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ANNOUNCEMENT

SCHOOL CALENDAR AND IMPORTANT DATES:

2011 - 2012 Schedule of Important Dates

2011-2012 General School Calendar

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

The Read-a-Thon is back! From now to 1/27 find sponsors. 1/28-2/5 read and log books. 2/5-2/10 collect money. 2/10 bring the pledge forms and money to school. The letters and forms will be backpacked home 1/17. Go, read those books!
SECOND ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL POTLUCK + SILENT AUCTION: Sat, Feb 11 from 12:30pm-3:00pm Look for an email from your Class Parent for more information—bring a potluck dish of your family's favorite food or ethnicity and participate in our Silent Auction and Tricky Trays. Click here for more information. We are looking for Silent Auction and Tricky Tray donations, so please contact your Class Parent or Rebecca.Meah@teccsjc.org
Please click here to read the Hudson Reporter online article featuring TECCS. The same article was also featured on the front page of the printed publication and does a wonderful job highlighting what makes our school unique.
Check out the November FSA Newsletter loaded with interesting and important information.

ADMISSIONS:

We successfully conducted our Lottery process on January 19th. A courtesy phone call has been placed to all applicants and formal letters are being sent out. If you have any questions you can send an email to info@teccsjc.org or call (201)984-4151 for immediate assistance.
Tours available every Friday at 9:30am by appointment. Please send an email to info@teccsjc.org or call (201)984-4151 to schedule a visit.

OTHER NEWS and REGULATORY POSTINGS:

Get into the spirit! If you would like to purchase TECCS-embroidered clothing for your child, it is now available on French Toast. Click here, and enter source code: QS5ZWGA
Find us on Facebook (no need to be a member): http://www.facebook.com/pages/Jersey-City/The-Ethical-Community-Charter-School-Jersey-City-TECCS/95510257440
No Child Left Behind Act
To view the State of New Jersey Department of Education publication "Guidance for Schools on Implementing the Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights Act" please follow this link. http://www.nj.gov/education/students/safety/behavior/hib/guidance.pdf
Harassment, Intimidation, and Bullying Policies and Procedures. For questions or comments about the TECCS HIB policy please contact:

Geoffrey Renaud, Anti-Bullying Specialist geoffrey.renaud@teccsjc.org
or
Laura Alfano, Anti-Bullying Coordinator laura.alfano@teccsjc.org

TECCS owe their educational philosophy to Socrates, Horace Mann, Clara Barton, Amos Gager Throop, and Felix Adler. Schools founded by or named after some of these great thinkers have evolved into renowned institutions of learning. Although the Ethical Community Charter Schools have been inspired by them, they are independent, publicly chartered schools and have no affiliation with any other institution.

Why TECCS? What is so important about our educational process?

TECCS is a school where teachers lead and collaborate with students in a culture of rigorous academics and mutual respect; where analytical thinking and creativity are prized over learning by repetition; where children become individuals of integrity, insight, autonomy - and socially productive citizens, workers, leaders.

TECCS is an ideal school for children of families that embrace the ideals of ethics, service, and social justice together with a demanding, well-rounded education of academic studies and the arts. The greater the participation of the parents, the greater the potential for the success of their children.

TECCS opened in the Mt. Carmel School, in September 2009, with three Kindergarten classes and three 1st-grade classes. Applications for admission for the 2010-11 school year are expected to be far greater than available places, therefore acceptance will be decided by lottery. Early applications are advised. Please go to Admissions for more details.