Welcome Back!

First day Staff Presentation, 2026-2027

Cresskill Admin Team

Welcome to the Team!

District:

• Tyler Bisig, Supervisor of Buildings and Grounds
• Nadine McGrath, Director of Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment

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Building Administration:

• David Sposato, Assistant Principal - CMS/CHS
• Thiana Vazquez, Assistant Principal - CMS/CHS

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New Staff Introductions

Welcome to the Team!

Merritt Memorial Elementary:

• Swati Chauhan, Secretary

Edward H. Bryan Elementary:

• Wendell Laws, Custodian
• John Sideris, Custodian
• Nicole Parks, Speech & Language

Cresskill Middle School/High School:

• Chiara Brenna (Mathematics), Tiron Duraku (Day Custodian), James McCarthy (Promoted to Day Custodian), Eric Harding (chemistry), Brielle Padovan (Special Education), Jessica Perucki (Physical Education/Health)

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New Staff Introductions

Welcome to the Team!

Athletics:

• Tyler Fox - promoted to Head Girls Soccer coach
• Jessica Perucki - Middle School Girls Soccer coach

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Teacher on Assignment:

• Danielle Sandler

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New Staff Introductions

• Admin collaboration
• Settled the CEA Agreement for a 4 year contract - Thank you to Lou, Mike, Katie, and Joe
• Staff feedback/collab on school calendar
• Balanced the budget, minimal cuts and RIF’s
• Found some inefficiencies, saved where feasible
• Partnership with the Borough
• District wide News/Events
• Tell me about your classroom happenings, after school activities, competitions, projects…
• Listened to staff perceptions - there is an opportunity for growth for all of us

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Thank you for a smooth transition

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Survey Summary

PD & Curriculum Support

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Targeted PD

PD to adequately address best practices

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Specialized Resources & Techniques

Need for practical strategies/materials for ML’s, Special Ed., 504

Staff Voice/Decision Making

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Implementing Policy

Disconnected from schoolwide & districtwide policy implementation

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Planning Time

Need for vertical artic., & subject area collab.

Consistency

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Student Behavior

Follow through on implementing policies, school rules

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Need for shared accountability: implementation and serving as role models

Communication

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Proactive Information

Need for frequent, transparent communication

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Timely Feedback

Response time on evals, staff recognitions

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Maintenance & Safety

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Cleanliness

Balance of daily cleaning & major maintenance

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Safety/Security

Tightening up on drilling practices/collab. With CPD

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Buildings/Grounds Upgrades:

• Replaced chillers at MMS and EHB
• Replaced boilers at MMS and EHB
• Painting at MMS - office, hallway, faculty room, new flooring in main office suite
• New playground at EHB
• Fixed piping in B wing of MS
• Implementing new preventative maintenance plans for our HVAC systems
• Auditing our current HVAC systems and developing a long range plan to being budgeting for new ones
• Upgraded 10 security cameras district wide
• Overhauling over Building Management System (BMS) to provide more efficient climate control for our schools
• Partnered with a landscaping company to have a our exterior grounds cut and maintained including athletic fields district wide
• Football field - wiring for internet connection is complete, HUDL installed
• Electric Sign replaced
• New benches in front of MS/HS

Program Upgrades:

• Training for rollout of Envision has been completed
• Offered Algebra II Honors this summer for the first time ever for acceleration purposes
• Special Education programs continue to expand

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What we’ve done this summer…

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District Goals for 26-27

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The Focus

Curriculum & Instruction Updates

2026-2027

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• Math/World Languages - Nadine
• SS/Sci/Business/Art - Alexis
• ELA - Alexis/Nadine
• Music - Alexis/John
• ESL - Thiana

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Updates to the Team

• Observation Process
• Deadlines
• Non Tenured Staff:
• Round 1 completed by Oct. 30
• Round 2 completed by Dec. 23
• Round 3 completed by Mar. 12
• Tenured Staff:
• Round 1 completed by Dec. 23
• Round 2 completed by Mar. 31

*Administrator is subject to change

• Pre-conference form
• Lesson Plan Template - Make a copy & attach in Employee Portal

Educator Evaluations

• Independent Professional Time (IPT)
• Collaborative Professional Time (CPT)
• Choice PD
• Mandated PD
• Bilingual Education - SEI Final Meeting January
• Suicide Prevention
• Literacy Mandates

26-27 PD Day Schedule and Format

• Monday Meeting Schedule
• September Meeting - IPT
• October - May
• MS/HS meetings will alternate between departments
• Elementary meetings will alternate between buildings
• Summary
• Everyone will attend 4 in person meetings and 4 meetings will be CPT or IPT depending on needs/topics/mandates

C&I Monday Meetings

• PLAAFPs must be completed by all teachers.
• Teachers must submit their PLAAFP information at least five (5) days prior to the scheduled IEP meeting date.
• PLAAFPs should include current, specific, and measurable information about the student’s academic achievement and functional performance.
• Teacher input should identify the student’s strengths, areas of need, current performance, and progress toward existing goals, when applicable.
• We are working on syncing all IEPs to Genesis, including their annual due date.
• Staff should closely monitor emails from Michelle Mockler regarding students’ annual IEP due dates and any changes to scheduled IEP meeting dates.
• Please note that IEP meetings are often scheduled prior to the actual annual due date; therefore, the scheduled meeting date, not the annual due date, should be used when determining the five-day PLAAFP submission deadline.
• Because meeting dates may change, teachers are responsible for reviewing email updates promptly and adjusting their PLAAFP submission timeline accordingly.

PLAAFPs (Present Levels of Academic Achievement and Functional Performance)

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MS/HS PLAAFP Development 2026-2027

Elementary PLAAFP Development 2026-2027

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PLAAFPs (Present Levels of Academic Achievement and Functional Performance)

Thank you!