The District is aware of the social media post made by one of its teaching staff members regarding the assassination of Charlie Kirk. The District is in the process of addressing the matter. As this matter is a school district personnel issue, the District is prevented from commenting further.
Thank you for your anticipated understanding.
Monday, September 8, 2025
Good afternoon,
Please see the link below for our most updated health and wellness guidelines.
Below is a link to our 2025-26 Student Health and Wellness Calendar.
Below is a link to our 2025-26 Preschool Student Health and Wellness Calendar.
If you have any questions, please contact Mrs. Lori Kowalski, Supervisor of School Nursing and Wellness, by email at lkowalski@clarkschools.org.
Thank you and enjoy the rest of your day.
Ed Grande
Superintendent of Schools
Friday, September 5, 2025
Good afternoon,
Please see the letter attached below re: our LinkIt! benchmark assessments.
Below is a link to a Back-to-School New Jersey State Resource Packet.
https://nj.gov/BacktoSchoolResourcePacket/Back%20to%20School%20Resource%20Packet.pdf?v=2025-09-04v02
Thank you for a great first week back with our students. Enjoy the weekend ahead.
Ed Grande
Superintendent of Schools
Wednesday, September 3, 2025
Hi everyone,
I am thrilled to report that we had a great first day with our students today. It was wonderful being back with them, and we are looking forward to amazing things to come.
As we step forward into this new year, let us be certain to build on our strengths and accomplishments of the past. The newsletter attached below, compiled by Mrs. Elizabeth Clee, our District Publicist, will assist with this reflection.
Also attached below is a Chain of Communication document so that any concerns that you may have may be addressed in a most efficient fashion. This document can also be found on the district website under the “Our Team” section.
Many thanks. As I always say, our strong partnership with you makes the good things that we set out to do possible. Enjoy the rest of the day and evening ahead.
Ed Grande
Superintendent of Schools
Thursday, August 28, 2025
Good afternoon,
Please see below for our annual security reminder.
Thank you.
Ed Grande
Superintendent of Schools
Wednesday, August 27, 2025
Good morning,
Please log into your child's Genesis account and then look under the "Bus" tab to see if he/she is scheduled to be on a bus route this coming school year. If you see a route number, then follow the below steps to find the route specifics.
Go to http://www.clarkschools.org.
Select the "More" tab towards the top right of the page.
Select the "Departments" sub-tab from that list.
Select the "Business Office" sub-tab from that list.
Click on the "2025-2026 Route Summaries" link toward the bottom left of that page.
A link to that document is also included below for your convenience.
If you do not see a route number within Genesis, then your child will not be receiving transportation through the school this year (with the exception of UCVTS students who are eligible for transportation there despite not having a route number in Genesis).
Below is a link to a document that explains how UCVTS busing is impacted in inclement weather.
Please email Mrs. Christine Unish, Transportation Secretary, at cunish@clarkschools.org with any questions.
As always, thank you. Enjoy the rest of the week ahead.
Ed Grande
Superintendent of Schools
Thursday, August 14, 2025
Good afternoon,
Please see the link below to our bond referendum video. Click the X towards the upper right-hand corner of the alert that first appears to be taken to the actual video. This video is also posted to the district website under the Bond Referendum tab at the top of the page.
https://clark-public-school-district.echalksites.com/ref_video_clark2025
Thank you and be well.
Ed Grande
Superintendent of Schools
Tuesday, August 12, 2025
Good morning,
At last night's Board of Education meeting a calendar change was approved. September 16 will now be a full day of closure for students and teachers for the bond referendum vote while the Friday going into Presidents’ Weekend (February 13) will be the early dismissal day. Those two days essentially are being flipped. The revised calendar (with those two changes highlighted) is attached below.
As always, thank you for your flexibility. Be well.
Ed Grande
Superintendent of Schools
Submission of this plan is a requirement of the New Jersey Department of Education. The Board of Education still has no intent to transition to such a model. The strong commitment of the Board of Education is and will continue to be to traditional in-person student school days.
Wednesday, July 16, 2025
Good morning,
Hope you are enjoying these first weeks of summer. Please see below for our second (double-sided) bond referendum flyer. As a friendly reminder, kindly check the "Bond Referendum" tab on the district website at the top of the page for this flyer and additional resources that will be posted there as they become available.
Thank you and be well.
Ed Grande
Superintendent of Schools
Tuesday, June 3, 2025
Good morning,
Please see the attached preliminary flyer re: our upcoming bond referendum.
Kindly check the "Bond Referendum" sub-tab on the district website under the "More" tab towards the top right of the page for this flyer and additional resources that will be posted there as they become available.
As always, thank you for your partnership with and support of our schools. Enjoy the rest of the week ahead.
Ed Grande
Superintendent of Schools
Valley Road School Back-to-School Night
Early Dismissal VRS Students & Staff
No School for Students and Staff - Referendum Vote
Schools Closed-Rosh Hashanah
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