Superintendent’s Report - November 2025

November 2025            

Audio Visual Upgrades - Our High School auditorium, Primary Cafetorium and Elementary/Middle Cafetorium have recently received significant upgrades for audio/visual equipment. Upgrading the audio and visual equipment greatly enhances the quality of school events, performances, and presentations. The improved sound systems ensure that every student and audience member can clearly hear and engage with programs, while the advanced visual technology supported dynamic multimedia displays that enriched both educational and community experiences. These upgrades foster better communication, increase student participation, and strengthen pride in school events, transforming these spaces into vibrant centers for learning, creativity, and celebration.

Unified Communications Systems - Currently, the district uses a universal communication system to share information with parents; however, teachers and coaches often use a variety of separate electronic methods to communicate with families.To improve consistency and effectiveness, the district is moving toward a unified communication system for all parent-teacher and parent-coach interactions. This transition will create a secure, reliable, and centralized platform that ensures all messages are accurate, timely, and aligned with district policies. A unified system also enhances accountability and transparency, supports professional communication standards, and fosters stronger collaboration and trust between families and schools, all of which contribute to better support for students.

Press Box at Denny Stadium - A new modular press box is being built for Denny Stadium, bringing an exciting upgrade to our athletic facilities. The new structure will feature dedicated spaces for home team coaches, visiting team coaches, and press members, creating a more efficient and professional environment for game management and coverage. It will also be equipped with a Huddle camera for live streaming and announcing, allowing fans to enjoy games and events both in person and remotely. This addition represents an exciting enhancement to Denny Stadium, supporting our student athletes, teams, and community pride. The press box construction begins this December, with completion before our 2026 football season.

Budget Season for School year 26-27 - Our principals and directors are already engaged in the process of budget development for the upcoming school year. We will continue to prioritize staffing, instructional programs and resources, safety and security, and the ongoing maintenance and updating of facilities. Our public budget hearing will take place in the Spring, and community members may offer feedback.  For any other recommendations, questions or feedback about the upcoming year’s budget, please contact your child’s school principal or our assistant business administrator, Kamila Miazio at kmiazio@srivernj.org.  

We wish all of our South River families a healthy and happy Thanksgiving Holiday.

Respectfully Submitted,

Sylvia Zircher, Ed.D.

Superintendent

South River Public Schools

South River Public Schools

Department of Curriculum, Instruction, and Personnel

South River Board of Education

South River, New Jersey 08882

Dr. Joseph Trivisonno, Assistant Superintendent

jtrivisonno@srivernj.org

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Report From The Office of Curriculum And Instruction

Board of Education Meeting: November 17, 2025

Re: Curriculum and Instruction

This month, our administrative team along with teacher leaders were presented student achievement data based on standardized assessments given to students during the 2024 – 25 school year. A deep dive into the results was completed and tasks were assigned to those in attendance surrounding strategies to improve student performance. Mrs. Lisa Cashin, Supervisor of Curriculum and Instruction, provided disaggregated data allowing attendees the opportunity to break complex data points into simpler categories, allowing data-driven discussions to take place. This included reports from the High School Graduation Proficiency Assessment and the Student Learning Assessments in grades three through nine. We continue to identify areas in the curriculum that appear to be challenging across years and work to assist staff in recognizing these challenging areas while focusing on instruction on ways to address potential deficiencies. As we move forward this year, each teacher leader meeting will focus on standards and achievement levels, bringing in additional data found on our various academic platforms. We will continue to use LinkIt to assess students throughout the year.

The high school administration along with the counseling department is beginning a review of courses.  This includes those currently running as well as those proposed by teachers, administrators and other stakeholders.  The purpose of these annual meetings is to analyze trends for courses and make recommendations regarding courses to offer based on student interest as well as those considered high need.  These meetings will continue through December with the 2026-27 Program of Studies being completed by early January 2026 through the Counseling Office. To date, the high school continues to implement additional AP as well as non-AP courses for our students.

In November we will continue our annual Professional Development sessions by providing peer driven sessions surrounding supports that can be provided to our Multilingual learners in grades K – 8. Additionally, we will provide additional support to high school teachers along with middle school teachers in language arts and math in working with students during the longer instructional block. Finally, a district partner, Effective School Solutions (ESS), will provide a third session training many of our specials teachers on providing instruction while keeping in mind the “Trauma Informed and Therapeutic Adaptive Classrooms”.  

