Thomas E. Harrington Middle School

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514 Mount Laurel Rd, Mount Laurel, NJ 08054  |  P: 856-234-1610  |  F: 856-222-9754
Mount Laurel Schools - Inspiring Potential. Enriching Futures.

Welcome to Harrington Middle School!

Ms. Kathleen Haines
Principal
  The Thomas E. Harrington Middle School is home to 1,056 students in Grades 7 and 8, and 125 staff members, each school day. The professional staff of our school makes a daily commitment to go beyond minimum expectations while we continue to raise our standards. Harrington students make daily contributions to their school and their community.

Our achievements are also a result of the efforts made by area businesses, parental support, advisory groups, local public agencies, and individual community members. Collectively, these resources enhance and enrich the total teaching and learning environment.

Our school provides students with many opportunities to develop academic concepts and skills, acquire fundamental knowledge, determine interests and special talents, and experience a sense of belonging.

Supply List for 2014-2015 School Year

Sports Physicals Offered at Harrington in August

Attention Athletes:
Sports Physicals for students in Grades 5-8 in Mount Laurel will be administered on two dates in August. Both sessions will be held at the Harrington Middle School. Physicals will be given on a first-come, first-serve basis on August 15 and August 22 from 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. in the School Nurse's office.

Attention Parents: New Sports Physicals Procedures In Place

Parents: Please share this important information with your friends and neighbors if your children will play sports in our 5-8 schools this year. The laws governing sports physicals have changed at the state level this year and are extremely stringent. Gone are the days of being able to whisk your child to the doctor for a physical the day before the first practice. Implementation of these laws may actually preclude some students from participating if guidelines are not followed.
This year, the complete sports physical packet must be returned to our schools and reviewed by the school physician for final sign-off. This process may take 10 days to 2 weeks. The school physician's signature is required before a student is cleared for try-outs or practice.
 
Here's an explanation of each of the forms:
1. A note to the examining healthcare provider. Take this to the doctor.
2. A Pre-Participation History Form. You fill this form out and take it to the doctor also.
3. A Supplemental History Form for athletes with special needs. You fill out and take to doctor, if appropriate.
4. The Physical Evaluation Form. Your doctor will complete.
5. The Clearance Form. Your doctor will complete.
6. A Sports-Related Concussion and Head Injury information sheet. Parent and student read and sign-off on the second page.
7. A Sudden-Cardiac Death in Young Athletes brochure. Your read this.
8. Sign-Off sheet for Sudden Cardiac Death. Sign-off after you have read the brochure on that topic.
9. This is an update form. You may need this in the future. If, for example, you play soccer in the fall and track in the spring, you would complete this form prior to starting track. It is used to update your health information and must be submitted anytime you start a new sport if it has been 90 days since your annual sports physical.

Time for Summer Reading Lists!

Mount Laurel's Summer Reading Program includes suggested books for students in Grade 1-7. Students are encouraged to create a log of books read for discussion in class in the Fall. Please recognize that your child may select a book that is not on the suggested list that fits his or her individual interests and reading level. Should you have questions about the Summer Reading Program, please contact your school office, which will be open throughout the summer. The following letters to parents detail the program by grade level. The suggested list is also linked below.

Summer Reading Response Activity for Students Currently in Grades 4, 5, 6, 7
Suggested Summer Reading List

Summer Central Registration for 2014-2015 School Year

Over the weeks of summer break, new residents and those wishing to register students for the first time in our schools may do so at a central location. Beginning on Monday, July 7, through Thursday, August 21, Central District Registration will be held at the Transportation and Learning Center at 354 Mount Laurel Road. Before July 7 and after August 21, new students should be registered at the school they will attend.

Dr. Rath Named Burlington County Superintendent of Year for 2015

 
The Burlington County Chapter of the New Jersey Association of School Administrators has named Mount Laurel Schools Superintendent Dr. Antoinette Rath as Burlington County’s Superintendent of the Year for 2015. Her selection was announced at the group’s June meeting in Westampton.
 
