New Family Information

Middle School Placement Assessments

Upper School Course Selection

Course selection forms are due by April 29, 2022. Please choose the class year below for course selection information specific to your grade. If your student is enrolled in the Cervone Center for Learning, please wait to submit the course selection form until after you receive an email from Jo Prockop, the director of the program.

Rising seniors

Rising juniors

Rising sophomores

Rising freshmen

New families who have submitted their course request forms and completed course placement exams (if applicable) can view approved course selections on Veracross in July.

Required School Forms Due July 1

Required School forms are due no later than July 1, 2022. You will submit all forms through Magnus Health. New families will receive an email from Magnus with your username and temporary password during the first week in May. If you did not receive an email from Magnus, or have any questions regarding our School forms, feel free to contact our nurses at healthcenter@pennington.org.

It is especially important to provide the Health Center with updated immunization records for your child, including COVID-19 vaccination. Proof of COVID-19 vaccination can be emailed to healthcenter@pennington.org.

If you have any questions regarding immunization requirements, please contact our nurses at healthcenter@pennington.org.

Student/Parent Handbook 2022-23

Tuition Payments Due July 15

Once you have access, you can view all financial activity on Veracross by clicking the MY INVOICE button through your Parent Portal.

International Families:

All international families should have tuition paid in full by July 15, 2022. Payments can be made either through Flywire or by wire transfer.

Domestic Families:

Tuition should be paid based on the plan you selected on your submitted contract. Payments can be made either by ACH or credit card through the portal or by mailing a check to: The Pennington School, Attn: Business Office, 112 W. Delaware Ave, Pennington, NJ 08534.

Two-Payment Plan: The balance of your tuition should be paid on or before the due dates of July 15, 2022, and November 1, 2022.

Ten-Month Plan: The Pennington School offers domestic parents the option of paying tuition over a ten- (10-) month period, from May 1 to February 1, without any late charges, provided payments are made on a timely basis in accordance with the terms of the plan. When you sign on to the Parent Portal in Veracross and click the MY INVOICE button, you will need to sign up for AutoPay to have your monthly payment pulled from your account of choosing. This is required for the ten-month plan.

Additional Fees: It is important to remember that any activity fees and tuition insurance must be paid directly to the School by July 15, 2022, and should not be included in the monthly payment plan.

Questions? You may direct any questions to Ms. Deborah Mitchell via phone at 609‒737‒6119 or via email at dmitchell@pennington.org.

Dress Code

Summer Reading

All students have summer reading requirements.

Middle School

Middle School students are required to read two books over the summer (a free choice book and a book for their English course). A description of the summer reading books and projects will be posted in the Middle School Summer Reading LibGuide by June 1. More detailed information will be shared in a June email. Feel free to email Chrissie Knight, head of Middle School, with any questions about summer reading.

Upper School

Upper School students are required to complete a School-wide assignment, as well as selections assigned in specific English courses. Upper School students can find their summer reading assignments on the Upper School Summer Reading LibGuide, which will be posted by June 1.

Students are assigned academic advisors over the summer. Your child's advisor will reach out later this summer to confirm your child's book choice, so that discussion groups can be formed.

Students also read one or more books for their individual English courses; these books will play a key role in their English class for the first few weeks of the fall semester. Books will be listed on the “Required Summer Reading for English” section of the LibGuide. Critical instructions regarding preparation for the opening-of-school discussions of books for English are also posted on that LibGuide, and students should look at these before beginning the reading. Once English course selections have been communicated in early summer, students should read the selection(s) for their approved English course as described in the instructions.

Please feel free to email Jordan Aubry, English Department chair, with questions about summer reading for English. Questions about the Upper School School-wide reading should be directed to Jo Prockop, chair of the Summer Reading Committee.

Summer Math

Summer math packets are required for students going into all Upper School math classes. You will be able to download summer math packets by June 1. The intention of the math packet is to help students re-engage with math before school starts and be able to begin class in September ready to learn. Completed packets will be collected on the first day of class and assessed on effort. Questions regarding this requirement can be directed to Elysia Price, chair of the Mathematics Department.

Technology and Training

All new students will be issued School-owned laptops over the summer. Families will be notified about when they can pick up the laptops, and should expect to spend 15-20 minutes on site while the devices are set up for individual students. New students will also receive information about our online technology training. Training sessions for students and parents will be held before classes begin in the fall.

Families of all new students will be able to register for a summer technology information session in the Veracross Parent Portal. The sessions will be offered at a variety of times during the months of July and August. At least one parent is asked to attend the first hour of the session. New boarding students will receive their training when they arrive on campus in September unless they choose to come to campus during the summer.

If you are away during the training sessions, please contact the Technology department to arrange another time to catch up. Email helpdesk@pennington.org for more information.

Boarding Students

What to Bring: A list for boarding students in Grades 8 through 12.

Here are some dates to keep in mind:

August 31: New International Students Move In
September 1–4: New International Student Orientation
September 5: New and Returning Domestic boarding students move in
September 5–6: Boarding Student Program

Orah: Orah is the management tool we use for communication between parents/guardians, boarders, host families, and residential faculty. Using a web-based and iOS app, it allows us to keep track of the status of each boarder. Up-to-date details of a boarder’s whereabouts can be put into the app by the boarders and by the Administrator on Duty (AOD) to provide information directly to the faculty members on duty. The system is easy to use and improves the collection of information, providing a clear picture of each boarder’s activities. One of its benefits is that parents/guardians can create an account in order to request leave for their child, thereby simplifying the process of informing the AOD. Parents/guardians are also able to review activities that their child undertakes off campus through this account.

Parent Guides for Orah:

Quick Guide to Your Parent Account with Orah

If you have any questions regarding Residential Life, please contact Maureen Iorio.

Day Student Transportation for NJ/PA Residents

NJ State Textbook Loan Form

The State of New Jersey has provided The Pennington School with funds through the Nonpublic Textbook Program for the 2022-23 school year. This fund is set up to help students purchase textbooks who attend non-public schools. All NJ residents are eligible to receive certain textbooks through this program when available. Please understand that the funds we receive will not cover all of the student textbooks and not all titles will be available.

In order to participate in this NJ State program, you must complete the attached NJ State form and return it to Joan Moore at Jmoore@pennington.org no later than August 1, 2022. We will then submit the information to the State of NJ and your student will be eligible to receive any available textbooks from the Campus Store in September.

Eligible students should bring a printed Class Schedule to the Campus Store in September to pick up any available textbooks. Please understand there is a limited amount of titles and quantities available. We cannot guarantee any availability of a specific title.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Joan Moore at Jmoore@pennington.org

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