Branchburg Township School District’s Post

🚀 Join Our Team as a Substitute! 🍎 We are excited to announce Branchburg Township School District will be hosting a Substitute Teacher Hiring Event for the upcoming 2024-2025 school year. This event is an excellent opportunity to join our team and make a positive impact in the school community. Event Details: 📅 Event Date: Wednesday, July 31, 2024 🕒 Time: 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM 📍 Location: Whiton Elementary School, 470 Whiton Rd. Neshanic Station, NJ 08853 At this event, prospective substitute teachers will have the chance to: - Meet with the Human Resources Department - Learn about the responsibilities and rewards of substitute teaching - Complete interviews on-site - Receive information on required certifications and training - Explore the benefits of working with Branchburg Township School District As a substitute teacher, you'll play a crucial role in maintaining the continuity of learning in our classrooms. We are looking for individuals who are enthusiastic, adaptable, and committed to fostering a positive learning environment for our students. Requirements for Substitute Teachers: - Completion of 30 semester-hour credits at a nationally accredited college or university. - Must be at least 18 years of age. - Criminal History Record Check through the Office of Student Protection We encourage interested candidates to bring an updated resume to the hiring event. If you have any questions or need additional information, please review the Substitute Teacher information page on our district website: https://lnkd.in/e5h2re-n We’re here to assist you throughout the process. If you’re unable to attend the hiring event but are interested in becoming a Substitute in the district, please apply online at this link: https://lnkd.in/eiyQWnfq We look forward to meeting you and discussing the opportunities available within the Branchburg Township School District. #Branchburg #Education #SubstituteTeacher #Substitutes #HiringEvent #JoinOurTeam

As we approach the end of the academic year, it's time to recognize and celebrate the incredible contributions of our upcoming retirees for the end of this school year from Branchburg Township School District. 🌟 For decades, these dedicated educators and staff members have served the Branchburg community. Their commitment to excellence and passion for education has left a lasting legacy of excellence and commitment. Let's take a moment to acknowledge their hard work, dedication, and the positive impact they've had on the Branchburg community. 🏆 Paula DePaolo – Library Media Assistant ✨ 39 Years of Service 🌟 🏆 Eileen Szajdecki – Instructional Support Teacher ✨ 29 Years of Service 🌟 🏆 Dulcinea Merton – Instructional Support Teacher✨ 29 Years of Service 🌟 🏆 Roseann Boehm – School Secretary ✨ 28 Years of Service 🌟 🏆 Michele Rina – Instructional Aide ✨ 27 Years of Service 🌟 🏆 Joann Everson – Special Education Teacher✨ 26 Years of Service 🌟 🏆 Sandra Koscielski – Speech Teacher ✨ 24 Years of Service 🌟 🏆 Deborah Volpe – Special Education Teacher✨ 20 Years of Service 🌟 🏆 Barbara Weintraub – General Education Teacher✨ 30 Years of Service 🌟 As they embark on this new chapter, we extend our heartfelt gratitude and best wishes for a joyful and fulfilling retirement. Their legacy of dedication and passion will continue to inspire future generations. Please join us in celebrating these remarkable educators! 🎉👏 #Education #Retirement #ThankYou #Inspiration #BranchburgTownshipSchoolDistrict #Educators

On a monthly basis, Branchburg Township School District recognizes and showcases the exceptional work and dedication of our employees. Each team member plays a crucial role in our collective success, and the employee spotlight program is a way of acknowledging and appreciating individual contributions. To shine the spotlight on these staff members, please see the stories below for our May recipients: CATIE RELLO (WES) Instructional Coach Catie makes learning fun and engaging for all learners and presents such a caring heart. The same can be said in how she interacts with colleagues, and she is always willing to help provide innovative insight to educational practices. Catie is the definition of a team player and I am grateful that I was able to have the experience of working with her. Her kindness, patience and welcoming attitude makes her a great coach, teacher and mentor. She truly deserves to be recognized for going above and beyond. MIKE CLARK (SBS) Physical Education Teacher Mike is not only looked up to by students, but his fellow colleagues as well. As one of Stony Brook's physical education teachers, Mike embodies what teamwork really is. He demonstrates this skill to his students and models this trait as a staff member. Mike is always willing to help, goes above and beyond for his students, and it is clear that they not only learn physical education skills, but life skills as well. RAZEL GATTI (BCMS) Instructional Intervention Aide Mrs. Gatti is not only hard working and dedicated, she is one of the kindest humans I have ever had the pleasure of meeting. She truly goes above and beyond to help our students. She cares deeply for her students and her colleagues. She always greets everyone in the hallways with a welcoming smile. She has been so instrumental in her students’ success and progress this past year. Thank you to our amazing staff for all that they do! #employeewellness #staffwellness #wellbeing #educators

