Description: This being the first newsletter of the school year, I would like to acknowledge our school staff and Home and School Association for helping make our September opening focused on allowing students to begin their academic endeavors at MMS. I also appreciate the efforts of our staff and parent community that were directed at making Back-to-School Night a great opportunity for families to meet teachers and hear about plans for the year. Thank you to those who answered my email and provided comments on what was great about back to school night, and what could be improved. Those comments, with names redacted, have already been shared with the MMS staff.
As you know from our school calendar, October 1 is the beginning of five full weeks of uninterrupted learning. With five day weeks until the beginning of November, it is incredibly important that students remain healthy, rested, and ready to learn, as a substantial portion of the foundation for the rest of the school year is built during this time.
I hope that as a family you have had the opportunity to set goals for this academic year. The inclusion of adolescents in academic goal setting discussions, and subsequent frequent goal monitoring conversations, is one way to enhance overall student achievement. While all learners should have goals, so should a school. As a building the 2012-2013 MMS building goals are as follows:
1. The Maplewood Middle School staff will integrate the IB learner profile and Areas of Context (Interaction) into student learning experiences.
2. All students, during every lesson, will be able to identify the expected instructional outcomes of the given lesson, and will receive timely and specific feedback on their progress.
3. All students, during every lesson, will be intellectually engaged in challenging learning experiences that are responsive to their leaning profiles and level of readiness.
These goals will both guide our professional learning and direct the planning of classroom learning experiences. As the school year continues, I will develop each goal in these monthly reports and explain what the work associated with the goals looks like in our classrooms.
Where possible, ChildcareCenter provides inspection reports as a service to families. This information is deemed reliable, but is not guaranteed. We encourage families to contact the daycare provider directly with any questions or concerns, as the provider may have already addressed some or all issues. Reports can also be verified with your local daycare licensing office.
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| 2021-11-15 | 3A:52-4.3(b) | |
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There shall be a minimum of two staff members accompanying children on any field trip, outing, or special event involving children away from the center, even when the appropriate staff/child ratios allow fewer than two staff members. Violation Observed: Ensure that a minimum of 2 staff are present at the center as required, whereas there was 8 children present with 1 staff at the center. |
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| 2021-11-15 | 3A:52-4.3(a)(2) | |
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The center shall ensure that all staff members are trained in the method of keeping track of children and know how many children are in their care at all times. Violation Observed: Ensure that all staff have completed training pertaining to the center's policies and procedures for tracking children and are aware of the number of children in their care at all times, whereas the sole staff was unaware of the number of children in her care and had to count. |
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| 2021-11-09 | 3A:52-4.10(b)(1) | |
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When the center applies for a new or renewal license or Certificate of Life/Safety Approval, the sponsor or sponsor representative shall submit to the Department the completed CARI consent forms for all staff members who are or will be working at the center on a regularly scheduled basis. Within two weeks after a new staff member begins working at the center, the sponsor or sponsor representative shall submit to the Department a completed CARI consent form for the new staff member. Violation Observed: Ensure that CARI background checks are completed as required for all staff within two weeks of hire, whereas 1 staff CARI check is missing. |
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| 2021-11-09 | 3A:52-4.11(b)(2) | |
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When the center applies for a new license or Certificate of Life/Safety Approval, the sponsor or sponsor representative shall ensure that each staff member at least 18 years of age who is or will be working at the center on a regularly scheduled basis completes the CHRI fingerprinting process specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.11(a). Until the center receives the results of the CHRI background check for a new staff member from the Department of Human Services, the center shall ensure oversight of that person by another staff member and ensure that the person is not alone to supervise a child or group of children. Violation Observed: Ensure that all staff who do not have a completed CHRI background check are directly supervised by another staff member, whereas the sole staff at the time on inspection did not have a CHRI clearance on file. |
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| 2021-11-09 | 3A:52-4.11(a)(1) | |
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As a condition of securing a license or Certificate of Life/Safety Approval, the sponsor or sponsor representative shall ensure that a Criminal History Record Information (CHRI) fingerprint background check is completed for himself or herself, and for all staff members at least 18 years of age who are or will be working at the center on a regularly- scheduled basis, to determine whether any such person has been convicted of a crime, as specified in P.L. 2000, c. 77 (N.J.S.A. 30:5B-6.10 to 6.17). The sponsor or sponsor representative and each staff member shall complete the electronic fingerprinting process through the vendor authorized by the State to conduct CHRI background checks through the Division of State Police in the Department of Law and Public Safety and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Violation Observed: Ensure that all staff, the sponsor and/or the sponsor representative complete a CHRI background check as required, whereas 3 staff are missing CHRI clearances. |
