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Orange Public Schools

Gerald Fitzhugh, II, Ed.D., Superintendent of Schools

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    • Dr. Gerald Fitzhugh, II
      • A Comparison of Complex Thinking Required by the Elementary New Jersey Student Learning Standards
    • Strategic Plan 2020
      • Strategic Plan Agenda - January 30, 2020
      • Superintendent's Strategic Plan Report
      • Strategic Plan PPT - January 30, 2020
      • Strategic Plan PPT - February 13, 2020
      • Strategic Plan PPT - February 27, 2020
      • Strategis Plan - Orange Preparatory Academy of Inquiry & Innovation
    • Weekly Update from the Superintendent of Schools - 2024 - 2025
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    • Superintendent's Report - School Year 2024-2025
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      • Superintendent's Report - June 12, 2024 →
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      • Superintendent's Report - January 10, 2024
      • Superintendent's Report - November 8, 2023
      • Superintendent's Report October 11, 2023
      • Superintendent's Report September 13, 2023
        • Chartwells Presentation
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      • Superintendent's Report - School Year 2022-2023
        • Superintendent's Report June 14, 2023
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          • Letter from the Superintendent of Schools, April 18, 2023 (with translations)
        • Superintendent's Report - March 8, 2023
        • Superintendent's Report - February 15, 2023
        • Superintendent's Report - January 11, 2023
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        • Superintendent's Report - October 11, 2022
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      • Superintendent's Report - School Year 2021-2022
        • Superintendent's Report - June 14, 2022
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        • Superintendent's Report - March 8, 2022
        • Superintendent's Report - February 8, 2022
        • Superintendent's Report - January 11, 2022
        • Superintendent's Report - December 14, 2021
          • HIB Self Assessment SY 20 -21
        • Superintendent's Report - November 9, 2021
        • Superintendent's Report - October 12, 2021
        • Superintendent's Report - September 14, 2021
          • Student Safety Data System - Report Period II
        • Superintendent's Convocation 2021 - PowerPoint Presentation
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        • Superintendent's Report - August 10, 2021
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      • Superintendent's Report - School Year 2020-2021
        • Superintendent's Report - June 8, 2021
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          • ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS FALL & WINTER DISTRICT ASSESSMENT DATA
          • ORANGE PUBLIC SCHOOLS INTERIM ASSESSMENT DATA FOR SCIENCE
          • ORANGE PUBLIC SCHOOLS INTERIM ASSESSMENT DATA FOR MATHEMATICS
        • Superintendent's Report - March 9, 2021
        • Superintendent's Report - February 9, 2021
        • Superintendent's Report - January 12, 2021
          • SSDS Report PERIOD I 2020 2021 SY Report to the Board of Education January 2021
        • Superintendent's Report - December 8, 2020
        • Self Care Supports PPT - Curriculum Meeting, November 24, 2020
        • Superintendent's Report - November 10, 2020
        • Superintendent's Report - October 13, 2020
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          • HIB Report
        • Superintendent's Report - July 14, 2020
      • Superintendent's Report - School Year 2019-2020
        • Superintendent's Report - July 9, 2019
        • Superintendent's Report - August 13, 2019
        • Superintendent's Report - September 10, 2019
        • Superintendent's Report - October 8, 2019
          • OHS Tardies
          • September 2019 Attendance Performance Report
        • Superintendent's Report - November 12, 2019 (DLM, ACCESS Assessment, Staff Vacancies)
          • Orange Highlights - Teen Summit 2019
          • October 2019 Attendance Performance
          • OHS Tardies Comparison October 2018 vs. October 2019
        • Superintendent's Report - December 10, 2019
          • November 2019 Attendance Performance
        • Superintendent's Report - January 14, 2020
          • December 2019 Attendance Performance Report
          • Cleveland Elementary School Addition and Renovation Report
          • Orange High School Addition and Renovation Report
        • Superintendent's Report - February 11, 2020
          • Project Lead the Way Presentation
          • January 2020 Attandance Performance Report
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          • HMH Into Reading Presentation
        • Superintendent's Report - May 12, 2020
