27 July 2022
Dear Parent(s)/Guardian(s):
Welcome to the 2022-2023 school year in the Old Tappan Public School District!
I hope you are enjoying the summer and that you and your child(ren) are looking ahead to beginning another school year soon. We are anxious to fill the schools again with sounds of learning.
Thank you to the families and students who participated in our District’s Your Voice Matters Survey. Sixty-three (63) family surveys were submitted, and 57 student surveys (Grades 2-8) were submitted. The presentation of results will be posted online for your perusal shortly.
To prepare for September, we are issuing the annual Summer Packet, which contains all forms and documents required for the 2022-2023 school year.
The Summer Packet is integrated into Genesis, our online Student Management System and Parent Portal. When the schools are ready to release teacher assignments at both TBD and CDW, you only will be able to access that information through the Parent Portal if you have completed the required forms in the Summer Packet.
Use the following URL (and bookmark it) to get to the Genesis Parent Portal:
https://parents.genesisedu.com/oldtappan
Use your Genesis username and password to access the Parent Portal. Our new parents/guardians should have received usernames and passwords via e-mail from the school secretary. If you are unable to access Genesis, please contact your school's Main Office.
Once in Genesis, you will be brought directly to the Forms Library.
1. The Summer Packet information is available under the "Documents" tab. Please be sure to review all of the documents.
2. Complete all of the required forms under the "Forms" tab. All submissions must be made PRIOR to the first day of school.
If you have more than one child in our schools, then you must submit the Summer Packet forms for each student, by selecting each child from the blue drop-down menu.
By late August, you will receive another correspondence letting you know that you may go back into the Parent Portal to access the name of your child's grade-level teacher (TBD) or homeroom/period 1 teacher (CDW). However, in order to gain access to this teacher assignment information, all required forms in the Summer Packet must be submitted.
Our first day of school is Tuesday, 6 September 2022. Students in Grades 1-8 will be dismissed at 12:30 PM. Preschool and Kindergarten students will be dismissed at 11:45 AM on this first day. Please, plan accordingly.
In the meantime, here are some upcoming event dates:
- Locker Day for Incoming Grade 5 Students: 8/17 at 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
- CDW New to District Student Orientation: 8/31 at 9:00 AM and 9/1 at 2:00 PM
- CDW Back-to-School Night: 9/15 at 7:00 PM
- TBD Back-to-School Night: 9/22 start times will vary by grade-level
As school event dates become available, they will be posted to our digital calendars on our District's website.
For now, enjoy these summer weeks!
Respectfully,
Danielle M. Da Giau, Ed.D.
Superintendent of Schools
Old Tappan Public School District