This month, included with my report, is a presentation highlighting the Class of 2025 Graduation Results. This includes data related to graduation requirements and the varied testing pathways.

Respectfully submitted,

Dr. Joseph Trivisonno

Assistant Superintendent

SOUTH RIVER BOARD OF EDUCATION

Johnny Rosa, School Business Administrator, 732-613-4000 ext. 1227

REPORT OF THE SCHOOL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATOR – NOVEMBER 2025

The Business Office recently completed and submitted the District Report of Transported Resident Students (DRTRS) to the State. This report is used by the State to determine transportation aid allocations for the 2025–2026 operating budget.

The annual verification of lunch applications has also been finalized. In accordance with State requirements, ten applications—representing 3% of the total—were randomly selected and verified through income documentation provided by the households. The data from the Verification Report contribute to determining the District’s official free and reduced-price meal percentage.

The Educational Annex Project has reached substantial completion. Throughout the month, several coordination meetings were held. I met with PureTek to ensure the High School projector installation project is completed in the near future and also conferred with our E-rate consultant to plan upcoming wiring projects for the next fiscal year. Additionally, I attended a webinar hosted by the Office of the State Comptroller regarding recent updates to the Public Contracts Law.

We also met with Nickerson Corporation to review the project schedule for the press box and to finalize plans prior to permit submission.

During the week of October 20, 2025, I attended the New Jersey School Boards Association (NJSBA) Workshop, where I networked with current vendors and explored potential new business relationships for the District. I also participated in various professional development sessions to enhance my knowledge and skills.

The annual audit report is expected to be presented to the Board by the State’s required deadline. In addition, the Business Office completed and submitted the District’s 2025–2026 Debt Service Report. I attended a District Improvement Plan (DIP) meeting for the New Jersey Quality Single Accountability Continuum (NJQSAC) as part of our compliance requirements.

The Business Office has begun preparations for the 2025–2026 operating budget. All administrators have received the necessary instructions and documentation to develop their departmental budgets, which are due to the Business Office by January 7, 2026.

Submitted by,

Johnny Rosa

Business Administrator

Kamila Miazio

November 2025

Pending Grants

Department of Climate & Culture

Monthly BOE Report: November, 2025

SCHOOL: South River Early Learning Center                                    

PRINCIPAL: Dr. Heather Liberman

Assistant Principal: Karissa Disney

BOARD MEETING DATE: November 17, 2025

School Highlights:

• 10/3: 3rd Annual Hispanic Heritage Celebration
• 10/3: School Wide Read Aloud with Ms. Disney
• 10/6 - 10/10: Respect Week
• 10/22: Unity Day
• 10/27 - 10/30: Parent Teacher Conferences
• 10/31: School Wide Read Aloud with Dr. Lieberman
• 10/31: Halloween Parade

Professional Development:

• 10/10/25 MLL Support- What this Looks Like in the Classroom (Pre-K teachers and self-contained teachers)
• 10/10/25 Improving Hearing Screenings in Educational Settings (Nurses)
• 10/10/25 Artificial Intelligence Training (CST)

Professional Learning Communities: 

• Promoting Student Engagement and Positive Behavior Using SMART Goals

Drills:

Fire:        October 21, 2025

        October 29, 2025 (Educational Annex)

Security: October 15 ,2025                                                Lock Down

    October 21, 2025 (Educational Annex)                        Shelter In Place                                                

Bus:        

Schoolwide: October 24, 2025

Fall: October 24, 2025        

Spring: N/A

School Statistical Data:

Active enrollment as of October 31, 2025:                                

• Preschool (3F) (in district): 75                                                        
• Preschool (4F) (in district): 109        
• Total: 184                                                                        

• Number of Students Transferred Out During Month of October  2025: 6                 
• Number of Students Transferred In During Month of October 2025: 8                                

Attendance:

SCHOOL: South River Primary School                                    

PRINCIPAL: Dr. Heather Lieberman

ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL: Karissa Disney

BOARD MEETING DATE: November 17, 2025

School Highlights:

• 9/29 - 10/3: Primary School Book Fair
• 10/3: 3rd Annual Hispanic Heritage Celebration
• 10/3: School Wide Read Aloud with Ms. Disney
• 10/6 - 10/10: Respect Week
• 10/22: Unity Day
• 10/27 - 10/30: Parent Teacher Conferences
• 10/31: School Wide Read Aloud with Dr. Lieberman
• 10/31: Halloween Parade

