Deanna G. Taylor Academy

Happy National Nurses Week from Hillside Public Schools! Nurses Week 2024 runs from May 6 - 12, "celebrating the invaluable contributions of nurses worldwide!" We'd like to show our love and appreciation for our nurses who care for Hillside Public Schools students and staff! Thank you all! #hillsidenj #hillsidepublicschools #schoolnurses #schoolnursesweek #newpride #newpathways #newpossibilities

Happy Teacher Appreciation Week from Hillside Public Schools! "Teacher Appreciation Week runs Monday, May 6, to Friday, May 10, 2024. The idea for a week to honor teachers began more than 70 years ago with first lady Eleanor Roosevelt!" Here at Hillside Public Schools we love and appreciate all of our educators, thank you all! #hillsidenj #hillsidepublicschools #teacherappreciationweek #teacher #newpride #newpathways #newpossibilities

Happy Principal Appreciation Day from Hillside Public Schools! "Principal Appreciation Day recognizes the hard work that principals do each year as they work to keep the school progressing from year to year." Take a moment to thank all of our hardworking Principals here at Hillside Public Schools! #hillsidenj #hillsidepublicschools #principalsappreciationday #principalsday #newpride #newpathways #newpossibilities

Here are some photo updates of the construction of the much-needed addition to the Deanna G. Taylor Academy elementary school building! The 6,600-square-foot addition will enhance learning opportunities for our scholars by adding four new classrooms, a new cafeteria, and a multi-purpose room for visual and performing arts! Visit the following page on Hillside Public Schools website for weekly snapshot updates of the groundbreaking construction! : https://www.hillsidek12.org/page/deanna-g-taylor-academy-groundbreaking-updates #hillsidenj #hillsidepublicschools #deannatayloracademy #dgta #groundbreaking #newpride #newpathways #newpossibilities

Happy Administrative Professionals Day, Hillside Public Schools! "Administrative Professionals Day recognizes and celebrates the work of secretaries, administrative assistants, and other office professionals for their contributions to the workplace. Administrative Professionals Day is always observed on the Wednesday of Administrative Professionals Week!" Thank you for all that you do! #hillsidenj #hillsidepublicschools #adminstrativeprofessionalsday #professionalsday #newpride #newpathways #newpossibilities

Hillside Public Schools Principals Meeting with Superintendent Glover to review instructional practices. Excellence in action! #hillsidenj #hillsidepublicschools #principalsmeeting #newpride #newpathways #newpossibilities

Today is National School Bus Driver Appreciation Day! Hillside Public Schools would like to say thank you to our Hillside Public Schools Bus Drivers for transporting our students safely every day. We appreciate you and the job that you do! #hillsidenj #hillsidepublicschools #busdriverappreciation #schoolsafety #newpride #newpathways #newpossibilities

Attention all, please join us here at Hillside Public Schools on Sunday, April 28th, 2024, for an Autism Awareness and Acceptance Event! Taking place at Ola Edwards Community School from 11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. there will be a petting zoo, balloon artists, and more! See you there! #hillsidenj #hillsidepublicschools #autismawareness #autism #newpride #newpathways #newpossibilities

Happy Earth Day from Hillside Public Schools! Let's all do our part to take care of the planet we call home. #hillsidenj #hillsidepublicschools #earthday #newpride #newpathways #newpossibilities

Happy Earth Month from Hillside Public Schools! #hillsidenj #hillsidepublicschools #earthmonth #earthday #newpride #newpathways #newpossibilities

"Meet Eduardo Inacio, 2nd Grade Scholar at Deanna G. Taylor Academy (DGTA) and School Grade Level Winner of the Zaner Bloser National Handwriting Contest! Eduardo will join thousands of other students from across the nation in competing for the prestigious honors of being named Grade-Level Regional Winners and Grade-Level Grand National Champion! Way to go Eduardo we are proud of you! Also, meet Oluwadabira Cole, 6th Grade Scholar at DGTA and 3rd Place Winner of the Lions Club Black History Month Essay Contest. She wrote about an African American historical figure that she admires, Ella Baker. Ella Baker, a civil rights activist, "dedicated her life to fighting against racism and injustice in America". Congratulations Oluwadabira!"" #hillsidenj #hillsidepublicschools #dgta #writingcontest #newpride #newpathways #newpossibilities

Hillside Public School Principals and Superintendent Glover engaged in professional learning at Deanna G. Taylor Academy today (3/27/2024). A great day of leaders collaborating together to norm their practices! #hillsidenj #hillsidepublicschools #professionaldevelopment #newpride #newpathways #newpossibilities

