Welcome Parents


In the Newton Public Schools, we recognize the integral role you play in your child's education. We appreciate that you support our schools and reinforce a number of valuable messages for your children, such as responsibility, accountability, respect for rules, and regard for others.  

As educators, our goal will always be to work together with parents to create an educational environment which enables every child to grow successfully into adulthood.

We welcome your involvement and we encourage you to take the following actions to ensure your child is successful in school:

  • get acquainted with the educators who have the responsibility of teaching your children;
  • learn how your schools operate and are funded;
  • learn what is being taught to your children, and;
  • lend a helping hand with student activities supervision.


The Center for Prevention and Counseling website: http://www.centerforprevention.org/

School Security

Given the recent tragedy in Connecticut, we are reminded of the special role we play in ensuring the physical and emotional safety of our children.  Each of our schools utilized developmentally appropriate measures with our students in December to address the aftermath of this unspeakable event.  The Newton Public Schools take a proactive approach to safety and security with the following critical elements in place:


  • Each school has a Safety Team to review building-based procedures and address emergent issues as they occur.


  • Each school's Safety Team conducted a security audit in January/February 2013 to make recommendations that will enhance school security. Click here to access the executive summary of the audit.


  • The district Safety and Security Plan is reviewed and revised annually to ensure prepared responses to emergency situations.


  • Each school conducts monthly safety drills together with local emergency responders to practice safe evacuation, lockdown, and shelter in-place routines.


  • Our school counselors, psychologists, and social workers have experience and training in dealing with tragic loss and recovery. We have strong relationships with community-based resources as well.


  • TRS (Trust-Respect-Support) is our K-12 program for character education consisting of in-class and extracurricular experiences to promote the social-emotional development of all our students.


Please feel free to call Dr. Greene, Superintendent of Schools, at 973-383-7392 or your school principal if you have any questions or concerns.  

Parents are the most important adults in helping their children to feel safe away from home.  The attached links and documents are resources to help parents enhance their child's safety at home as well.


Curriculum

The attached documents represent the curricula of the Newton Public Schools based on the Common Core State Standards and the New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards in the following subject areas:

  • 21st Century Life & Careers
  • English Language Arts
  • Health & Physical Education
  • Mathematics
  • Science
  • Social Studies
  • Technology
  • Visual & Performing Arts
  • World Languages
These documents also represent the collaborative work of the Tri-District Consortium to create common K-8 curricula for the Andover Regional, Green Township, and Newton Public Schools.


PowerSchool

The attached documents are here to help parents establish a PowerSchool account to monitor their student's grades and attendance.