Professional Development:

• 10/10: K - 3 Literacy Screener Training (all teaching staff)
• 10/10: Visual Art: Art of Education (Primary School Fine and Performing Arts Teachers)
• 10/10: Lesson Planning and Updated Supervision (Physical Education Teachers)
• 10/10: Artificial Intelligence Training(Speech Language Therapists, CST Members, OT, Teacher of the Deaf, Reading Interventionist)
• 10/10: In-Person HIB Training (Guidance Counselors)

Professional Learning Communities: 

• Kindergarten PLC: Incorporating Math Centers into Instruction
• First Grade PLC: Developing Number Sense in Students
• Second Grade PLC: Teaching and Grading the Standards in Math and ELA

Drills:

Fire:        10/24/25                                

Security:  10/16/25                        Lock Down                                

Bus:        

Schoolwide: October 21, 2025        

Fall: October 21, 2025        

Spring: N/A

School Statistical Data:

Active enrollment as of October 31, 2025: 519                                        

• Preschool (3F) (in district): 14                                                        
• Preschool (4F) (in district): 15                                                        
• Kindergarten: 159                                                                        
• 1st Grade: 179
• 2nd Grade: 152                                                                        

Total:        519                                                                                

• Number of Students Transferred Out During Month of October 2025: 3        
• Number of Students Transferred In During Month of October 2025: 1                

Attendance:

* 2nd Grade was located at the Elementary School

Thank you,

Dr. Heather Lieberman, Principal

Karissa Disney, Assistant Principal

Monthly Report

SCHOOL:  South River Elementary                PRINCIPAL: Mr. Christian Valentin-Gladden

BOARD MEETING DATE: November 17, 2025 (Regular Public Meeting)

PRINCIPAL'S MESSAGE

October was a month of meaningful progress and celebration at South River Elementary School. Teachers engaged in professional learning focused on Literacy Screener Training in Grade 3, Mathematics Instructional Philosophy in Grades 4–5, and PLCs centered on Backward Design for Benchmark Unit 2. These sessions strengthened lesson design, assessment alignment, and instructional coherence. Instructional coaching and walkthroughs highlighted strong practices in Guided Reading, and teachers continued to use the Writing Help Chart consistently across all grade levels while newly implementing the Math Help Chart schoolwide.

Our efforts to reduce chronic absenteeism are showing strong results. Schoolwide rates dropped from 18% to 16%, with Grade 3 improving from 19% to 16.5% and Grade 5 achieving remarkable progress from 23% to 15%. Notably, no students have reached 18 or more absences this year, a reflection of our collective focus on consistent attendance and student engagement.

Throughout the month, our school community came together to celebrate Week of Respect, Hispanic Heritage Night, Unity Day, and Parent-Teacher Conferences. The Schoolwide Morning Meeting on “The Power of Respect and Kindness” and our recognition of D.R.E.A.M.S. Students of the Month reinforced our core values and commitment to social-emotional growth. October reflected the strength, collaboration, and dedication that define the South River Elementary School community.

SCHOOL HIGHLIGHTS

• Week of Respect, October 6 -10, 2025
• Hispanic Heritage Night, October 16, 2025
• Unity Day, October 22, 2025
• Parent-Teacher Conferences, October 27-30, 2025

ACTIVITIES TOWARDS ATTAINMENT OF BUILDING GOALS

Student Attendance:

• Overall chronic absenteeism dropped from 18% to 16%
• Grade 3 improved from 19% to 16.5%
• Grade 5 made remarkable gains from 23% to 15%
• No students have reached 18 or more absences this year!

Teaching & Learning Impact:

• The Writing Help Chart is being utilized consistently across all grade levels.
• The Math Help Chart has been introduced and is now being implemented schoolwide.
• Instructional Coaching Sessions have begun with Mr. Valentin and three participating teachers.
• Instructional Walkthroughs have highlighted strong instructional practices, particularly in Guided Reading.

