Web of information
By TONY MARQUIS
The Cherry Hill Sun
8/29/2010

Need information on school closings? How about an explanation of the new student activities fee? If you need up-to-date information the best place to go is the Cherry Hill Public Schools Web site.

Visitors to the district Web site are presented with a list of recent school and district-wide happenings that are compiled in an “e-newsletter” and displayed on the homepage. The newest items appear on the top of the e-newsletter. This is where parents will find information on school closings and any other newsworthy items. Now, community members can give their input on a new superintendent, read 2010-11 school budget information and even make a suggestion to help the district save money in upcoming years.

To the left hand side of the homepage, visitors can access links to information, events and announcements specific and unique to each school. There are links to information about district curriculum, assistance and assessment including a curriculum overview, information about standards and benchmarks for each grade and subject and teacher evaluation forms. There’s also a link to an eBoard for almost every math class in the district.

Further down the homepage, news and information is broken down by categories. Links lead visitors to a community question-and-answer forum where district officials answer questions from parents, students and community members about what’s going on in the district. There’s also a district map, information about polling places, and a district calendar detailing important dates and events. Here, visitors will also find details about policies and procedures and information about the district’s TV station.

Information about each of the district’s departments is also accessible through the homepage.

Visitors who click on this section will find important contacts in each department as well as newsworthy items and links to view important documents specific to each department. Some links, such as the link for the School Age Child Care program, will take you to a separate Web page designed by the department containing everything you need to know and who to contact with questions.

If you want to contact or get information about the Cherry Hill Education Association, the Cherry Hill Education Foundation, the Utility Conservation Corps, the Zone PTA, the township, the township library, the fire department or Sustainable Cherry Hill, you’ll find links for them under the organizations and community links.

Can’t find exactly what you’re looking for? A search engine at the top of the page allows visitors to type in keywords to find and access the information they need.

Questions and comments about the Web site can be submitted easily if visitors click on a link and fill out an electronic form that is sent directly to district Public Information Officer Susan Bastnagel.

To see all of this for yourself, access the Cherry Hill Public School District Web site by visiting www.cherryhill.k12.nj.us.