We're incredibly proud of Auten Road Intermediate School for their amazing work during their recent food drive! They collected over 800 items for the Hillsborough Township Community Assistance Network food pantry! This is a fantastic contribution to our community and will make a real difference for families in need. A huge thank you to all the students, families, and staff who participated and donated. Your generosity is truly appreciated! It makes a difference!
Weather Advisory - 2/12/2025
Due to weather conditions, all Hillsborough Township Public Schools have a 2-hour delayed opening tomorrow, February 12, 2025. Please expect buses to pick your child up 2 hours later than normal. Lunches will be served. Afternoon kindergarten and afternoon preschool classes will begin 1 hour later than normal.
Thank you. Please stay safe
Dear Hillsborough Schools Community,
As a reminder, the district launched a new website and mobile app earlier this year. The app provides access to school events, news, documents, and, importantly, emergency notifications. During this winter season, the Hillsborough Schools app is a primary channel for communicating school closures and delayed openings due to inclement weather. To receive these critical updates directly on your mobile device, please ensure you have downloaded the app and enabled notifications.
The Hillsborough Schools app is available for free download on both the Google Play Store and the Apple App Store.
Android: https://aptg.co/M0Bd8T
iPhone: https://aptg.co/xg9Mtf
We encourage all families to download the app and enable notifications to stay informed about any weather-related disruptions to the school schedule.
Summer Volunteer Opportunity!
The Hillsborough Department of Special Services is looking for student volunteers for our Extended School Year (ESY) program. Students must be entering 10th, 11th, or 12th Grade by September 2025. The district’s ESY program is for students in our self-contained classes, preschool through high school, who experience significant regression of skills during prolonged breaks from school.
The ESY program runs from July 1st through July 31st/August 1st, 2025. The program will run at Triangle Elementary School and Hillsborough Middle School from 8:45am-12:30pm.
New and returning volunteers should check the posting in the News section of either the District Home page or the High School page for the links to the volunteer application as well as the Google Form by February 28, 2025. No applications will be accepted after this date.
Interviews for prospective new volunteers will be held on Thursday, March 20, 2025 beginning at 2:00pm in the Hillsborough High School Child Study Team office. You will be contacted with your scheduled time slot.
There will be an orientation at Hillsborough High School for all volunteers on Monday, June 16, 2025 from 1:00-2:00pm. All volunteer assignments will be given out at that time.
Let's give a huge congratulations to Cassandra Shannon of Hillsborough Elementary School for being named the 2024 VFW Teacher of the Year by Hillsborough's Memorial VFW Post #8371! 🎉 It's wonderful to see our educators recognized for their dedication to teaching civic responsibility and patriotism. Way to go, Cassandra! 👏 #HillsboroughNJ #TeacherOfTheYear #VFW
Due to hazardous and icy weather conditions , all Hillsborough Township Public Schools will be closed February 6th, 2025. All after school events are canceled.
Due to weather conditions, all Hillsborough Township Public Schools have a 2-hour delayed opening tomorrow, Thursday February 6, 2025. Please expect buses to pick your child up 2 hours later than normal. Lunches will be served. Afternoon kindergarten and afternoon preschool classes will begin 1 hour later than normal.
Last week, students at ARIS experienced an exciting and enriching opportunity to connect with local law enforcement. Members of the Hillsborough Township Police Department visited ARIS on Friday, January 31st, to participate in physical education classes as part of a community engagement initiative. This collaborative effort aimed to foster positive relationships between students and police officers, building bridges of understanding and trust. The Board of Education proudly recognizes and celebrates this valuable partnership. This initiative reinforces the importance of community involvement in education and demonstrates a shared dedication to the well-being of our youth.
📢 Mark your calendars! Join us for a crucial Community Engagement Night to discuss the future of our schools! 📢
We want to hear your thoughts on two important topics:
Redistricting: As shared at the last Board meeting, full elementary redistricting is on the horizon for Fall 2026. This is your chance to learn more about the process and share your input.
Full-Day Kindergarten: We're exploring the possibility of implementing full-day kindergarten! We anticipate that by this meeting, we will know if this can be launched in Fall 2025 or if it will align with the redistricting in Fall 2026, Your feedback is essential as we consider this exciting potential!
Your voice matters! Come share your perspectives and help shape the future of our children's education. Be heard!
March 10th, 2025
Time - TBD, but in the evening
Auten Road Intermediate School
#CommunityEngagement #Redistricting #FullDayK #YourVoiceMatters #BeHeard
This week, the nation's top school counselors are being honored at the American School Counselor Association's 2025 School Counselor of the Year celebration in Washington, D.C. . Among those being recognized is our very own Director of School Counseling, Cindy Povall. Joining her in the celebration are counselors from across the country, including Stephen Watts from Alabama, Jill Cook, ASCA Executive Director, Liz Clark from Montana, Beth Mills from Oklahoma, and Hanna Kemble-Mick from Kansas. Congrats Ms. Povall!