Social-Emotional Learning:

• School-wide Morning Meeting - Topic: “The Power of Respect and Kindness”, October 23, 2025

“D.R.E.A.M.S.” Student of the Month: Victoria Wilks, Grade 4

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Schoolwide Professional Development:

• Literacy Screener Training, Grade 3
• Mathematics Instructional Philosophy, Grade 4-5

Professional Learning Communities:

• Grade 3 PLC: Unpacking Benchmark Literacy Resources
• Grade 4 PLC: Applying Backward Design to Strengthen Instructional Planning for Benchmark Unit 2
• Grade 5 PLC: Applying Backward Design to Strengthen Instructional Planning for Benchmark Unit 2

SAFETY DRILLS

Fire Drill: October 7, 2025

Security Drill: October 20, 2025 (Evacuation, Non-fire)

Bus Drills: October 9, 2025

SCHOOL STATICAL DATA

Enrollment as of  October 31, 2025        

Grade 3: 156

Grade 4: 178

Grade 5: 170

Total: 504

Number of Students Transferred Out: 3         

Number of Students Transferred In: 6 

Respectfully,

Mr. Christian Valentin-Gladden

Principal

MONTHLY REPORT

SCHOOL:   SRMS                                                   PRINCIPAL:  Thomas Rizk

BOARD MEETING DATE: November

1. School Highlights:

Middle School Students of the Month October 2025

         October Teacher That Rocks - Mrs. Jordan

1. Professional Development

• Science/SS  - AI Training
• Math/ELA/ESL- AI Training
• Art/Music/PE/WL - Trauma Informed and Therapeutic Adaptive Classroom training Part 2-

2. Programs/Activities of Special Note

ELA:

During the month of October, our 7th-grade students centered their lessons around the novel Freak the Mighty. They explored Joseph Campbell’s Hero’s Journey and analyzed the main character’s development throughout the story. Students identified the types of conflict present in each chapter and created a “Clean It Up” spray solution designed to help “clean up” a conflict faced by one of the characters.  Continuing their focus on character, students selected passages to rewrite from different characters’ points of view. To further examine mood and to get into the Halloween spirit, students performed a Scope drama. After identifying the mood in these plays, they created a Literary Mood Ring, choosing one or two colors that best represented the mood of the remaining chapters of the novel.

Math:

During the month of October, 7th-grade students completed their first unit on operations with rational numbers. They learned to identify rational numbers, convert fractions to decimals, and perform the four operations on rational numbers in real-world contexts. After taking their Unit 1 assessment, students began their second unit on proportional relationships. They reviewed ratios, rates, and unit rates, practicing how to find and compare unit rates to determine the better buy. To reinforce their understanding and apply new skills, students engaged with interactive activities on Savvas Realize as well as platforms such as ALEKS, Blooket, Kahoot, and Formative.

Science:

During the month of October, 7th-grade students began their unit on living things. Students explored the differences between prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells, with an emphasis on the Claim, Evidence, Reasoning (CER) format. At the conclusion of the first unit and bacteria study, students participated in a “Day at the Fair” food poisoning simulation lab. They selected six food items to “eat” and then discovered whether they became “sick” or not. Using data from the healthy and sick participants, students identified which food caused the illness. They then analyzed information from the scenario—such as time to onset, duration, and symptoms—along with prior lessons to determine the specific bacteria responsible for the outbreak. Each Friday, students continue to review graphing concepts to strengthen their skills, and next, they will move on to studying the parts and functions of animal and plant cells.

Social Studies:

During the month of October, 7th-grade students learned about Hispanic American Heritage Month. They read about a variety of influential Hispanic Americans and their accomplishments across different fields such as the arts, science, politics, and sports. Students summarized the key information they gathered and shared their findings with classmates through discussions and presentations. This activity not only deepened their understanding of the important contributions of Hispanic Americans but also helped strengthen their reading comprehension, summarizing, and public speaking skills.

C.        Activities Towards Attainment of Building Goals

• Implement programs and practices that ensure the social and emotional well-being of all students and staff
• By learning email etiquette, students are provided with skills to succeed personally, academically, and one day professionally

• Quizzes, exit slips, teacher questioning, assessment reflections, pre-tests, Unit Assessments, responding to open-ended questions and evaluating them with the writing rubric followed by critiquing of student responses.
• Students continue to work on iReady and LinkIt assessments.
• Differentiated instruction was employed in all classroom settings
• Increase outreach efforts for parents/families with communication barriers

II.         Drills:

A fire drill was conducted on Tuesday, October 7th.   This month’s security drill was conducted on Monday, October 20th.  