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      • Plan for Safe Return to In-Person Instruction and Continuity of Service - 10/30/2023
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      • School Year 2022-2023 Superintendent's Letters to the School Community
      • Letter from the Superintendent of Schools - June 1, 2022, in English, Spanish, and Haitian Creole
      • Letter from the Superintendent of Schools - May 25, 2022, in English, Haitian Creole, and Spanish
      • Mask Mandate Letter from the Office of the Superintendent in English, en Espanol, anan kreyòl ayisye
      • Plan for Safe Return to In-Person Instruction and Continuity of Service - 6/17/2023
      • Plan for Safe Return to In-Person Instruction and Continuity of Service - 12/5/2022
      • Plan for Safe Return to In-Person Instruction and Continuity of Service - 1/11/2022
        • OPS Plan for Safe Return to In-Person Instruction and Continuity of Service - Spanish
        • OPS Plan for Safe Return to In-Person Instruction and Continuity of Service - Haitian Creole
      • Letter from the Superintendent of Schools Re: The Return to In-Person Instruction on January 18, '22
        • Letter from the Superintendent Re: The Return to In-Person Instruction on January 18, '22 (Spanish)
        • Letter from the Superintendent Re: The Return to In-Person Instruction January 18 (Haitian Creole)
      • Letter from the Superintendent of Schools Re: From Holiday Break to Return to In-Person Instruction
        • Letter from the Superintendent Re: From Holiday Break to Return to In-Person Instruction (Spanish)
        • Letter from the Superintendent Re: From Holiday Break to Return to In-Person Instruction (Creole)
      • Letter to the School Community Regarding Student Vaccination Cards
        • Lèt pou Kominote Lekòl la Konsènan Kat Vaksen Elèv yo
        • Carta a la comunidad escolar sobre las tarjetas de vacunación de los estudiantes
      • Letter to the School Community Regarding Thanksgiving Travel
        • Lèt pou kominote lekòl la konsènan vwayaj fèt Thanksgiving
      • Update from the Superintendent of Schools
        • Mizajou Sipèentandan Lekòl yo an kreyòl Hatian
        • Actualización del Superintendente de Escuelas
      • Letters to the School Community, Regarding COVID-19 - School Year 2022-2023
        • Letters to the School Community, Regarding Covid-19, July 2022
      • To Whom It May Concern, Letter Regarding Virtual Learning for Students from the Superintendent
      • Letters to the School Community, Regarding COVID-19 - School Year 2021-2022
        • Letters to the School Community, Regarding Covid-19, June 2022
        • Letters to the School Community, Regarding Covid-19, May 2022
        • Letters to the School Community, Regarding Covid-19, April 2022
        • Letters to the School Community, Regarding Covid-19, March 2022
        • Letters to the School Community, Regarding Covid-19, February 2022
        • Letters to the School Community, Regarding Covid-19, January 2022
        • Letter to the School Community, Regarding Covid-19, December 21, 2021
        • Letter to the School Community, Regarding Covid-19, December 17, 2021
        • Letter to the School Community, Regarding Covid-19, December 15, 2021
        • Letter to the School Community, Regarding Covid-19, December 14, 2021
        • Letter to the School Community, Regarding Covid-19, December 13, 2021
        • Letter to the School Community, Regarding Covid-19, December 9, 2021
        • Letter to the School Community, Regarding Covid-19, December 7, 2021
        • COVID-19 Molecular (PCR) Test for Orange Preparatory Academy Students
          • COVID-19 Molecular (PCR) Test for Orange Preparatory Academy Students - Haitian Creole
          • COVID-19 Molecular (PCR) Test for Orange Preparatory Academy Students - Spanish
        • COVID Positive Student Cast Letters to Families - OPA December 3, 2021
          • COVID Positive Student Cast Letters to Families - OPA December 3, 2021 - Spanish
          • COVID Positive Student Cast Letters to Families - OPA December 3, 2021 - Haitian Creole
        • Letter to the School Community, Regarding Covid-19, December 3, 2021
          • Mensaje del Superintendente sobre casos confirmados de COVID-19 - 3 de diciembre de 2021
          • Mesaj Sipèentandan an konsènan ka konfime COVID-19 - 3 desanm 2021
        • Letter to the School Community, Regarding Covid-19, November 29, 2021
        • Letter to the School Community, Regarding Covid-19, November 23, 2021
        • Letter to the School Community, Regarding Covid-19, November 15, 2021
        • Letter to the School Community, Regarding Covid-19, November 3, 2021
        • Letter to the School Community, Regarding Covid-19, October 29, 2021
        • Letter to the School Community, Regarding Covid-19, October 22, 2021
        • Letter to the School Community, Regarding Covid-19, October 13, 2021
        • Letter to the School Community, Regarding Covid-19, October 7, 2021
