Westwood Regional School District
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The Westwood Regional School District is a comprehensive regional public school district
serving the communities of the Borough of Westwood
and the Township of Washington in Bergen County
, New Jersey
, United States. These two communities are located approximately 15 miles northwest of Midtown Manhattan
. The majority of parents are engaged in professional and managerial occupations with incomes in the middle and upper-middle brackets.
As of the 2008-09 school year, the district's six schools had an enrollment of 2,719 students and 218.6 classroom teachers (on an FTE
basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.4.
The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education
as being in District Factor Group "GH", the third highest of eight groupings. District Factor Groups organize districts statewide to allow comparison by common socioeconomic characteristics of the local districts. From lowest socioeconomic status to highest, the categories are A, B, CD, DE, FG, GH, I and J.
, the highest honor that a New Jersey school can achieve.
) are:
Elementary Schools (Kindergarten - 5th Grade; most were K-4 until Fall 2010)
Middle School
Junior/Senior High School
School district
School districts are a form of special-purpose district which serves to operate the local public primary and secondary schools.-United States:...
serving the communities of the Borough of Westwood
Westwood, New Jersey
Westwood is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 10,908....
and the Township of Washington in Bergen County
Bergen County, New Jersey
Bergen County is the most populous county of the state of New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, its population was 905,116. The county is part of the New York City Metropolitan Area. Its county seat is Hackensack...
, New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
, United States. These two communities are located approximately 15 miles northwest of Midtown Manhattan
Midtown Manhattan
Midtown Manhattan, or simply Midtown, is an area of Manhattan, New York City home to world-famous commercial zones such as Rockefeller Center, Broadway, and Times Square...
. The majority of parents are engaged in professional and managerial occupations with incomes in the middle and upper-middle brackets.
As of the 2008-09 school year, the district's six schools had an enrollment of 2,719 students and 218.6 classroom teachers (on an FTE
Full-time equivalent
Full-time equivalent , is a unit to measure employed persons or students in a way that makes them comparable although they may work or study a different number of hours per week. FTE is often used to measure a worker's involvement in a project, or to track cost reductions in an organization...
basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.4.
The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education
New Jersey Department of Education
The New Jersey Department of Education administers state and federal aid programs affecting more than 1.4 million public and non-public elementary and secondary school children in the state of New Jersey. The department is headquartered in Trenton.The Department is responsible for ensuring that...
as being in District Factor Group "GH", the third highest of eight groupings. District Factor Groups organize districts statewide to allow comparison by common socioeconomic characteristics of the local districts. From lowest socioeconomic status to highest, the categories are A, B, CD, DE, FG, GH, I and J.
Awards and recognition
For the 2000-01 school year, Brookside Upper Elementary School was named a "Star School" by the New Jersey Department of EducationNew Jersey Department of Education
The New Jersey Department of Education administers state and federal aid programs affecting more than 1.4 million public and non-public elementary and secondary school children in the state of New Jersey. The department is headquartered in Trenton.The Department is responsible for ensuring that...
, the highest honor that a New Jersey school can achieve.
Schools
Schools in the district (with 2008-09 enrollment data from the National Center for Education StatisticsNational Center for Education Statistics
The National Center for Education Statistics is the part of the United States Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences that collects, analyzes, and publishes statistics on education and public school district finance information in the United States...
) are:
Elementary Schools (Kindergarten - 5th Grade; most were K-4 until Fall 2010)
- Berkeley Avenue Elementary School - 237 students
- Michael J. Fiorello - Principal
- Brookside Elementary School - 447 students (was grades 5&6)
- Matthew K. Wilson - Principal
- Jessie F. George Elementary School - 323 students
- Mary Ferreri - Principal
- Ketler Elementary School - 316 students, now defunct
- Washington Elementary School - 262 students
- Dr. Rachelle G. Parker - Principal
Middle School
- Westwood Regional Middle School - for grades 6 and 7 opened in Fall 2010
- Charles Seipp - Principal
- Kimberly Zoretic-Addeo - Assistant Principal
Junior/Senior High School
- Westwood Regional High SchoolWestwood Regional High SchoolWestwood Regional Jr./Sr. High School is a five-year comprehensive regional public high school that serves students in eighth through twelfth grade from Borough of Westwood and the Township of Washington, in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States, operating as part of the Westwood Regional School...
- 1,134 student in grades 8-12 (was 7-12)- Thomas A. Gorman - Principal (Senior High School)
- Frank Connelly - Assistant Principal (Grades 10 & 12)
- David Tankard - Assistant Principal (Grades 8, 9 & 11)
Administration
Core members of the district's administration are:- Dr. Geoffrey W. Zoeller, Jr. - Superintendent
- Keith Rosado, Business Administrator / Board Secretary
External links
- Westwood Regional School District
- Data for the Westwood Regional School District, National Center for Education StatisticsNational Center for Education StatisticsThe National Center for Education Statistics is the part of the United States Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences that collects, analyzes, and publishes statistics on education and public school district finance information in the United States...