Safety Protocols

• Environmentally safe and allergy free disinfectant will be used by both staff and students to wipe down desks between classes. Students may also bring wipes to use as long as they are environmentally friendly and allergen free
• Sanitizing stations will be available in all classrooms and in the hallways, offices and bathrooms. Students may bring sanitizers for themselves
• Handwashing
• Students should wash hands for at least 20 seconds at regular intervals, including before eating, after using the bathroom, and after blowing their nose/coughing/sneezing. Students will use alcohol-based hand sanitizer (at least 60% alcohol) if washing with soap and water is not possible
• Lunch- Recess will take place in grades Prek-5.
• Extra-Curricular Activities and Clubs- We are committed to running these opportunities as close to normal as possible, in accordance with current guidelines and orders.

Schedules and Events

2024-25 Rotate/Drop and Bell Schedules

You can also use the helpful Period Notifier to keep track of the schedules (including during half-days, delayed openings, homerooms, and midterm/finals).

Open Lunch:
• 9th Grade Students do not have Open Lunch but can earn it during their 10th grade year
• 10th Grade Students "in good standing" have Open Lunch on Tuesday and Thursday
• 11th Grade Students "in good standing" have Open Lunch on Monday, Wednesday and Friday
• "in good standing" for 10th and 11th grade students will be explained at their grade level assemblies the first week of school. Then a letter and form will be sent to parents explaining the requirements related to behavior, attendance, and achievement similar to the 12th grade requirements.

Fresh Updates

Freshman Passport
This program is intended to encourage positive academic and social activities for 9th grade students during the day, particularly during the lunch block.

Goal: Motivate students to engage in positive academic and social activities in order to earn Open Lunch as a 10th grader while building excellent habits to reach their full potential.

Links

In addition, important information can be found on the right navigation as well as below. I encourage you to take a few moments to review the following documents, and please feel free to contact me with any questions you may have.

1. Family Life and HIV/AIDS Curriculum and Grade 9, 11 and 12
2. Student Handbook 2024-2025
3. Policy 5600: Student Discipline/Code of Conduct
4. Regulation 5600: Student Discipline/Code of Conduct
5. Academic Integrity Procedures
6. Cranford High School Office Phone Numbers
7. Family Life and HIV/AIDS Curriculum and Grade 9, 11 and 12
8. ADAPT-Alchohol Drug Assistance Program for Teens-REMINDER-a student may be entered into the ADAPT Program based on the criteria below in addition to the possession or use of drugs or alcohol.
1. Referral by a student's parent for smoking, and/or the use of tobacco, nicotine, vaping devices or other products and devices related to smoking or the use of tobacco.
2. A student is in possession of or is caught in the act of smoking or using tobacco, nicotine, vaping devices or other products related to the use of tobacco.
3. Cranford Police Department-Memorandum of Agreement notification

Other Information

• Pomptonian Food Service Information
• Why Pre-Order Lunch?
• Allergy Information

• All parents/visitors will need to enter and exit from the main door. Please ring the bell, state your name and purpose for the visit and have your ID ready.
• Lockers and Locker rooms - Students will receive locker assignments and combinations on the first day of school.
• All students are assigned a locker with a combination lock to secure their school supplies. Due to security reasons, only school issued locks may be used on lockers, and this lock should be kept throughout high school and returned upon graduation. Students are expected to keep the lockers neat and clean. Students will be responsible for damages and may be assessed the cost of repair. Any damage to lockers should be reported immediately. Loss of a lock will result in a ten dollar replacement fee.

• Updates:

• Students that ride their bike should lock them up next to the "Bridge" for safety reasons and for upgraded parking the West End bike racks were removed.
• A Delayed Opening at CHS will start at 9:30am
• If you, or if you know anyone that is interested in being a Lunchroom Assistant at CHS (10:30am-12:30am) or another school in the district, please reach out to me or visit the application site: HEREor visit: