Posted on August 24, 2016
What’s New?
2016 Newark Kids Count Released
Posted on August 1, 2016
Report: Newark children faring better in midst of pervasive poverty
Life for Newark children continues to improve with marked progress in critical areas of child well-being, including a drop in teen births and juvenile arrests, as well as a rise in the high school graduation rate and median income, but most Newark families still live in poverty, according to the 2016 Newark Kids Count report released today.
Follow @ACNJforKids on Twitter!
Posted on July 5, 2016
The first step is to join Twitter. It takes less than two minutes:
- Go to Twitter.com and sign up for a free account. Enter your name, email address, desired password, and username in the provided space.
- You username is also known as your twitter handle.
- You will receive an email to confirm your account.
- Once confirmed, you can start tweeting!
- The link for your twitter page will be www.twitter.com/(twitter handle). For example, ACNJ’s link is www.twitter.com/acnjforkids
Remember to register for one of the 2016 Kids Count forums here.
Pre-K Attendance Fact Sheet
Posted on June 30, 2016
Teachers,
Here are two fact sheets in English and Spanish that explain to parents why attending school every day is important—even for 3-and 4-year-olds! Fill in the “Note from your teacher” with a personal message about what students can look forward to in class.
Examples include:
- “Next week, we’ll be learning about shapes!”
- “Don’t miss out on class next week when we’ll be doing a fun coloring activity!”
- “Kids with good attendance for the month of October get an attenDANCE party!”
Download the Preschool Attendance Matters Fact Sheet in English. (After opening, right click the document to “save as” a pdf/ Adobe Acrobat Document on your computer. Once you open the pdf on your computer, you can type inside the black box).
2016_06_30_Chronic_Absenteeism_PreK_Attendance_TemplateNew legislation extends bans on suspensions & expulsions of young children
Posted on June 28, 2016
New legislation that prevents schools from suspending or expelling preschool-aged children extends restrictions to second graders. It is now on its way to the governor’s desk for his signature.
Advocates for Children of New Jersey supported this bill recognizing that the early detection program will be its crucial element. ACNJ President & CEO Ceil Zalkind says the legislation sends “an important message that suspension and expulsion is not appropriate for a young child.”
Read more.
