Westwood Regional School District
| Westwood Regional School District | |||||
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| Superintendent: | Dr. Geoffrey W. Zoeller, Jr. | ||||
| Business Administrator: | Keith Rosado | ||||
| Address: | 701 Ridgewood Road Township Of Washington, NJ 07676 |
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| Grade Range: | K-12 | ||||
| School facilities: | 6 | ||||
| Enrollment: | 2,719 (as of 2008-09)[1] | ||||
| Faculty (in FTEs): | 218.6 | ||||
| Student–teacher ratio: | 12.4 | ||||
| District Factor Group: | GH | ||||
| Web site: | http://www.wwrsd.org | ||||
| Ind. | Per Pupil | District Spending |
Rank (*) |
K-12 Average |
%± vs. Average |
| 1 | Comparative Cost | $13,942 | 57 | $13,632 | 2.3% |
| 2 | Classroom Instruction | 7,556 | 41 | 8,035 | -6.0% |
| 6 | Support Services | 2,847 | 65 | 2,166 | 31.4% |
| 8 | Administrative Cost | 1,468 | 42 | 1,379 | 6.5% |
| 10 | Operations & Maintenance | 1,646 | 46 | 1,674 | -1.7% |
| 13 | Extracurricular Activities | 424 | 50 | 258 | 64.3% |
| 16 | Median Teacher Salary | 51,151 | 15 | 57,597 | |
| Data from NJDoE 2009 Comparative Spending Guide.[2] *Of K-12 districts with 1,801-3,500 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=70 |
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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.[3] 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.[1]
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.[4]
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[edit] Awards and recognition
For the 2000-01 school year, Brookside Upper Elementary School was named a "Star School" by the New Jersey Department of Education, the highest honor that a New Jersey school can achieve.[5]
[edit] Schools
Schools in the district (with 2008-09 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[6]) are:[7]
- 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 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)
[edit] Administration
Core members of the district's administration are:[8]
- Dr. Geoffrey W. Zoeller, Jr. - Superintendent[9]
- Keith Rosado, Business Administrator / Board Secretary
[edit] References
- ^ a b District information for the Westwood Regional School School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed November 5, 2009.
- ^ Comparative Spending Guide March 2009, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed October 28, 2009.
- ^ Westwood regional School District 2010 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 16, 2011. "The Westwood Regional School District, the only K-12 regional school district in Bergen County, serves approximately 2,800 students from the Borough of Westwood and the Township of Washington."
- ^ NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed October 27, 2009.
- ^ New Jersey Department of Education Star School Award recipient detail 2000-01 school year, Brookside Upper Elementary School, accessed July 13, 2006
- ^ Data for the Westwood Regional School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 16, 2011.
- ^ District Schools, Westwood Regional School District. Accessed April 16, 2011.
- ^ Bergen County School Directory, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 16, 2011.
- ^ A Message from the Superintendent of Schools, Westwood Regional School District. Accessed April 16, 2011.
[edit] External links
- Westwood Regional School District
- Westwood Regional School District's 2009–10 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
- Data for the Westwood Regional School District, National Center for Education Statistics
Coordinates: 40°58′52″N 74°03′44″W / 40.981009°N 74.062298°W
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