THIS MONTH IN YOUR SCHOOLS ...

News from the Mount Laurel Township School District
 calendar
Annual School
Board Elections
Annual school elections will take place in all of our schools on Tuesday, April 21. In order to vote in the election, you must be registered with the county by Tuesday, March 31. Obtain your voter registration form here. Be sure to participate in this important process!
Join Our Mailing List!

Simply click on the link above to subscribe, and you will receive This Month In Our Schools ... in your e-mail inbox automatically each month.
Dr. Rath's Budget Message To You
Administration and the Board of Education's Finance Committee have been hard at work developing the 2009-2010 proposed budget. Read Dr. Rath's Budget Message To The Community here.
Welcome To Our New District E-Newsletter!

Welcome to our newest form of communication within the Mount Laurel School family. Each month, Mount Laurel Schools' Administration studies, discusses, researches and oversees our educational programs and facilities.  Our Communications Surveys have indicated that you would like to be made aware of new initiatives, but find it difficult to stay abreast of school news due to time constraints. We hope the ability to subscribe to this newsletter and have it delivered to your inbox each month will help!
calendar Parents Hailing New Lunchbox Online Options

Mount Laurel Parents are hailing the newest innovations available through our Lunchbox School Lunch Management System. Our online Lunchbox Links offer you the option to monitor your child's daily lunch purchases, as well as deposit funds into their lunch account by credit card or automatic checking account debit. Try it yourself here.
District Represented On County Task Force

In August of 2008, the New Jersey Commissioner of Education issued new accountability and efficiency standards for the state's public schools. As part of those regulations, studies are being conducted statewide to develop consolidation/regionalization plans. Mount Laurel Board President Diane Blair serves on the Burlington County Task Force. Read More Here.

Dr. Rath Gives Annual Report To Board And Community

Dr. RathAt the February 17 Board of Education Worksession Meeting, Superintendent of Schools Dr. Antoinette Rath presented the annual State of the District Report to the board and community. It details all of the initiatives undertaken in the current school year, as well as student, staff and program successes.

View Dr. Rath's State of the District Presentation
Next Year's School Calendar Due For Distribution Following March Vote

Each year, the Superintendent of Schools begins the process of developing the annual school calendar for the coming year in January. The draft calendar is presented to the board with a final vote scheduled for the regular March meeting. For many parents, the question of calendar is highly anticipated as they attempt to schedule family vacation during days off, or arrange child care schedules. The 2009-2010 Calendar will be posted on our website immediately following the March 24 board meeting.
Help us to shape future communications. What aspect of our schools are you most interested in or curious about? Let us know and we'll feature it in upcoming issues.

Sincerely,
Marie Reynolds, Director of Communication Services
Mount Laurel Township Schools