On March 20th, The Deanna G. Taylor Academy eSTEM Team achieved an outstanding accomplishment! Their innovative Microbit Posture Checker won second place overall in the NJIT eSTEM Challenge, with 28 schools competing. Let's extend our warmest congratulations to the talented team members: Arianna Dickerson  4th Grade Lillian Carvalho     4th Grade Jeremy Mumbo 5th Grade Jonathan Mumbo 4th Grade Natasha Nieto 5th Grade Dalilah Ruiz 4th Grade Special recognition goes to our exceptional team captains, Rhonda McQueen and Rachael Fernandes, for their exemplary leadership and guidance throughout this journey. "This achievement is a testament to the DGTA students and faculty members' hard work, creativity, and dedication. Their collaborative efforts have showcased their ingenuity and brought pride and honor to DGTA and Hillside Public Schools." Dr. Lowe #hillsidenj #hillsidepublicschools #njit #estem #newpride #newpathways #newpossibilities #engineering

This morning (3/2/2024), various elementary schools competed at NJIT in its fourth annual Elementary STEM challenge for elementary school students (3rd - 5th grade), focusing on engineering and design! Here are photos of our very own Deanna G. Taylor Academy (DGTA) Smarties team! #hillsidenj #hillsidepublicschools #njit #estem #newpride #newpossibilities #newpathways #stem #engineering

Today (3/20/2024) was Hispanic Heritage Chef Day at Ola Edwards, Deanna G. Taylor Academy, and Hurden Looker Elementary School! The Menu consisted of: Arroz Con Pollo Mexican Style Street Corn Sweet Plantains Cinnamon Churro or Cinnamon Sugar Churro Cookie As always great work, and thank you @maschiofood! #hillsidenj #hillsidepublicschools #hispanicheritagefood #newpride #newpathways #newpossibilities

On Thursday, March 7, 2024, Deanna G. Taylor Academy scholars in Grade 6 were presented with the "Students Change Hunger Award- Division III" - from the Community Food Bank! @cfbnj. Students Change Hunger (SCH) is a friendly competition where schools and youth community groups host food and/or fund drives at their schools to help feed our hungry New Jersey neighbors. Schools compete to donate the most food or funds to fight back against hunger in our state between September 2022, and January 2023! Great work Deanna G. Taylor scholars for continuing the spirit of giving! #hillsidenj #hillsidepublicschools #cfbnj #hunger #newpride #newpathways #newpossibilities

Hillside Public Schools District students, we have another challenge for you! March is for reading, and our district is challenging each of you to read 5 books by the end of the month. Let's get it, let's go!

"Thomas Edison State University (TESU) is a recipient of a grant from the Department of Education (DOE) and the Office of the Secretary of Higher Education (OSHE). The grant, part of the State Dual Enrollment Pilot Program, aims to create and expand high-quality dual enrollment programs across New Jersey school districts...TESU has been selected to collaborate with Hillside Public School District for the Career Connections Carpenter’s Pre-Apprenticeship Program currently being implemented at Hillside. Under this partnership, TESU has formed an articulation agreement with Hillside Public School District. Through TESU’s commitment related to prior learning, TESU recognizes the Career Connections program as equivalent to 16 college-level credits, applicable toward a certificate, associate or bachelor’s program either at TESU or transferrable to another institution." This is amazing news, Hillside Public Schools in collaboration with @tesu_edu ! You can read the full article here: https://www.tesu.edu/news/1782285/tesu-awarded-grant-for-state-dual-enrollment-pilot-program?utm_content=280899951&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&hss_channel=fbp-95853528403&fbclid=IwAR14DSw-6WUh_CNjeJ0BgpQt8zBByHBrYkeCQ8HRvjVxExX1qxSI6plZ7aA #hillsidenj #hillsidepublicschools #tesu #tesuedu #newpride #newpathways #newpossibilities

Good day from Hillside Public Schools, please see the BlackFact of the day for February 29, 2024! https://youtu.be/1SEpZ9VCEDM?si=kO5_up3MRvIkK4ai

Please join Superintendent Glover during the upcoming Hillside Public Schools District Strategic Planning Sessions! Thursday, March 7th, 2024 in the Hillside High School Media Center, and Monday, March 18th, 2024 in the Hurden Looker Elementary School Gymnasium, from 6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m! All Board of Education Members, Students, Staff, Parents, and Community Stakeholders are welcome to attend one and/or both remaining sessions! See the flyer for more details, thank you!