III.        School Statistical Data:

Enrollment as of  October 31, 2025

• Grade 6     156
• Grade 7             182
• Grade 8             168
• Total              506      

Students transferred in:          3

Students transferred out: 0

Students with 2 or More Vacation Days:   8

Attendance:

Tardies

Absences (ADA percentage)

Out of school suspensions:

In school suspensions:

Respectfully submitted,

Thomas Rizk

MONTHLY REPORT

SCHOOL:   South River High School                                           PRINCIPAL:  Jamie Kinard

BOARD MEETING DATE: November

1. School Highlights

Field Trip - October 1 - Social Justice

NJGPA for Seniors (Testing Requirement) - October 6 - 10

Fall Financial Aid Night - October 7

Field Trip - University of Delaware (Business) - October 9

PSAT - October 15

College and Career Fair - October 16

Parent/Teacher Conferences - October 15-17

School Wide Climate Activity: Decision Making - October 21

Halloween Walkthrough - October 23

Peer Leadership Outreach - October 24

Field Trip - FBLA - October 28

1. Professional Development

1. Professional Development was held for the secondary schools on October 10.

2. Programs/Activities of Special Note

C.        Activities Towards Attainment of Building Goals

1. Goal #1: Social Emotional Learning and Well-Being

1. School Wide Climate Activity for September (Identity and Self-Awareness) and October (Decision Making)
2. DREAMS training for committee

2. Goal #2: Academic Growth and Achievement

1. Development of the instructional task force
2. Common assessment for the NJSLA and NJGPA Practice questions

Drills:

The high school conducted our monthly security and fire drills during the month of October.

2. School Statistical Data:

School Statistical Data:

Enrollment as of October 31, 2025

• Grade 9                                170
• Grade 10                                178
• Grade 11                                169
• Grade 12                                            202
• Total                                719

Respectfully submitted,

Jamie Kinard

Superintendent’s Report                                                                      Athletic Director

November 4, 2025

I.                   Parent Partnerships:           

Each and every day of a sports season, a coach has an opportunity to interact with parents. This could be in the form of how a student athlete is performing in a certain sport, playing time, an injury, how to improve or even a change in practice time or in the schedule.

Beyond the normal interaction between coaches and parents the following occurred:

1.  Boys Basketball, Girls Basketball, Wrestling, Ice Hockey, and Bowling all held pre-season meetings with their teams. Physical forms and all additional paperwork were handed out as well as game schedules and tentative practice schedules.
2. Winter sports schedules are up on RSchool Athletics Scheduler.
3. The Fall Sports Awards for our Middle School and High School Fall Athletes will be held on Tuesday, November 25, 2025. The MS program will begin at 6:00PM in the HS Auditorium and the HS program will begin at 6:30PM.

II.                School Highlights

1. Professional Development

2. Programs/Activities

The Rams Varsity Football team under the direction of Coach Marchesi finished their season on Thursday, October 30, 2025, with a 19-0 victory over Dunellen in the NJSIAA Consolation Round. The Rams finished the 2025 season with a final record of 1-9.

The JV Football team finished their season with a final record of 0-6.

The Boys’ Soccer team, coached by first year head coach Mr. Justin Bryla made it to the NJSIAA Central Jersey Group 2 tournament as the #16 seed where they will be traveling to #1 seed Bordentown on Tuesday, November 4, 2025. The Rams currently have a record of 8-10-1.

Coach Drabik and the JV Boys’ Soccer team finished with a final record of 6-4-5.

The Freshmen Boys Soccer team coached by Mr. Otavio Dias, finished the season with a final record of 8-4-1.

Ms. Paula DeCarvalho and the Middle School Boys’ Soccer Team finished their season with a record of 2-6-6.

Mr. Donnie Minto was once again at the helm of the Varsity Girls’ Soccer Team. He was assisted by Ms. Camila Lucas. The Rams this year were the GMC Gold Division Champions with a division record of 8-1-1. The rams received the #3 seed in the GMC Invitational Girls Soccer Tournament and defeated #1 seed Edison on Wednesday, November 29, 2025, to become the 2025 GMC Girls Soccer Invitational Champions!!!!  The Rams received the #2 seed in the NJSIAA Central Jersey Group 1 Tournament. The Rams will host Delaware Valley on Wednesday, November 5, 2025. The Varsity Girls Soccer team currently has a record of 16-1-1.

Ms. Camila Lucas and the JV Girls soccer team finished their season with a record of 6-1.

Ms. Natalie Farparan is in her 5th year as our Middle School Girls’ Soccer Coach. She led the Rams to a final record of 6-3-2.

