Hillside Public Schools

Today (9/3/2025), our teachers and staff returned to the district for professional development as we prepare for an exciting new school year! Together, we are learning, growing, and building the foundation for student success. Here’s to a 2025-2026 school year filled with excellence, collaboration, and inspiration!

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Welcome back, Hillside Public Schools District! Earlier today (9/2/2025), the Hillside High School Auditorium was packed with new and returning faculty and staff for Hillside Public Schools' Convocation! Superintendent Glover did an amazing job bringing energy to our teachers and staff here at Hillside Public Schools. Excitement is everywhere across the district as we begin the 2025-2026 school year. Shoutout to Superintendent Glover, Hillside Board of Education President Ms. Best, all of our Board of Education members, administrators, supervisors, directors, Hillside community members, staff, and students! Let's get it, let's go!

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On August 28th, 2025, the League of Women Voters of Hillside held a mock election during Hillside Public Schools District's Back to School event at Ola Edwards Community School! There were three items and a write-in line on the ballot. Student voters received “I VOTED” stickers, pencil sets, and sheet stickers. Adult voters received “I VOTED” stickers and Pocket U.S. Constitutions. See the first image for the mock election results!

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Hillside Public Schools' New School Year Kickoff event on August 28th, 2025, was a massive success! Thank you to all of the parents and families who attended for assistance with Genesis, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), other programs, and applications. This would not have been possible without the dedicated Hillside Public Schools' staff, directors, supervisors, principals, secretaries, and teachers who were present to assist our families! A special thank you to Superintendent Glover, Hillside Public Library (@hillsidepl), the Hillside Fire Department (@hillside_firefighters), Hillside Family Success Center (@uwguc), the League of Women Voters of Hillside, and our Community SNAP Navigators for participating in this marvelous event!

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The final day of New Teacher Orientation was filled with connection, excitement, and Hillside pride! Our newest teachers and staff had the opportunity to meet the dedicated directors, principals, vice-principals, and supervisors who lead Hillside Public Schools, learning more about the incredible team supporting them every step of the way. To mark the occasion, each new teacher and staff member received their official Hillside lanyard and pin—a symbol of belonging to the family and the important journey ahead. We are so excited to welcome our new educators and staff as they bring fresh ideas, passion, and commitment to our schools. Here’s to a strong start and an amazing year ahead!

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Today, (Wednesday, August 27th, 2025) our Hillside Public Schools supervisors, principals, vice - principals, and directors rode out to Newark, New Jersey to sharpen their knowledge in data, English as a Second Language (ESL), and EdLaw! Great job, and thank you to all of our district school leaders!

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Hillside Public Schools' Administrators are participating in a Professional Development retreat in Newark, New Jersey! Our educational leaders are preparing for another great school year (2025 - 2026)! #hillsidenj #hillsidepublicschools #newarknj #professionaldevelopment #studentsfirst #newpride #newpathways #newpossibilities

This morning, Hillside High School welcomed the Class of 2029 at Freshman Orientation! Our newest Comets are ready to shine as they begin their high school journey! Shoutout to Principal Woolard, Vice-Principal Emenaka, the Guidance Department, Superintendent Glover, all of the Hillside High School staff and students!

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Today, Monday, August 25th, 2025, Hillside Public Schools hosted the first day of its New Teacher Orientation in the gymnasium of Ola Edwards Community School! Superintendent Glover, as well as various Hillside Public Schools teachers, staff, and department leaders welcomed our new teachers to the district. We are excited to have these passionate and dedicated professionals join our team as we prepare for an incredible school year ahead!

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The following photos are from the 2nd Harvest in the Hillside High School garden! Shoutout to the Hillside High School Garden Club (@hillsidehsgardenclub) students and advisors, so far 19 eggplants have grown, 8 butternut squash, at least 5 green peppers, decorative orange gourds, and a handful of green-bean pods have grown! Even more fruits and vegetables are expected to grow as we approach the start of the 2025-2026 school year.

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Good day, please see the flyer regarding Hillside Public Schools District's New School Year (2025-2026) Kickoff Event! Taking place on Thursday, August 28th, 2025, from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. in the Ola Edwards Community School gymnasium, the Kickoff will include Lunch Assistance and additional Application support! We look forward to seeing you there.

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Shout out to Hillside Public Schools' Information Technology (I.T.) Department Intern, Clara, who has been helping our I.T. Department prepare student iPads for the new school year!

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Today (8/12/2025) was Hillside Innovation Academy's (H.I.A.'s) New Student Orientation! Welcome to all of H.I.A.'s incoming scholars, shout out to Principal Dr. Silva, all the H.I.A. staff, and the student ambassadors who were excited and ready to greet the new students! Here’s to an amazing journey ahead at Hillside Innovation Academy. New Student Orientation continues tomorrow (8/13/2025) and Thursday (8/14/2025)!

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Hillside Public Schools District has been spotlighted as one of Flashlight Learning's (@flashlight_360) Top 50 performing Districts nationwide! Hillside Public Schools District was selected because our multilingual students made some of the highest gains between their beginning and end-of-year benchmarks! As a recipient of this award, Hillside Public Schools District is now officially part of a group Flashlight calls the Language Legends—a group of districts that have promoted exceptional language growth in their students through hard work and implementation of Flashlight360. Congratulations and thank you to Hillside Public Schools' Director of ESL and World Language, Mrs. Evelyn Okparaeke as well our districtwide ESL teachers and staff for their hardwork!

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Hillside Public Schools District and Hillside Township Summer Camp students faced off in spirited volleyball matches full of laughs, teamwork, and great vibes at W.O.K. Middle School! Win or lose, it was all about having our community come together and collaborate while having a blast! Great job, students.

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Today (August 7th, 2025) was the last day of Hillside Public Schools' Summer Academies! We are closing out a summer of growth, learning, innovation, and memories! 🌟Students received certificates to recognize their completion of Summer Academies. A huge thanks to all our students, educators, and families who made this year’s Summer Academies successful and unforgettable!

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Today, 8/5/2025, Lisa Lee, the Director of Sustainability Programs at EZ Ride (@ezride_ig) visited the Lectec Summer Academy program at Hillside High School! Ms. Lee gave an awesome presentation while students constructed their scooters and learned important information regarding E-scooter safety! After the presentation, students were treated to an E-scooter demonstration outside by Ms. Lee. Thank you, EZ Ride, and our Hillside Public Schools Summer Academy staff for providing such innovative education to our students!

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Middle school students in the "Engineering Your Way" Summer Academy took on the challenge of building rockets yesterday (8/4/2025)! Up next is testing their designs, troubleshooting problems, and making improvements through redesign. Future engineers at work! Shout out to Hillside Public Schools' Supervisor of Science, Ms. Corona!

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Good afternoon, please be advised that the Thursday, July 31st, 2025, Regular Meeting has been rescheduled for Thursday, August 7th, 2025, at 6:30 pm. The meeting will take place at Hillside Innovation Academy, Board Room, 1100 Woodruff Ave., Hillside, NJ. Thank you. #hillsidenj #hillsidepublicschools #studentsfirst #newpride #newpathways #newpossibilities

Good day, due to the New Jersey Weather State of Emergency, the Hillside Public Schools District Board of Education Meeting scheduled for today, Thursday, July 31st. 2025 is canceled. Thank you.