Hillside Public Schools

In honor and remembrance of the tragic events of 9/11/2001 and the lives lost, Hillside Public Schools' community never forgets. #hillsidenj #hillsidepublicschools #911 #newpride #newpathways #newpossibilities

Welcome back Hillside Public Schools students, staff, and families! Check out this 5-minute video highlighting our district's eventful and exciting first week of school, including Convocation and the first day of school! The full highlight video is available on YouTube here: https://youtu.be/BhWtj2OghlM?si=SRNONewv63OQmgEi Please feel free to like, comment, and share! Thank you for being so supportive, let's have a great school year!

Please join Hillside Public Schools for our Hispanic Heritage Festival, on Saturday, September 21st, 2024! Taking place at Hurden Looker Elementary School (1261 Liberty Avenue, Hillside, NJ 07205) from 11 a.m. - 2 p.m., there will be food vendors, crafts, entertainment, and more! See you there! See all the flyers for more festival information, thank you! #hillsidenj #hillsidepublicschools #hispanicheritagemonth #hispanicheritage #festival #flyer #newpride #newpathways #newpossibilities

Happy First Day of School, Hillside Public Schools! We are thrilled to have all our students, teachers, faculty, and staff back in our buildings! The following photos capture a glimpse of the energy and joy at every school throughout our district. More first-day-of-school content is on the way! Shoutout to Superintendent Glover, the Hillside Board of Education, and all of the Hillside Public Schools' teachers, faculty, staff, families, and community members! #hillsidenj #hillsidepublicschools #firstdayofschool #studentsfirst #newpride #newpathways #newpossibilities #letsgo

Welcome back, Hillside Public Schools! Earlier today (9/3/2024), the Hillside High School Auditorium was packed with new and returning faculty and staff for Superintendent Glover's Convocation! Superintendent Glover and Dr. Jefferson of @keanuniversity did an amazing job bringing energy to our teachers, and staff here at Hillside Public Schools. Excitement is everywhere across the district as we begin the 2024-2025 school year! Shoutout to Principal Woolard, Hillside Board of Education President Ms. Best, all our Board of Education members, administrators, supervisors, directors, Hillside Community Members, and students! #hillsidenj #hillsidepublicschools #studentsfirst #convocation #newpride #newpathways #newpossibilities

Congratulations to our Hillside Comets Football Team on its season opening victory over Snyder yesterday (8/30/2024)! Shout out to Athletic Director McNeil, Coach Grant, Superintendent Glover, Hillside Board of Education President Best, Principal Woolard and all Hillside community leaders and members in attendance! Great job Comets, it's going to be an amazing season! #hillsidenj #hillsidepublicschools #hillsidecomets #newpride #newpathways #newpossibilities #studentsfirst

Last night (August 28th, 2024) Hillside Public Schools hosted its second annual Community Conversations Forum with Superintendent Glover in the Gymnasium of Ola Edwards Community School! The turnout of parents, families, and community members was incredible! Thank you, Principal Davis, for allowing the Ola Edwards School Building to host this forum. Thank you to Superintendent Glover for leading this dialogue as we prepare to commence the 2024-2025 school year. Lastly, thank the parents, Board of Education members, directors, administrators, and families who attended this monumental event to engage in productive conversation with Superintendent Glover, and district leaders! #hillsidenj #hillsidepublicschools #community #njboardofeducation #newpride #newpathways #newpossibilities

The following photos are of Summer Band Camp with Band Director, Mr. Moore, and his students prepping for the 2024-2025 School Year! #hillsidenj #hillsidepublicschools #loudandproud #comets #hillsideband #newpride #newpathways #newpossibilities

LOCATION CHANGE: Please join Superintendent Glover, Hillside Board of Education members, and Hillside Public Schools Administrators, tonight, August 28th, 2024, at 6:30 p.m. in the Ola Edwards Gymnasium, for our Community Conversations! We look forward to seeing you there!

Please join Superintendent Glover, Hillside Board of Education members, and Hillside Public Schools Administrators, tonight, August 28th, 2024, at 6:30 p.m. in the Ola Edwards Gymnasium, for our Community Conversations! We look forward to seeing you there!

