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Larry Ramkissoon<br>Principal
Larry Ramkissoon
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Greetings and welcome to the website for New Jersey Regional Day School. This new school year begins with a continued focus on excellence. Our educational program promotes social and emotional development, educational life skills and communication skills. Our teachers and staff are highly qualified and committed to ensuring every student meets their greatest potential. New Jersey Regional Day School is an extraordinary learning community. The What Sets Us Apart Tab will allow you to explore what sets us apart from other schools.

To ensure each student receives data-driven instruction tailored to realizing their individual learning goals, we have continue to use the Rethink program. This program aims to place evidence-based treatment solutions in the hands of every educator and clinician working at New Jersey Regional Day. Rethink leverages the power of technology to provide clinical support, best-practice tools, and research-based content. All parents can have access to use the valuable resources provided by this program including training videos. Please visit our web site’s curriculum tab for more information.

We will continue to foster an effective, compassionate learning community. Our Step up to Success Positive School Behavior System will continue. Students are rewarded for meeting behavior goals and making good decisions. The Step Up to Success tab will provide you with details of this wonderful program. Each month we will promote a different school-wide, community value. Our Random Acts of Kindness program was created to integrate intentional kindness skill-building instruction with the development of social and emotional competencies. Rethink SEL provides lessons along with training videos for staff and parents. For more information look for the Random Acts of Kindness program in the academics tab.

Every school day counts in a child’s academic life. A missed school day is a lost opportunity for students to learn and grow. We will be promoting great student attendance in a variety of ways this school year. Students with great attendance will be recognized and celebrated. Our student support team will be working with parents to assist in removing any barriers preventing students from getting to school. Families are our greatest partners in student learning. We recognize the many challenges they face. Please visit our Families Tab for ways of contacting our student and family support team members and teachers. You will also find valuable resources there.

I believe we are embarking on an incredible year. I predict our students will make huge strides academically, socially and emotionally.

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August 22, 2022

Dear Parents and Students,

I am delighted to welcome you to the 2022-2023 school year and hope that you and your family are safe and in good health. I am excited to take on the responsibility of being your principal at New Jersey Regional Day. Before moving on, I would like to take this opportunity to introduce myself. My name is Larry Ramkissoon, and I am a veteran educator with more than 25 years of experience. In that time, I have served as a classroom teacher, staff developer, teacher coach, vice principal, and principal in both elementary and high schools. These experiences taught me a lot and I believe that they will complement the work that is already underway at New Jersey Regional Day.

I am a teacher at heart and a parent with two children of my own, Alex and Alek. In my work with them and with the other young people that I have worked with, I have often been reminded that every student is different in the way they acquire knowledge. I have used this understanding to help shape my educational philosophy. At the core of this philosophy is the belief that we must be prepared to meet the diverse learning styles that our students arrive with and do all that we can to help them accomplish their goals.

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August 22, 2022

Estimados Padres y Estudiantes,

Estoy encantado de darle la bienvenida al año escolar 2022-2023 y espero que usted y su familia estén seguros y con buena salud. Estoy emocionado de asumir la responsabilidad de ser su director en  New Jersey Regional Day School. Antes de continuar, me gustaría aprovechar esta oportunidad para presentarme. Mi nombre es Larry Ramkissoon y soy un educador veterano con más de 25 años de experiencia. En ese tiempo, me he desempeñado  como maestro de salón de clases, desarrollador de personal, entrenador de maestros, subdirector y director en escuelas primarias y secundarias. Estas experiencias me enseñaron mucho y creo que complementarán el trabajo que ya está en marcha en NJRDS.

Soy un maestro de corazón y un padre con dos hijos propios, Alex y Alek. En mi trabajo con ellos y con los otros jóvenes con los que he trabajado, a menudo me han recordado que cada estudiante es diferente en la forma en que adquiere el conocimiento. He utilizado este entendimiento para ayudar a dar forma a mi filosofía educativa. En el centro de esta filosofía está la creencia de que debemos estar preparados para cumplir con los diversos estilos de aprendizaje con los que llegan nuestros estudiantes y hacer todo lo posible para ayudarlos a lograr sus objetivos.

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Welcome Back with Smiles!

September 13, 2022
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Welcome Back Letter 2022

August 25, 2022
August 22, 2022 Dear Parents and Students, I am delighted to welcome you to the 2022-2023 school year and hope that you and your family are safe and in good health. I am excited to take on the responsibility of being your principal at New Jersey Regional Day. Before moving on, I would like to […]
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Special Olympics Track & Field Event at Brookdale Park

May 9, 2022
On Wednesday, May 4th our Newark Board of Education student athletes participated in the Special Olympics Track & Field Event at Brookdale Park in Bloomfield, NJ.  We had students compete from Avon, First Avenue, Ivy Hill, John F. Kennedy, NJ Regional Day, Spencer, and South Street. Track and field, also known as athletics, encourages athletes […]
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ESPN Top 5 – New Jersey Regional Day

November 1, 2021
We are so excited to finally celebrate New Jersey Regional Day as an ESPN Top 5 @SpecialOlympics Unified Champion School for 2021! Last week, students and staff were surprised by Jordan and Shae Cornette from @ESPN who revealed the big news. New Jersey Regional Day has gone above and beyond to meet the 10 standards […]
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