At the Board of Education offices, we are partnering with the Hillsborough Township Social Services department to help stock their food pantry with some of the items that they need the most! In the Board offices, we are asking our employees to show their support for one of the teams in the Super Bowl by dropping bags of dried beans in the corresponding bag. Be on the lookout for similar food drives that will be advertised shortly at each of our schools and consider making a donation at a school. Some of the items needed most by the food pantry right now are dried beans, rice, canned tomatoes (diced, pureed, and crushed), and toilet paper. Thank you for your consideration!
If your child is a resident of Hillsborough, stay tuned for information on our Summer Enrichment Program!
Save the date! The Hillsborough Township Board of Education is thrilled to invite you to its second Community Engagement Night on Monday, March 10th (time TBD). We're diving into some exciting topics that will shape the future of our schools, and we want to hear from YOU!
Curious about full-day kindergarten? 🤔 We'll be exploring all the amazing possibilities it could bring to our youngest learners. Plus, we'll have the latest updates on the redistricting process and timeline. (Remember, at Monday night's Board of Education meeting, Superintendent Volpe announced that full elementary redistricting won't happen until Fall 2026, so there's plenty of time to get involved!)
This is your chance to connect with fellow community members, share your thoughts, and help us make the best decisions for our students. Stay tuned for more details on the time and location – you won't want to miss it!
#HillsboroughSchools #CommunityEngagement #FullDayK #Redistricting #ShapingOurFuture
At Monday night's Board meeting, the Raider Marching Band, the Pride of Hillsborough, was recognized by the Board of Education for achieving a resounding victory by winning the 2024 USBands Group V Open State Championship, a testament to their hard work and dedication. The band's exceptional performance at the competition earned them an impressive score of 96.4, the highest of the night, along with caption awards for best music, best overall effect, best visual, best percussion, and best color guard. Congratulations to all, especially staff members Jules Haran and Nick Clipperton!
Join us on Thursday, February 6ᵗʰ from 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM for a live WEBINAR featuring a professional Clinician and a young adult speaker, who will share their story of hope, resilience, and recovery. In addition to our guest speakers, HTPS counselors will share information regarding efforts to address suicide prevention with our students and introduce the Lifeline Prevention Program to be delivered at ARIS, HMS, & HHS this school year.
Please see attached flyer with more information on the event. Check your email for the registration link.
Questions? Contact Minda Maggio (mmaggio@htpsus)
Due to the outstanding work Hillsborough educators have done with the implementation of our new K-2 foundational literacy program, Heggerty has created a heartwarming video featuring our dedicated teachers and students using their "Bridge to Reading" program. It beautifully captures the enthusiasm and positive impact of this program in our classrooms.
A link to the video is here: https://heggerty.wistia.com/medias/vrmj4qncpu .
I believe you'll be as proud as we are to see our amazing educators - including teachers Andrea Sass and Scott Preisler, Principal Steve Kerrigan, and Supervisor Sheila Cooper - and students showcased in this way.
Leaders lead! Congratulations to Lisa Kiel, Supervisor of Science, who was recently elected to the National Science Education Leaders Association (NSELA) Board of Directors. As a director she represents science leaders from New Jersey , New York, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont, Connecticut, Rhode Island, and Maine.
Did you know that Anjana Iyer was not the first Hillsborough teacher to win the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST)? In 2019, Alessandra MacFarlane won this award as well. Due to the covid pandemic, this achievement did not receive the recognition it deserved. We want to rectify that oversight. Alessandra, thanks for all you do for students and all you have achieved!
Want to read more about Alessandra? Check out this link: https://paemst.nsf.gov/finalist_profile/2214
Today, President Biden announced 336 teachers and mentors from around the NATION as recipients of the Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST). These awards honor the vital role that America’s teachers and mentors play in shaping the next generation of technical leaders, including scientists, engineers, explorers, and innovators.
Established in 1983, PAEMST is the highest award K-12 math and science teachers can receive from the U.S. government. Award recipients over the years represent schools and organizations from all 50 states, Washington D.C., Puerto Rico, Department of Defense Education Activity (DODEA) schools, and the U.S. territories (American Samoa, Guam, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and U.S. Virgin Islands). Nominees complete a rigorous application process to demonstrate deep content knowledge and an ability to adapt to a broad range of learners and teaching environments.
A panel of distinguished mathematicians, scientists, and educators at the state and national levels assess nominations before recommending awardees to the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP). Teachers are selected based on their distinction in the classroom and dedication to improving STEM education.
Congratulations to HHS's own Anjana Iyer! This is HUGE accomplishment! Well deserved!
A huge thank you to everyone who showed up last night to support the Hillsborough schools! We were a massive presence at the state's public hearing on school funding reform.
Whether you spoke or simply showed your support, your presence made a statement: Hillsborough is active, aware, and demanding change. They can't ignore us now! 📢
While we don't know yet what the outcome will be, one thing is certain: they know we're united in this fight for fair funding.
Thank you for your dedication to our students and our schools. Let's keep the momentum going!
#HillsboroughStrong #SchoolFundingReform #WeWillNotBeSilenced