Today (8/27/2024), Hillside High School hosted its Freshman Orientation! Shout out to Principal Woolard and the Hillside High School staff as they welcome the new students and families! #hillsidenj #hillsidepublicschools #hillsidehighschool #orientation #newpride #newpathways #newpossibilities

The following photos are from today's (8/26/2024) Hillside Public Schools' Summer Professional Development for our school district administrators, managers, directors, executives, and secretaries! Thank you, Assistant Director of Legal Education, Esq. Sandra L. Jacques, for presenting on H.I.B. and New Jersey Law! As always, thank you Superintendent Glover, and Hillside Public Schools leaders for organizing these informative development sessions! #hillsidenj #hillsidepublicschools #hib #newpride #newpathways #newpossibilities

Supervisor of Mathematics, Rita Della Valle, participated in the Leadership Panel at the Inaugural Prisms Paladin Convention! PrismsVR (virtual reality) allows students to discover abstract concepts tactically and kinesthetically. We are so excited for our middle and high school students to continue deepening their math and science understanding! #prismsvr #experientiallearning #immersivelearning #math #science #hillsidenj #hillsidepublicschool #newpride #newpathways #newpossibilities

This morning's (8/22/2024) professional development session at Hillside High School consisted of Hillside Public Schools' leaders, directors, supervisors, and administrators completing CPR training, and receiving updated certifications! Thank you, Mr. Gennaro, today's CPR instructor, Superintendent Glover, and our Hillside Public Schools' leaders for this informative training! #hillsidenj #hillsidepublicschools #cpr #hillsidehighschool #newpride #newpathways #newpossibilities

Good afternoon, please join Superintendent Glover, Hillside Board of Education members, and Hillside Public Schools Administrators, on August 28th, 2024, at 6:30 p.m. in the Ola Edwards School Gymnasium, for our Community Conversations! At this Community Forum, we will highlight District initiatives for the 2024-2025 school year and engage in positive discourse with our community. We look forward to seeing you there! #hillsidenj #hillsidepublicschools #community #newpride #newpathways #newpossibilities

Thank you to Ms. Branch at A.P. Morris Early Childhood Center for capturing these great photos from today's (8/21/2024) Pre-K Family Day! Pre-K Family Day at A.P. Morris was an amazing event to prepare our families for the beginning of the 2024-2025 school year! Thank you to our A.P. Morris Principal Ms. Palmer-Gilliard, Vice-Principal Wagman, and all of the Hillside community members in attendance for this orientation! #hillsidenj #hillsidepublicschools #apmorris #familyday #newpride #newpathways #newpossibilities

On July 29 - July 31st, 2024, Executive Function (EF+) Math and CueThink hosted Mathematics teachers, Ms. Alexandrina Mignone (WOK) and Ms. Shakeenah Flournoy (HL), and Mathematics Supervisor, Ms. Rita Della Valle, for their annual convening! During the meeting, our teachers discussed student learning and collaborated on ways to increase student executive function with researchers and practitioners nationwide. #EF+Math #CueThink #EFmath #mathematics #newpride #newpathways #newpossibilities

The following photos are from Hillside Public Schools' Summer Professional Development for our school district administrators, managers, directors, and executives! Hillside Public Schools leaders are excited for the new school year! #hillsidenj #hillsidepublicschools #leadership #professionaldevelopment #newpride #newpathways #newpossibilities

Hillside Public Schools' leaders, directors, administrators, and executive cabinet members recently participated in an Executive Leadership Retreat! Superintendent Mr. Glover hosted this informative, and engaging retreat. Hillside Public Schools would like to thank @keanuniversity for sharing its space with us, allowing our district leaders to hold this amazing retreat as we prepare for the beginning of the 2024-2025 school year! #hillsidenj #hillsidepublicschools #keanuniversity #retreat #newpride #newpathways #newpossibilities

Congratulations to Melissa Ullrich from Hillside High School on being selected by the NJ Holocaust Commission as one of thirty New Jersey educators to attend a Holocaust Education trip to Europe! This education trip to Europe included Maud Dahme, one of the Hidden Children from the Netherlands. Melissa Ullrich visited Berlin, Germany; Prague, Czech Republic, multiple cities within Poland, and ended the trip in Amsterdam, Netherlands! #hillsidenj #hillsidepublicschools #holocaust #holocaustcommission #newpride #newpathways #newpossibilities