AFFIRMATIVE ACTION:

It is the policy of the Essex County Vocational and Technical Schools to provide equal educational employment opportunities regardless of sex, color, race, religion, ancestry, national origin, age, handicap or social economic status. All inquiries regarding Affirmative Action 504 rehabilitation Act of 1973 for handicapped people or inquiries regarding Title IX of the Educational Amendment of 1972, contact the Affirmative Action Officer. It is the policy of the Essex County Vocational Schools to maintain a learning , and working environment that is free from sexual harassment. Sexual harassment is a form of sex discrimination under Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, and is prohibited by both federal and state law. It shall be a violation of this policy for any member of the Essex County Vocational School district to harass another staff member or student through conduct or communication of a sexual, nature. Complaints of sexual harassment should be forwarded to the Affirmative Action Officer. The Essex County Vocational School district affirms its responsibilities to ensure all handicapped people in the Essex County Vocational Schools be given an equal and non-discriminatory opportunity for employment and education regardless of the nature and severity of their handicap. For grievance procedures, please contact the district 504 coordinator.

 

Affirmative Action Officer: Kristie M. Howard, Esq. 91 West Market Street Newark, New Jersey 07103 Phone: (973) 412-2204

District 504 Coordinator:   Michael Zelkowitz, Psy.D 300 North 13th Street Newark, New Jersey 07107 Phone: 973-483-3484

 

COMPREHENSIVE EQUITY PLAN: 

The district’s Comprehensive Equity Plan can be found at the District’s Central Offices located at 900 Bloomfield Avenue, Verona , New Jersey 07044.  

 

WEBSITE PRIVACY POLICY:

Essex County Technical Vocational School District cares about the safety and privacy of children online, and we comply with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 (COPPA). COPPA and its accompanying FTC regulations establish United States federal law that protects the privacy of children using the Internet. Though we make every effort to preserve user privacy, we may need to disclose personal information when required by law wherein we have a good-faith belief that such action is necessary to comply with an appropriate law enforcement investigation, current judicial proceeding, a court order or legal process served on our Web site. On certain Essextech.org web pages, "cookies" are used to help with interactive usage of the site. A cookie is a small file that a Web site transfers to your hard disk, usually to keep track of your while you are connected to that site. The cookies on Essextech.org's pages do not collect information about you, but only about your browser "session." The cookie makes it easier for you to use the dynamic features of these Web pages, without having to provide the same information again and again as you move from one page to another. To protect your privacy, be sure to close your browser completely after you have finished conducting business with a Web site that uses cookies. If you are concerned about potential use of information gathered from your computer by cookies, you can set your browser to prompt you before it accepts a cookie. Most Internet browsers have settings that let you identify and/or reject cookies. If you decide to send us an electronic mail message (Email), the message will usually contain your return email address. If you include personally-identifying information in your email because you want us to address issues specific to your situation, we may use that information in responding to your request. In other limited circumstance, we may be required by law to disclose information that you submit.

 

FACE BOOK PRIVACY POLICY:

Essex County Vocational Technical Schools notifies all parents of current students through official mailers and sections printed in our current and official student handbooks, that students are potentially subjected to having their photographs displayed on our official school website (www.essextech.org) solely for educational purposes. Student photographs may also be posted within our school district's official face book page. Essex County Vocational Technical Schools do not, at any time, have or are able to gain access to anyone's face book profile, inclusive of current students and minors, when individuals become official fans of our face book page. Additionally, Essex County Vocational Technical Schools reserves the right to remove fans from our official facebook page for any reason including what our organization decrees to be inappropriate commenting, inappropriate picture or video posting, etc. By participating on Essex County Vocational Technical Schools official face book page, depending on your personal account and privacy settings, you may be subject to having your profile picture, name and comments visible to the public. Essex County Vocational Technical Schools does not take responsibility for such actions because such settings are only within the control of the account holder that is a fan of our page, not Essex County Vocational Technical Schools. Because we care about the safety and privacy of children online, we comply with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 (COPPA). COPPA and its accompanying FTC regulation establish United States federal law that protects the privacy of children using the Internet. We do not knowingly contact or collect personal information from children under 13. Our site is not intended to solicit information of any kind from children under 13. It is possible that by fraud or deception we may receive information pertaining to children under 13. If we are notified of this, as soon as we verify the information, we will immediately obtain parental consent or otherwise delete the information from our servers. If you want to notify us of our receipt of information by children under 13, please contact us. We maintain a variety of physical, electronic and procedural safeguards to protect your personal information within face book by using their resources designed for maximum privacy. For example, we use commercially reasonable tools and techniques to protect against unauthorized access to our systems. Also, we restrict access to Personal Information to those who need such access in the course of their duties for us. Your own efforts to protect against unauthorized access play an important role in protecting the security of your personal information. You should be sure to sign off when finished using a shared computer, and always log out of any site when viewing personal information. We may have links to other, outside web sites that we do not control. We are not responsible for the content or privacy policies of these sites, and users should check those policies on such sites. More information can be found on the facebook privacy policy at http://www.facebook.com/terms.php