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| 2021-11-09 | 3A:52-6.6(e)(1) | |
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The center shall maintain on file a written policy on the disciplining of children by staff members. The policy shall reflect the provisions specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-6.6(a) through (c) and include the acceptable actions that a staff member may take when disciplining a child (that is, discussion with the child, time-out, etc.). Violation Observed: Prepare and submit to OOL a discipline policy that includes the acceptable actions staff members may take when disciplining a child. |
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| 2021-11-09 | 3A:52-4.1(d)(1) | |
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The staff records specified in 3A:52-4.1(a) through (c) shall be maintained on file as follows: the Staff Records Checklist for the current director and all staff members currently working at the center shall be maintained on file at the center. Violation Observed: Ensure that the information on the Staff Records Checklist is current and that it is maintained on file at the center, including the staff's CARI and CHRI background checks. |
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| 2021-11-09 | 3A:52-7.11(a)(1) | |
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Each center shall develop a written policy on the management of communicable diseases. This policy shall include the following: the list of illnesses and symptoms of illness for which a child will be separated from the group and possibly sent home, as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-7.1©. Violation Observed: Ensure that the center maintains and distributes to all families the center's communicable disease policy and that it includes the list of symptoms for which a child will be excluded from the center. |
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| 2021-11-09 | 3A:52-4.8(e) | |
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Directors shall complete staff development in understanding licensing regulations as provided by the Office of Licensing within 90 days of hire. Such staff development may be included in the required 20 hours of staff development specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.8(d). Violation Observed: Ensure that the director completes the Understanding Licensing training provided by OOL within 90 days of hire. |
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| 2021-11-09 | 3A:52-6.8(j)(1) | |
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The center shall develop and follow a written policy on the expulsion of children from enrollment at the center. The expulsion policy shall include Violation Observed: Develop and maintain on file an expulsion policy. |
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| 2021-11-09 | 3A:52-5.3(o)(1) | |
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First aid requirements are as follows: at least two staff members who have current certified basic knowledge of first aid principles and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), as defined by a recognized health organization (such as the American Red Cross), shall be in the center at all times when enrolled children are present. Violation Observed: Ensure that at least two staff have current first aid and CPR certifications and are present at all times at the center. |
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| 2021-11-09 | 3A:52-5.3(i)(5)(i) | |
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Environmental condition precautions are as follows: at the time of the initial application, any renewal application, relocation of an existing licensed center and, in the discretion of the Office of Licensing, any other time, the applicant or facility operator shall certify in writing that the center provides a potable water supply provided by a public community water system. If the facility is supplied by a public community water system, the applicant or facility operator shall provide documentation of water testing conducted by a laboratory certified by the Department of Environmental Protection for water testing for lead and copper from all faucets and other sources used for drinking water or food preparation and at least 50 percent of all indoor water faucets utilized by the center. Violation Observed: Complete and submit a DCF Drinking Water Testing Statement of Assurance and a copy of the public school's water testing completed by a laboratory certified by the Department of Environmental Protection. |
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| 2021-11-09 | 3A:52-4.6(d)(1) | |
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For school-age child care programs the program supervisor shall meet the qualification requirements specified in one of the applicable options set forth in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.6(d) for education, training, and experience, based on the center's licensed capacity. Violation Observed: Ensure that the program supervisor meets the required qualifications as specified in the manual, provide education and work experience documentation to the OOL. |
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| 2021-11-09 | 3A:52-4.6(b)(1) | |
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The director shall meet the following qualification requirements for early childhood programs licensed to serve more than 30 children, the director shall meet the qualification requirements as specified in N.J.A.C 3A:52-4.6(b) for education and experience. Violation Observed: Ensure that the director meets the required qualifications as specified in the manual, provide education and work experience documentation to the OOL. |
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| 2021-11-09 | 3A:52-4.6(a) | |
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The center shall maintain on file a Staff Records Checklist designated by the Office of Licensing, as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.1(b), indicating that the center has obtained documentation of the applicable staff education and experience, as specified in 3A:52-4.6(b) through (d). Violation Observed: Ensure that the center completes and maintains on file a Staff Records Checklist designated by OOL. |
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