an exciting day, and fireside chat at Ola Edwards Community School! In 1960, six-year-old Ruby Bridges made history as the first African-American child to attend a previously all-white public school in New Orleans, Louisiana. This act of bravery was a pivotal moment in the American civil rights movement. Ruby Bridges was in Hillside, New Jersey to launch the annual "Walk to School Day" ceremonies that highlight the November 14th, Walk to School Day. This historic day at Ola Edwards Community School would not be possible without the hard work of Principal Mrs. Kimley Davis and her team, shout out as well to the Hillside Board of Education! Hillside Public Schools District celebrates and thanks Ruby Bridges for choosing Hillside to launch this year's event!

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10 days ago, Hillside Public Schools

"Hillside Public Schools District is once again being recognized as part of New Jersey's growing effort to make college more accessible to students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds! Hillside Public Schools District remains one of the standout districts from earlier grant cycles that helped shape the state's dual enrollment initiative. In the first two years of the program, Hillside Public Schools joined districts such as Burlington City, Orange, and Vineland in pioneering partnerships with accredited colleges and universities. These collaborations allowed students to take college-level courses while still in high school, earning credits toward a degree before graduation. According to the state, participating students across the initial seven districts, including Hillside, completed over 1,100 college courses and earned more than 3,500 credits, saving families an estimated $290,000 in tuition and fees! The results have positioned Hillside as a model for expanding access to higher education and bridging opportunity gaps for local students. Hillside Public Schools Superintendent Erskine R. Glover has previously credited the program with motivating students to take on more rigorous coursework and showing them that college is within reach, both academically and financially! Education leaders say they hope to build on the success of early adopters like Hillside by expanding the program statewide. Hillside Public Schools are apart of this vision, demonstrating how strong partnerships between public schools and higher education can open new doors for students and families alike!" - Credit to the Hillside Dispatch for the full article.

https://hillsidedispatch.com/hillsides-dual-enrollment-success-highlighted-as-state-expands-program-for-p174-29.htm?fbclid=IwY2xjawOC0HlleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFTR2pZaUFKTVJHSVltUGJoc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHg1m2Wx1I41m0n-4r_uZyoGasIgtfbK8Ob_QHQXsqGGiUPYZnsD7A0GXRlEp_aem_QvDh8XqzNpK_ZxIxrbhJ0g#

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10 days ago, Hillside Public Schools

Good day, please see the following flyers for our ESL (English as a Second Language) and Bilingual Family Advisory Meeting on Tuesday, November 18th, 2025, from 5:30 p.m. -7:30 p.m. at Hurden Looker Elementary School! Thank you.

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10 days ago, Hillside Public Schools

ESL Family Advisory Meeting - 11/18/2025

Deanna G. Taylor Academy would like to personally thank Mr. Bowers and Ms. Makayla for their service, on Veterans Day!" As you go through your day, take a moment to think about the sacrifices they made and the courage it takes to serve. If you know someone in your family or community who is a veteran, be sure to say, “Thank you for your service.” Let’s show our gratitude today by showing kindness, respect, and pride in our schools, our community, and our country. Happy Veterans Day!"

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12 days ago, Hillside Public Schools

Today, we honor the brave men and women who have served our nation with courage and dedication. On behalf of Superintendent Glover, thank you to all veterans for their service and sacrifice. Happy Veterans Day.

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12 days ago, Hillside Public Schools

Ola Edwards Community School celebrated and honored Veterans Day today 🇺🇸❤️ A huge thank you to Ms. Veech for her beautiful performance of our National Anthem, to Principal Davis and Ms. Rawls for organizing such a meaningful event, and to the JROTC for joining us from the high school! 💙

12 days ago, Hillside Public Schools

Good day, please see the following update from the Union County Department of Human Services regarding SNAP benefits. Thank you!

https://ucnj.org/dhs/snap-update/

17 days ago, Hillside Public Schools

🎃📚 Hurden Looker Elementary School’s Literacy Pumpkin Contest! 📚🎃
This fun-filled event brought collaboration, creativity, and a love for reading to life in all of the Hurden Looker classrooms!

We are proud to announce our winners:
🏆 Superintendent’s Award: The Magic School Bus – Ms. Crisanaz, Grade 5
🥇 1st Place: Dragons in a Bag – Ms. Williams, Grade 4
🥈 2nd Place: Titanic – Ms. Flores, Grade 6
🥉 3rd Place: If You Give a Mouse a Cookie – Ms. Araujo, Grade 2
🎖️ 4th Place: Dog Man – Ms. Emmer, Grade 2
🐷 Runner Up: Charlotte’s Web – Ms. Hamilton, Grade 3

It was tough to choose- every pumpkin was bursting with creativity and book-inspired magic!

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18 days ago, Hillside Public Schools

Ms. Modena’s Climate Literacy School Project, through the Climate Literacy Grant, focuses on reducing food waste in her school through a “Share Table.” The Share Table allows students to place unopened or uneaten food items from their lunches for others to take if they want or need them! This initiative helps ensure that good food does not go to waste while teaching students to care for the environment and one another. Through this project, A.P. Morris Early Childhood Center students are learning the importance of sustainability, kindness, and making thoughtful choices that support their school community and the planet! #hillsidenj #hillsidepublicschools #climateliteracy #studentsfirst #newpride #newpathways #newpossibilities

19 days ago, Hillside Public Schools

Last week’s (October 27th - 28th, 2025) Hillside High School Book Fair was a huge hit! Students were excited to browse, explore, and discover new books — and many left with great reads to take home! A heartfelt thank you goes out to our amazing JROTC (@hillsideajrotc) classes and instructors, Staff Sergeant Diaz and Colonel Drakeford, for their outstanding support in setting up, running, and breaking down the event. Their teamwork and leadership helped make the fair a smooth and successful experience for everyone. Over 100 students signed in across the two days, showing just how much our school community values reading and learning. Thank you to everyone who helped make the Book Fair such an engaging and memorable event!

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19 days ago, Hillside Public Schools

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