Dr. Michael Gorman, Superintendent of Pemberton Township Schools, chaired the selection committee. “Toni Rath’s contributions are significant,” he said, “and I believe she will represent Burlington County well on the state level.”
As the county designee, Rath’s name will be submitted for consideration as regional and state Superintendent of the Year for 2015. County selections are made on the basis of the individual’s record of service with their county affiliate as well as a distinguished record of service as an educator. Selection at the regional and state levels considers leadership for learning, communication, professionalism and community involvement, in addition.

An educator with 29 years of experience, Rath has been superintendent of Mount Laurel Schools since 2002. She has led the district’s transformation to adhere with new standards and mandates at the state level, and has enhanced educational programs each year. Through her initiative with corporate partners, Mount Laurel has created Science, Technology, Engineering and Math programs in grades 5-8. Numerous technology advances, such as a $1 million laptop endeavor, have been completed under her direction and Mount Laurel students continue to exceed state and district factor group scores on standardized tests.
Rath graduated from West Chester State University with both her Bachelor of Science and Master of Art degrees. She received her Principal and Supervisor’s Certification from Rowan University and a Doctorate in Education Administration from Widener University. She has undertaken post-doctorate studies at the University of Pennsylvania and Columbia University, and serves as an executive board member of the New Jersey School Development Council at Rutgers University.

Free Summer Math Program Offered To Our Families

Mount Laurel Schools have joined with TenMarks, an Amazon Company, to provide a summer math program at no cost to our families. Research shows that summer learning loss in Math is an issue that impacts all students, with students losing an average of 2-3 months of math comprehension every summer. TenMarks offers families a proven,scalable, online summer math program to reverse the summer learning loss and help students build a strong foundation in core math skills. Learn more about this exciting program here.

2014 Education Summit Webpage Link
More than 100 community members participated in the district's 2014 Education Summit on May 15. Discussion centered on the transformation facing our schools, namely the new Common Core Standards, the new PARCC Test to be administered in 2015 and student attendance rates. The resulting group discussion led to a number of suggestions for better communication within the community.
Check out our 2014 Summit webpage here to view the presentation and check for frequent updates.

Parent Text Communication @ HMS

Mt. Laurel Schools Emergency Text: Emergency text from the Mt. Laurel Public Schools: Text the word subscribe to the number 68453 from your cell phone. You'll receive an immediate reply confirming your subscription to the service. You may sign-up for text messages using this method on as many cell phones as you would like.

Mrs. Haines: School Text: Informational text about Harrington Middle School directly from Principal Haines: Text the word @harringto to the number (484) 461-5416 from your cell phone. You will receive an immediate reply confirming your subscription to service. You may sign-up for text messages using this method on as many cell phones as you would like. (* The n has been omitted from the text word.)

Quick Links

 
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Events Calendar

July 29
Board of Education Regular Meeting
Hattie Britt/Administration Building

August 15
Sports Physicals
8:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.

August 22
Sports Physicals
8:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
August 26
Board of Education Regular Meeting
Hattie Britt/Administration Building

August 27
Orientation for Incoming 7th Graders

Gold Hall
Everest and Phoenix
10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

Blue Hall
Oasis and Zephyr
1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.

September 4
First Day of Classes - Grade 1-8
September 25
Rosh Hashanah
School Closed
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School Performance 2012-13

How May We Help You?

Just looking for a quick and basic guide to specific information about our schools? The links below will provide you with a basic fact sheet on the topics listed. Don't see something you wish was here? Just yell! We'll get it up right away for you.

Registering a child new to the district
Kindergarten registration
Job Opportunities - Certified
Job Opportunities - Support and Substitute
School Locations and Contact Info
Map of our schools and sending areas

From The Nurse's Office

Anti-Bullying

NJ DOE Self-Assessment under the Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights District and School Grade Report
District Anti-Bullying Coordinator
Kelly Neiman
Mount Laurel Hartford School
397 Hartford Road
Mount Laurel, NJ 08054
Telephone - 856-231-5899

Student & Parent Info

Harrington Hotline - 234-5198
School Hours: 7:30 a.m. - 2:05 p.m.
Early dismissal: 11:39 a.m.

Harrington Middle School's Anti-Bullying Specialists are MaryEllen Slott and Sharon Sheehan, 514 Mount Laurel Road, 856-234-1610

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