Our Girls’ Volleyball team was once again coached by Mr. Malcolm Cumberbatch and assisted by Ms. Veronica Reilly. The girls received the #9 seed in the NJSIAA South Jersey Group 1 Tournament and will travel to #8 seed Delaware Valley on Tuesday, November 4, 2025. The Varsity Girls’ Volleyball currently has a record of 8-16. The JV Girls’ Volleyball team finished with a final record of 14-9.

Coach Eric Clays is in his fifth season as our Head Girls’ Tennis Coach. Coach Clays and the Rams Girls’ Tennis Team concluded their season. They qualified for the NJSIAA Central Jersey Group 1 Tournament as the #12 seed and traveled to Shore Regional High School on Tuesday, September 30, 2025, but they lost 0-5. Coach Clays and the Girls’ Tennis team finished with a final record of 9-10.

Coach Nick Kruger is in his 14th year as our Head Cross Country Coach. Coach Kruger and the Boys’ and Girls’ Cross Country Team competed in the GMC Blue Division Championships on Wednesday, October 15, 2025, and did well. The Boys team placed third overall. The GMC Cross Country Championships were held on Saturday, October 25, 2025, at Thompson Park in Monroe. The NJSIAA Central Jersey Group 1 Tournament was held on Saturday, November 1, 2025, also at Thompson Park. The Varsity Boys’ XC finished with a record of 0-8 and the Girls were 0-6-2.

Coach Dam Stempora was once again coaching our Middle School Boys’ and Girls’ Cross Country teams. The Boys’ team finished with a final record of 0-11, while the girls team finished at 6-5.

The following athletes were selected All Division by the GMC Soccer Coaches:

All Blue Division Boys Soccer                                All Gold Division Girls Soccer

Senior – Cristiano Costa                                       Senior – Cynthia Silva

Senior – Ruben Dominques                             Senior – Cynthia Carrillo Rosario

Freshman – Ariet Arzikulov                                  Junior – Gabriella Castelhano

                                                                            Sophomore – Olivia Clemente

                                                                            Freshman – Gianna Castelhano

All GMC Conference Boys Soccer:  Senior – Cristiano Costa and Senior Ruben Domingues                                    

All GMC Conference Girls Soccer:  Junior -- Gabriella Castelhano                                                                                                                                                                  

The following have been named GMC All Blue Division Girls Volleyball:

Junior – Karina Santos

Junior – Miranda  Lizardo

The following have been named All Blue Division Girls Tennis:

Junior – Kayla Krickmier

Carl J. Buffalino

Certified Athletic Administrator

Department of Special Education Monthly Report - October 2025  

County and State Collaboration

I attended the Middlesex County Directors of Special Education Meeting, where representatives from the Department of Education and County Office provided important updates. Topics included IDEA timelines, procedural updates, revised county forms, and continued state monitoring for special education. Changes to the Dynamic Learning Maps (DLM) assessment were also reviewed, along with other key compliance and program initiatives.

Department Meetings and Staff Support

• Met with related services staff to provide scheduling guidelines and review all service schedules to ensure timely initiation of student supports.
  
• Met with the Child Study Team (CST) and related services staff to discuss and finalize Goals and Professional Development Plans for the new school year.
  
• Conducted a meeting with the Child Study Team Leader and Teacher Leader to prepare agendas and key discussion items for their monthly staff meetings, as well as to address staff questions and needs.

Staffing and Personnel

• Worked to secure coverage for maternity leave positions at the Elementary School.
  
• Continued collaboration with Kelly Educational Services to fill paraprofessional vacancies — all but one position is currently filled.

Programs and Instructional Support

• Participated in MindPlay training alongside special education teachers and ensured all identified students were rostered to launch the reading intervention program.
  
• Coordinated home instruction services for students on medical leave or suspension.
  
• Updated and shared Behavior Crisis Flowcharts for all schools to support consistent crisis response procedures.
  
• Scheduled training sessions for intervention programs designed to support students with special needs, continuing the use of MindPlay for reading intervention and Inner Explorer for student mental health and mindfulness.
  

District Programs and Initiatives

• Continued collaboration with ESS staff to support the Aspire Learning Center, the district’s alternative program for middle and high school students. Together, we developed a program manual/guide to ensure consistency in operations and expectations.
  
• Participated in the NJ School Boards Convention in Atlantic City, attending workshops, networking with colleagues, and gaining valuable insights to support program growth and compliance.
  