As Branchburg Township School District continues to celebrate the outstanding contributions of our dedicated team members, it is with great pleasure to share our April 𝐄𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐲𝐞𝐞 𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐭𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬! This month, we are shining the spotlight on: ROSEANN BOEHM CANDACE SHARROW JACLYN FURNARI who consistently demonstrated amazing teamwork, going above and beyond, positivity, and exceptional dedication. We’re excited to recognize their hard work and achievements acknowledged by their peers. To shine the spotlight on these staff members, please see the stories below from those that nominated them. ROSEANN BOEHM (Whiton) School Secretary Roseann goes above and beyond her duties every day to support staff and students. In recent years, Roseann begins her day and excels at ensuring all classroom/specials teachers have adequate coverage for their absence. Roseann is organized and efficient. Roseann is on-top of any and all staff questions and/or requests. Roseann interacts seamlessly with administrators, staff, students and parents alike! Roseann is a staple in Whiton's front office, and keeps things up and running. Whiton appreciates Roseann every day! CANDACE SHARROW (SBS) 5th Grade Teacher Candace consistently sets high expectations for her students and more importantly, provides them with the tools and support to meet these high expectations. She is an exceptional teacher who motivates her students to produce high caliber work. She consistently provides models of her own writing for students to learn from, gives them effective strategies for LA objectives that helps them improve their work and piles ample praise to keep them motivated and working hard! I'm always impressed with the quality of work they produce based on her effective teaching abilities! JACLYN FURNARI (BCMS) Science Teacher Jaclyn Furnari is a true team player. She supports all of the members of her 8th grade team and is always willing to go the extra mile. One can always count on Jaclyn to be there. Not only is she a great asset to the 8th grade teachers, she is also a true champion to her students. The relationships she forms with students compel them to work hard in her class. Ms. Furnari has made her mark on the hearts of her colleagues and her students. #staffwellness #spotlight #njeducators #wellbeing

Branchburg Township School District would like to thank the Somerset Patriots | New York Yankees Double-A Baseball and Stephen Goldsmith for their generous donations of Patriots apparel to our steps challenge winners! Thank you so much for your support to the Branchburg staff! In the month of April, the district held its first walking challenge. The challenge was designed to promote health, wellness, and team spirit within our schools! Many staff members embraced the challenge with enthusiasm and their commitment to wellness is inspiring. Thank you to our incredible staff for their dedication, hard work, and support of one another throughout the challenge. While we may have had top performers in terms of steps, every participant is a winner. For the month of April, our three top performers are: 1st Place: Joseph Larramendia - 500,188 steps 2nd Place: Beth Janiec - 497,811 steps 3rd Place: Randi Morin - 438,921 steps #wellbeing #walkingchallenge #staffrecognition #wellness #njeducators

𝘉𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘩𝘣𝘶𝘳𝘨 𝘛𝘰𝘸𝘯𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱 𝘚𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘭 𝘋𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘵 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘤𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸𝘭𝘦𝘥𝘨𝘦 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘌𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘠𝘦𝘢𝘳! 𝘞𝘩𝘪𝘵𝘰𝘯 𝘌𝘭𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘚𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘭 𝐁𝐫𝐚𝐝 𝐌𝐨𝐨𝐫 - (3𝘳𝘥 𝘎𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘦 𝘛𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘳) 𝘌𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘰𝘳 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘠𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐋𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐲 - (𝘓𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘋𝘪𝘴𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘛𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘵) 𝘌𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘚𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘧𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘠𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘚𝘵𝘰𝘯𝘺 𝘉𝘳𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘚𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘭 𝐍𝐢𝐧𝐚 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫 - (4𝘵𝘩 𝘎𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘦 𝘚𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘌𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘛𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘳) 𝘌𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘰𝘳 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘠𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝐋𝐚𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐧 𝐊𝐧𝐨𝐤𝐞 - (𝘓𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘺 𝘊𝘰𝘢𝘤𝘩) 𝘌𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘚𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘧𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘠𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘉𝘊𝘔𝘚 𝐙𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐡 𝐌𝐢𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐥𝐞 - (𝘚𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘌𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘛𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘳) 𝘌𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘰𝘳 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘠𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝐊𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐀𝐥𝐝𝐚𝐛𝐚𝐠𝐡 - (𝘐𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘈𝘪𝘥𝘦) 𝘌𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘚𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘧𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘠𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘌𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝘦𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘴 𝘧𝘶𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘦𝘹𝘦𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘉𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘩𝘣𝘶𝘳𝘨 𝘛𝘰𝘸𝘯𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱 𝘚𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘭 𝘋𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘴𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯, 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘬, 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘸, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘹𝘤𝘦𝘭 𝘪𝘯 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦. 𝘞𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘦𝘹𝘦𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘦𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮 𝘰𝘯 𝘢 𝘫𝘰𝘣 𝘸𝘦𝘭𝘭 𝘥𝘰𝘯𝘦!

