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LMS Administration

David Saco
LMS Principal
(201) 302-5200, ext. 3200
saco@leoniaschools.org 

Aprel King
LMS Vice Principal
(201) 302-5200, ext. 3201
kinga@leoniaschools.org 

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Important School Information

The Leonia schools will remain open remotely until Friday, April 3rd.  Our schools will be on Spring Break from April 4th through Sunday April 12th.

At this time, schools will reopen on Monday, April 13th. This is subject to change.

Edward Bertolini Ed.D.
Superintendent of Schools
Leonia School District

  

Dear LMS Parent Community,

Attached you will find two important letters about next Thursday’s Back to School Night at LMS. Please take a few minutes to read each letter, familiarize yourself with the bell schedule for Back to School Night, and review your child’s course schedule so that you are ready to enjoy a meaningful and efficient evening with us next Thursday.

Next Thursday’s Back to School Night will begin at 6:30 in our gym. Looking forward to seeing you there.

Enjoy your weekend.

Best,

Dave Saco 

LMS Back to School Night 2019 - Parent Letter.pdf  

LMS Back to School NIght 2019 - Schedule for Parents.pdf 

 

The 2019-2020 Community Calendars are available and have been delivered to the following locations:

  • Leonia Board of Education
  • ACS, LMS and LHS
  • Leonia Municipal Building
  • Leonia Library
  • Leonia Recreation Center

You may pick up a copy at any of these locations.   Please click on the link for the pdf format of the calendar:  2019-2020 Community Calendar. Thank you.

Help Us Keep Your School Safe

In the text box, text “LeoniaTip” (one word and not case sensitive) followed by a message to 67283 to submit a confidential tip that will keep your school and friends safe: such as a weapon in school, a peer in crisis, drug possession, distribution, smoking and electronic smoking.

****IF IT IS AN IMMEDIATE EMERGENCY ****
CALL YOUR POLICE DEPARTMENT BY DIALING 911

Contact Dr. Bertolini at 201-302-5221 with any questions regarding this phone app.

 See Something Text Something K-12 Eyewitness.pdf 

 

NJ Schools to Watch

Leonia Middle School has been named a School to Watch by the New Jersey Schools to Watch Committee.  Schools to Watch is an initiative launched by the National Forum to Accelerate Middle-Grades Reform in 1999. Through state level Schools to Watch initiatives, the National Forum identifies schools across the United States that are well on their way to meeting the Forum's criteria for high performance.  

The Forum contends that three things are true of high-performing middle-grades schools:

  • They are academically excellent— schools challenge all students to use their minds well.
  • They are developmentally responsive— schools are sensitive to the unique developmental challenges of early adolescence.
  • They are socially equitable— schools are democratic and fair, providing every student with high-quality teachers, resources, and supports.

To achieve this national recognition, Leonia Middle School has demonstrated established norms, structures, and organizational arrangements to support and sustain the trajectory of the school toward excellence.  LMS will join recognized schools and will be featured in state and national publications, and will be visited by educators from anywhere in the country. Schools to Watch also participate in professional development and serve as a model for other schools using the Schools to Watch Criteria to guide school improvement and reform.

The recognition is a byproduct of systemic change that began three years ago, as a result of the middle school faculty taking part in a very honest and introspective self-study.  The self-study revealed the strengths and weaknesses of the school’s structures as seen by the faculty.  Confronting the data and brainstorming on how to make the school a better place is an ongoing process.  Each year the staff reevaluates the school by undergoing the self-study and implementing recommendations.       

This year the LMS faculty’s self-study scored high enough in each area for the school’s leadership team to decide to submit an application.  The application was accepted and approved for a site visit by the NJ School to Watch Site visit team. 

A team of five people, which included other Schools to Watch administrators, teachers, and university partners, visited LMS for a day.  During the day the visitation team met with teachers, students, and parents to evaluate the school’s structures and practices. 

In March of 2014, Dr. Nicholas Bernice, LMS Principal, attended the New Jersey Association for Middle Level Education conference to formally accept the School to Watch award.  He also attended the National Conference in Washington, DC in June 2014 where LMS and Carl H. Kumpf Middle School in Clark, NJ were both recognized as awardees for New Jersey.  In September, NJ State Chairpersons Dr. Gail Hillard-Nelson and Mr. Frank Corrado visited LMS and awarded the school its Schools to Watch banner to all of the LMS faculty and students.

  

     

 

 

 

 

 

EVENTS

  • Spring Break – School Closed

    Academic

  • Advisory 10

    LMS

  • Jog-A-Thon-Home and School

    LMS

  • Jog-A-Thon - Rain Date-Home and School

    LMS

  • Teacher Appreciation Luncheon - Home and School

    LMS

  • Advisory 11

    LMS

  • Memorial’s Day - School Closed

    Academic

  • Advisory 12

    LMS

  • Single Session Days

    Academic

  • Last Day of School

    Academic
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