West Milford Township Public Schools
| West Milford Township Public Schools | |||||
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| Superintendent: | John J. Petrelli (interim) | ||||
| Business Administrator: | Barbara Francisco | ||||
| Address: | 46 Highlander Drive West Milford, NJ 07480 |
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| Grade Range: | K-12 | ||||
| School facilities: | 8 | ||||
| Enrollment: | 4,197 (as of 2009-10)[1] | ||||
| Faculty (in FTEs): | 303 | ||||
| Student–teacher ratio: | 13.85 | ||||
| District Factor Group: | FG | ||||
| Web site: | http://www.wmtps.org | ||||
| Ind. | Per Pupil | District Spending |
Rank (*) |
K-12 Average |
%± vs. Average |
| 1 | Comparative Cost | $12,943 | 54 | $13,632 | -5.1% |
| 2 | Classroom Instruction | 7,898 | 60 | 8,035 | -1.7% |
| 6 | Support Services | 1,892 | 51 | 2,166 | -12.7% |
| 8 | Administrative Cost | 1,264 | 32 | 1,379 | -8.3% |
| 10 | Operations & Maintenance | 1,528 | 50 | 1,674 | -8.7% |
| 13 | Extracurricular Activities | 220 | 48 | 258 | -14.7% |
| 16 | Median Teacher Salary | 62,600 | 77 | 57,597 | |
| Data from NJDoE 2009 Comparative Spending Guide.[2] *Of K-12 districts with 3,501+ students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=105 |
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The West Milford Township Public Schools are a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in Kindergarten through twelfth grade from West Milford, in Passaic County, New Jersey, United States.
As of the 2009-10 school year, the district's eight schools had an enrollment of 4,197 students and 303 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.85.[1]
The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "FG", the fourth 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.[3]
The district has six elementary schools (grades K-6), one middle school (grade 7-8), and one high school (grades 9-12), and also supports a Center for Adult/Community Education. The school system has 361 certified staff members, over 50% of whom have a master's degree or higher).[4]
The old Newfoundland, two-room schoolhouse is now the Village Square Inn Pizzeria and Restaurant. The old Hillcrest School is now the township's community center. The few one-room schoolhouses are all gone; the last one was the Hewitt School, destroyed by fire set by vandals (it had been the former Methodist church before a new, larger church was built).
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[edit] Awards and recognition
NAMM named the district in its 2009 survey of the "Best Communities for Music Education", which included 124 school districts nationwide.[5]
The district was selected as one of the top "100 Best Communities for Music Education in America 2005" by the American Music Conference.[6]
[edit] Schools
Schools in the district (with 2009-10 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[7]) are:
- Elementary Schools (K-6)
- Apshawa School (312 students)
- Maple Road School (359)
- Marshall Hill School (356)
- Paradise Knoll School (322)
- Upper Greenwood Lake School (342)
- Westbrook School (445)
- Middle School (7-8)
- Macopin Middle School (654)
- High School (9-12)
- West Milford High School (1,331)
[edit] Administration
Core members of the district's administration are:[8][9]
- John J. Petrelli, Interim Superintendent
- Barbara Francisco, Business Administrator / Board Secretary
[edit] Board of education
- Dr. Michele Fenwick - President
- Tim Foley - Vice President
- Marcie Babbitt - Trustee
- Gregory Bailey - Trustee
- Robert Florian - Trustee
- Wayne Gottlieb - Trustee
- Drew Murray - Trustee
- Midge Touw - Trustee
- Lynda Van Dyk - Trustee
[edit] References
- ^ a b District information for the West Milford Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 3, 2011.
- ^ Comparative Spending Guide March 2009, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed October 28, 2009.
- ^ NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed October 27, 2009.
- ^ Home page, West Milford Township Public Schools. Accessed August 27, 2008.
- ^ "Nationwide Survey Finds the 'Best Communities for Music Education' in U.S.", NAMM, April 16, 2009. Accessed November 13, 2009.
- ^ Best 100 (101!) Communities for Music Education in America, 2005, accessed December 12, 2006
- ^ Data for the West Milford Township Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed October 4, 2011.
- ^ District Administration, West Milford Township Public Schools. Accessed October 4, 2011.
- ^ Passaic County School Directory, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed November 5, 2009.
[edit] External links
- West Milford Township Public Schools
- West Milford Township Public Schools's 2009–10 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
- Data for the West Milford Township Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics
Coordinates: 41°04′53″N 74°23′10″W / 41.081327°N 74.386223°W
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