• The first DREAMS assessments were completed successfully.
  
• Ongoing discussions continue regarding special education preschool enrollment and potential program options to address increasing student numbers.

Overall, this month focused on program readiness, staff collaboration, and ensuring the consistent delivery of services to meet student needs.

Respectfully submitted,

Kim Urrutia        

Director of Special Education

Monthly Report - Matthew Crouch, Director of Student Services/Special Projects

• The PSAT was administered, and the results will be available on November 12th
• A district HIB training was conducted for all counseling staff
• Continued planning for the upcoming NJSLA field test is underway in the ES/MS/HS
• AP 2025/2026 testing was ordered
• Planning for EOF day is complete for November 12, 2025, from 2:15 PM to 3:15 PM
• Financial Aid Night was a success, with many families in  attendance
• The College & Career Fair was a huge success, with over 40 organizations in attendance
• Senior and Junior conferences continue taking place
• 504 meetings and evaluation meetings are underway
• The Counseling Department welcomed Alexandra Sondak as the new counselor at the Middle School
• Emotion Regulation and Beyond Professional Development was conducted for all counseling staff
•  Preparations for the Seal of Biliteracy Testing are underway
• Restorative Community Service is underway, offering students the opportunity to work in the community
• Collaboration with the Grant Department for the Ram Plate is underway
• Week of Respect took place across the district
• Nurses took part in Improving Hearing Screenings in Educational Settings professional development

SOUTH RIVER PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Monthly Residency and Registration Report

Reporting Month: November 2025

SOUTH RIVER PUBLIC SCHOOLS

BETH GREKOSKI

ATTENDANCE OFFICER

_________________________________________

MEMO

TO:             Board Of Education

FROM:       Beth Grekoski, Attendance Officer

DATE:        November 4, 2025

In October, there were 246 absentee visits to the home and 200 incidents of truancy.

South River High School

78 incidents of truancy

10/2/25 EDC Residency issue

10/16/25 South River Court

South River Middle School

23 incidents of truancy

10/16/25 MT Complaint filed with South River Court

10/16/25 South River Court

South River Elementary School

25 incidents of truancy

10/31/25 SD Residency issue resolved

South River Primary School

74incidents of truancy

10/15 MP Residency issue resolved

Superintendent’s Report

November 4, 2025

MONTHLY REPORT OF ATTENDANCE OFFICER

October 2025

No. of absences reported by principals                                  246

No. of cases of truancy reported by principals                          200

No. of children attending no schools                                                            0

No. of absences reported by principals of private schools                                     0

No. of cases of truancy reported by principals of private schools                            0

No. of parents notified to call at school for interview                                         0

No. of calls to public schools                                                                     Daily

No. of visits to private school                                                                   0

No. of visits to homes for attending no schools                                             0

No. of legal absences                                                                             46

No. of Illegal absences                                                                   200

No. of parents warned                                                                             0

No. of residency checks                                                                  0

No. of non-attendees placed in school                                                        -

No. of truants returned to parochial and private schools                                       -

No. of children found on the street and taken to school                                  -

No. of parents summoned to court                                                                               5

No. open court cases                                                                                 2

No. of transfer cards issued                                                                  -        

No. of children unlawfully employed                                                             -

No. of children unlawfully employed returned to school                                  -

Superintendent’s Report

November 2025

ENROLLMENT AS OF October 31, 2025

                                High School

Grade 9                        181

Grade 10                171

Grade 11                201

Grade 12                        160

                        713

Middle School

Grade 6                     156

Grade 7                     182

Grade 8                     168

         506              

Elementary School

Grade 3                 156

Grade 4                 178

Grade 5                170

504        

Primary School

Preschool (3F)                  14                                                Preschool (4F)           15                                                Kindergarten                 159                                                Grade 1                 179

Grade 2                152                                                                                519        

Early Learning Center

Preschool (3F)                  75                                                

Preschool (4F)             109        

184        

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Total Enrollment     2426

SOUTH RIVER PUBLIC SCHOOLS

15 MONTGOMERY STREET

SOUTH RIVER, NEW JERSEY 08882

Dr. Sylvia Zircher                                                                                                  732-613-4000 ext. 1223

  Superintendent                                                                                                     FAX #732-238-8415

Monthly Fundraising Report

Report Month: November 2025

Date: 11/17/2025