As Branchburg Township School District continues to celebrate the outstanding contributions of our dedicated team members, it is with great pleasure to share our 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐄𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐲𝐞𝐞 𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐭𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬! This month, we are shining the spotlight on 𝐌𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐚 𝐃𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐎𝐜𝐡 𝐃𝐞𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐡 𝐕𝐨𝐥𝐩𝐞 who consistently demonstrated amazing teamwork, going above and beyond, positivity, and exceptional dedication. We’re excited to recognize their hard work and achievements acknowledged by their peers. To shine the spotlight on these staff members, please see the stories below from those that nominated them. 𝐌𝐄𝐋𝐈𝐒𝐒𝐀 𝐃𝐎𝐍𝐀𝐖𝐀𝐘 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐫𝐝 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐞 𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐫 Melissa is a colleague, educator, and friend who goes above and beyond each and every day for those around her to ensure their success. She always has a positive attitude and brightens any space that she enters. Her smile and laugh is contagious, making other people’s day better.  She has established a classroom community that is safe in all aspects. Her classroom is a place where students can take risks within their learning. Together, as a team, each child is well supported and loved. As a teacher, Ms. Donaway is described by students as “A teacher who makes learning fun. She answers questions in fun ways and provides us with extra help when we need it like in math. She also gives us soft start time which is our favorite way to start our day. Ms. Donaway is always smiling and laughing, making our days bright.” 𝐂𝐀𝐑𝐎𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐄 𝐎𝐂𝐇 𝐆𝐮𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐫 Caroline Och is such an important aspect of Stony Brook School. She is always willing to drop everything to help out student and staff members in whatever they need. She creates a warm, welcoming, and calming environment for the students and always put their needs first. Caroline excels in all the work she does and has open communication with all. She is always thinking of others and goes above and beyond in every way. 𝐃𝐄𝐁𝐎𝐑𝐀𝐇 𝐕𝐎𝐋𝐏𝐄  𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐄𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐫 Deb Volpe has really stepped up as team leader. She is constantly advocating for her colleagues as well as cares deeply about students. She is a team player and proactively supports the 8th grade team. Through her enthusiasm and her sense of humor, she is able to connect with students on a deeper level. Deb works with all stakeholders to collaboratively brainstorm solutions when issues arise. BCMS is very lucky to have Deb Volpe as part of its team! Thank you to our staff for all they do to support the students of Branchburg Township School District! #employeespotlight #spotlight #education #njeducators #staffwellbeing

Branchburg Township School District has implemented an employee spotlight program which aims to recognize and showcase the exceptional work and dedication of our employees. Each team member plays a crucial role in our collective success, and the employee spotlight program is a way of acknowledging and appreciating individual contributions. To shine the spotlight on these staff members, please see the stories below for our February recipients: DIANA GURUMENDY Instructional Aide As an aide, Diana goes above and beyond. She is a kind and devoted human being that is always willing to lend a hand. She is such an integral part of our Whiton community! Diana’s dedication and caring nature has made a tremendous impact. She is a team player and collaborates with teachers and related service providers to utilize the best strategies and techniques. KATHLEEN SCHUNK Instructional Support Teacher When Mrs. Schunk walks into a classroom, the students light up because they know she is bringing a big dose of fun to the learning process. She exudes warmth, good humor, patience, engaging methods, and she meets the students where they are intellectually and emotionally so they feel confident to take chances. She is a gifted teacher who works hard but makes it look effortless. ALLISON ELIK Science Teacher Allison is an incredible colleague and teacher. From the minute she started teaching she was ready to tackle anything. She has managed online teaching, half virtual/half in person and teaching multiple grades. She truly puts the students' needs first. Allison makes strong connections with all students and ensures they feel safe in her classroom. She is a team player and always ready to put in the work needed to create fun, engaging lessons. She brings a fresh perspective to teaching and is always willing to share her ideas. Allison is a wonderful asset to the BCMS community and we’re lucky to have the opportunity to work alongside her.

Branchburg Township School District is hiring Substitute Teachers! If interested, please apply at: https://lnkd.in/ePTUS9WD