MAKE IT HAPPEN
GREATNESS IS NOT IN WHERE WE STAND, BUT IN WHAT DIRECTION WE ARE MOVING. WE MUST SAIL SOMETIMES WITH THE WIND AND SOMETIMES AGAINST IT - BUT SAIL WE MUST, AND NOT DRIFT, NOR LIE AT ANCHOR."
OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES
BE THE BRIDGE
PROBLEMS BECOEME OPPORTUNITIES WHEN THE RIGHT PEOPLE JOIN TOGETHER
OPPORTUNITY
BEYOND THE FOG LIES THE CLARITY TO EMBRACE NEW OPPORTUNITIES
COMMUNITY RELATIONS
News Article
P.J. Hill Elementary School making big strides
TRENTON — Patton J. Hill Elementary School, under Principal Wayne Dennis’ leadership, met all its targets for language arts and math on the recent N.J. School Performance Report.
Rider Partners with Trenton Schools to Support Student Learning
Rider’s School of Education is collaborating with teachers at two public elementary schools in Trenton to provide tutoring and mentoring to kindergarteners through 8th-graders.
Trenton Panelists Say Caring Teachers Make A Difference
A panel of Trenton public school educators and high-school dropouts outlined strategies for keeping kids in school and emphasized that teacher-student connections are crucial.
Barringer High School Academy of S.T.E.A.M. (click on the title link or image)
“You can have data without information, but you cannot have information without data.” ~ Daniel Keys Moran
Testimonials
"Mr. Dennis has collaborated and formed partnerships with the university community as well as other community based organizations."
Rehan Majeed, Special Education Teacher, P.J. Hill School
Quote:
"I believe we have an ethical responsibility to provide kids with the support to graduate," Dennis said. "We have to look at this as a three dimensional problem. One size does not fit all."
Wayne Dennis, Instructional Leader
Weekly Video Bulletins and Newsletters
Weekly Bulletin Teacher Message
(Week of 10.26.2015)
"We are fortunate to have the opportunity to build a sustained culture rooted in learning and teaching that welcomes difference of ideas, fosters student initiatives, and embrace diversity on many levels."
~Wayne Dennis
Weekly Community Message:
Weekly Bulletin Teacher Message
(Week of 11.02.2015)
"And children whose backgrounds have stunted thier sense of future need to be taught by example that they are good for more than they dared dream."
~Kenneth Kenniston
Weekly Community Message:
Weekly Bulletin Teacher Message
(Week of 11.16.2015)
"Three commitments we have made: (1) high expectation for every staff member and student, (2) building positive relationships, and (3) a college-going culture."
~Wayne Dennis
Weekly Community Message:
Weekly Bulletin Teacher Message
(Week of 12.07.2015)
"We must provide for them opportunities that challenge and provoke their curiosity, and that results in the acquisition of new knowledge and skills. Most importantly, we must ensure that we are meeting their academic needs by regularly assessing their skills, and modifying our instruction to reflect these needs."
~Wayne Dennis