        • Letter to the School Community, Regarding Covid-19, September 20, 2021
        • Letter to the School Community, Regarding Covid-19, September 13, 2021
          • Letter to the School Community, Regarding Covid-19, September 13, 2021 (Spanish)
        • Letter to the School Community, Regarding Covid-19, August 14, 2021
          • Letter to the School Community, Regarding Covid-19, August 14, 2021 (Spanish)
          • Letter to the School Community, Regarding Covid-19, August 14, 2021 (Haitian Creole)
        • Letter to the School Community, Regarding Covid-19, July 30, 2021
          • Letter to the School Community, Regarding Covid-19, Juy 30, 2021 (Spanish)
          • Letter to the School Community, Regarding Covid-19, July 31, 2021 (Haitian Creole)
      • Town Hall Meeting Presentation - Return to School Plan - August 23, 2021
        • Town Hall Meeting Presentation - Return to School Plan - August 23, 2021 Haitian Creole
      • Letters to the School Community - School Year 2020-2021
        • Letter to the School Community, Regarding Covid-19, June 17, 2021
          • Letter to the School Community, Regarding Covid-19, June 17, 2021 (Haitian Creole)
        • Letter to the School Community, Regarding Covid-19, June 15, 2021
          • Letter to the School Community, Regarding Covid-19, June 15, 2021 (Spanish)
          • Letter to the School Community, Regarding Covid-19, June 15, 2021 (Haitian Creole)
        • Letter to the School Community, Regarding Covid-19, March 16, 2021
        • Letter to the School Community, Regarding Covid-19, March 3, 2021
        • Letter to the School Community, Regarding Covid-19, November 20, 2020
        • Letter from the Superintendent of Schools - Special COVID-19 Message
      • Return to School Plan 2020 - 2021
        • Letter from the Superintendent of Schools - Special COVID-19 Message, October 29, 2020
        • Letter from the Superintendent of Schools - Return to School Plan Phases Revised, November 10, 2020
        • Letter from the Superintendent of Schools - Return to School Plan Phases Revised (Spanish) 11/10/20
        • Letter from the Superintendent of Schools - Return to School Plan Phases Revised (Creole) 11/10/20
        • Letter from the Superintendent of Schools - Return to School Plan Phases Revised, 1/12/21 (Creole)
        • Letter from the Superintendent of Schools - Return to School Plan Phases Revised 1/12/21 (Spanish)
        • Letter from the Superintendent of Schools - Return to School Plan Phases Revised, January 12, 2021
        • Letter from the Superintendent of Schools - Return to School Plan Phases Revised, 2/22/21 - Creole
        • Letter from the Superintendent of Schools - Return to School Plan Phases Revised, 2/22/21 - Spanish
        • Letter from the Superintendent of Schools - Return to School Plan Phases Revised, February 22, 2021
        • Town Hall Meeting Presentation - Return to School Plan - April 13, 2021
        • Return to School Plan - A Collaborative Conversation, July 9, 2020
          • Update from the Superintendent of Schools Concerning the Re-Opening of Schools in September 2020
        • Welcome Back Letter from the Superintendent of Schools - SY 2020-2021
        • Byenveni Retounen Lèt Sipèentandan lekòl yo - SY 2020-2021 an kreyòl ayisyen
        • Carta de bienvenida del superintendente de escuelas - SY 2020-2021
        • Superintendent's Forum 2020
      • Message From the Superintendent - COVID-19 Response
        • Message from the Superintendent Regarding the Coronavirus (COVID-19) March 4, 2020
        • Message from the Superintendent Regarding the Coronavirus (COVID-19) March 12, 2020
        • A Message from the Superintendent Regarding the School District Closure - March 13, 2020
        • Message from the Superintendent Regarding School Closure due to COVID-19, March 23, 2020
        • Message from the Superintendent - COVID-19 Letter to Staff and Families, March 25, 2020
        • Message from the Superintendent - School Closure Letter - March 30, 2020
        • Urgent Message from the Superintendent of Schools - School Closure Update April 7, 2020
        • A Message from the Superintendent of Schools - School Closure Update April 17, 2020
        • A Message from the Superintendent - Viewing Sub-Committee Meetings/Board Meetings, April 27, 2020
        • Update from the Superintendent of Schools-School Building Closure Through the End of the School Year
        • Message from the Superintendent - May 13, 2020
        • A Message from the Superintendent of Schools - End of School Year Update June 11, 2020
        • July 4th Message from the Superintendent of Schools
        • Letter to the School Community Ending School Year 2019_2020 - English
        • Letter to the School Community Ending School Year 2019_2020 - Spanish
        • Letter to the School Community Ending School Year 2019_2020 - Haitian Creole
    • Superintendent's Report 2024 - 2025

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