 

EMAIL Policy:

Unless otherwise specifically indicated, the contents of this E-mail message and any attachments (this "E-mail") are for information purposes only and should not be regarded as an offer to sell or as a solicitation. This E-mail is not intended for distribution to, or use by, any person or entity in any location where such distribution or use would be contrary to law or regulation. This E-mail may contain privileged or confidential information or may otherwise be protected by work product immunity or other legal rules. No confidentiality or privilege is waived or lost by any mistransmission. Access, copying or re-use of information by non-intended or non-authorized recipients is prohibited. If you are not an intended recipient of this E-mail, please notify the sender, delete it and do not read, act upon, print, disclose, copy, retain or redistribute any portion of this E-mail. The transmission and content of this E-mail cannot be guaranteed to be secure or error-free. Therefore, we cannot represent that the information in this E-mail is complete, accurate, uncorrupted, timely or free of viruses, and Essex County Vocational Schools cannot accept any liability for E-mails that have been altered in the course of delivery. Essex County Vocational Schools does not waive any intellectual property rights in this E-mail. For your protection, we recommend that you not send us any individual personal information via nonsecure methods of communication, including via public electronic communication channels, such as Internet E-mail, which are generally not secure and could be intercepted by a third party. Information in this E-mail is subject to change without notice and any views or opinions presented are solely those of the author and may not reflect the views of Essex County Vocational Schools. Essex County Vocational Schools reserves the right to monitor, review and retain all electronic communications, including E-mail, traveling through its networks and systems (subject to and in accordance with local laws). If any of your details are incorrect or if you no longer wish to receive mailings such as this by E-mail please contact the sender by reply E-mail. The information in this E-mail is not intended to replace a recipient's own internal business processes for evaluating proposed transactions. References to "Essex County Vocational Schools" are references to any school in the Essex County Vocational School System. Attachments that are part of this E-mail may have additional important disclosures and disclaimers, which you should read.

 

Wellness & Nutrition Policy:   (Click here to view the Nutrition Policy in pdf format)  

The Board of Education of the Essex County Vocational Technical Schools recognizes that child and adolescent obesity has reached epidemic levels in the United States and that poor diet combined with the lack of physical activity negatively impacts on students’ health, and their ability and motivation to learn.

 

The Board is Committed To:

• Providing students with healthy and nutritious foods;

• Encouraging the consumption of fresh fruits and vegetables, low fat milk and whole grains;

• Supporting healthy eating through nutrition education;

• Encouraging students to select and consume all components of the school meal; and

• Providing students with the opportunity to engage in daily physical activity.

 

All reimbursable meals shall meet Federal nutrient standards as required by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Child Nutrition Program regulations. All items served as part of the After School Snack Program shall meet the standards as outlined within this policy.

 

The following items may not be served, sold or given out as free promotion anywhere on school property at anytime before the end of the school day:

• Foods of minimal nutritional value (FMNV) as defined by U.S. Department of Agriculture regulations;

• All food and beverage items listing sugar, in any form, as the first ingredient; and

• All forms of candy.

 

Schools shall reduce the purchase of any products containing trans fats. (Federal labeling of trans fats on all food products is required by January 1, 2006.)

All snack and beverage items sold or served anywhere on school property during the school day, including items sold in a la carte lines, vending machines, snack bars, school stores and fundraisers or served in the reimbursable After School Snack Program, shall meet the following standards:

 

1) Based on manufacturers’ nutritional data or nutrient facts labels:

• No more than eight grams of total fat per serving, with the exception of nuts and seeds.

• No more than two grams of saturated fat per serving.

2) All beverages shall not exceed 12 ounces, with the following exceptions:

• Water

• Milk containing two percent or less fat.

3) Whole milk shall not exceed eight ounces. In high schools:

• At least 60 percent of all beverages offered, other than milk and water, shall be 100 percent fruit or vegetable juices.

• No more than 40 percent of all ice cream/frozen desserts shall be allowed to exceed the above standards for sugar, fat, and saturated fat.

 

Food and beverages served during special school celebrations or during curriculum related activities shall be exempt from this policy, with the exception of foods of minimal nutritional value as defined by USDA regulations. This policy does not apply to: medically authorized special needs diets pursuant to 7 CFR Part 210; school nurses using FMNVs during the course of providing health care to individual students; or special needs students whose Individualized Education Plan (IEP) indicates their use for behavior modification. Adequate time shall be allowed for student meal service and consumption. Schools shall provide a pleasant dining environment. The Board recommends that physical education or recess be scheduled before lunch whenever possible. This school district’s curriculum shall incorporate nutrition education and physical activity consistent with the New Jersey Department of Education Core Curriculum Standards. The Board of Education is committed to promoting the Nutrition Policy with all food service personnel, teachers, nurses, coaches and other school administrative staff so they have the skills they need to implement this policy and promote healthy eating practices. The Board will work toward expanding awareness about this policy among students, parents, teachers and the community at large.