Essex County Schools of Technology
Essex County Vocational Technical Schools | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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60 Nelson Place, 1 North Newark, New Jersey 07102 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Grades | Vocational | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Superintendent | Dr. Frank A. Cocchiola, Jr. (Interim) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Business administrator | Anthony Abbaleo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Schools | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Students and staff | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Enrollment | 2,114 (as of 2011-12)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Faculty | 190.0 FTEs | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Student–teacher ratio | 11.13:1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Website | http://www.essextech.org | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Essex County Vocational Technical Schools is a regional public school district headquartered in Newark that offers occupational and academic instruction for public high school and adult students in Essex County, New Jersey, United States. Founded in 1914, the district is one of the state's largest and oldest vocational education system.[3]
As of the 2011-12 school year, the district's four schools had an enrollment of 2,114 students and 190.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.13:1.[1]
All high schools provide academic and occupational programs for ninth through twelfth grades, offering both full and shared time to both general education and special needs students.
Awards and recognition
During the 2009-10 school year, Bloomfield Tech High School was awarded the National Blue Ribbon School Award of Excellence by the United States Department of Education, the highest award an American school can receive.[4]
During the 2012-13 academic year, West Caldwell Tech High School was recognized as a Blue Ribbon School Award of Excellence by the U.S. Department of Education, one of 17 schools in the state to receive the award that year.[5]
In 2015, both Bloomfield Tech and Newark Tech were recognized with the National Blue Ribbon School Award of Excellence.[6][7]
Schools
The district consists of the following four high schools (with 2011-12 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[8]), which are:[9]
- Bloomfield Tech High School[10] in Bloomfield (492 students)
- Eric Love, Principal
- Kristie M. Howard, Vice Principal
- Newark Tech High School[11] in Newark (729 students)
- Oge Denis Jr. Principal
- Carmen Morales, Vice Principal
- North 13th Street Tech[12] in Newark (660 students)
- Patricia Clark-Jeter, Principal
- Richard D. McNanna, Jr., Vice Principal
- West Caldwell Tech[13] in West Caldwell (233 students)
- Ayisha Ingram-Robinson, Principal
The district offers adult programs in the evening at the Newark Tech and Bloomfield Tech centers, and during the day at the Adult Training Center in East Orange.
Administration
Core members of the district's administration are:[14][15]
- Dr. James Pedersen, Superintendent of Schools
- Anthony Abbaleo, Business Administrator / Board Secretary
References
- ^ a b District information for Essex County Vocational-Technical School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 22, 2014.
- ^ Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
- ^ About Us, Essex County Vocational Technical Schools. Accessed May 20, 2013.
- ^ 2009 Blue Ribbon Schools: All Public and Private Schools, United States Department of Education. Accessed May 20, 2013.
- ^ Giannantonio, Christina. "West Caldwell Tech is designated a Blue Ribbon school", The Star-Ledger, September 25, 2012. Accessed May 20, 2013. "This month West Caldwell Tech was named a 2012 National Blue Ribbon School by the U.S. Department of Education, one of only 17 schools in the state and 269 school nationwide to receive the designation."
- ^ Essex County Newark Tech Campus – Newark, NJ, National Blue Ribbon Schools Program. Accessed November 18, 2015.
- ^ 2015 National Blue Ribbon Schools All Public and Private, United States Department of Education. Accessed November 18, 2015.
- ^ School Data for the Essex County Vocational Technical Schools, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 22, 2014.
- ^ New Jersey School Directory for the Essex County Vocational Technical Schools, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 22, 2014.
- ^ Bloomfield Tech High School, Essex County Vocational Technical Schools. Accessed December 22, 2014.
- ^ Newark Tech High School, Essex County Vocational Technical Schools. Accessed December 22, 2014.
- ^ North 13th Street Tech, Essex County Vocational Technical Schools. Accessed December 22, 2014.
- ^ West Caldwell Tech, Essex County Vocational Technical Schools. Accessed December 22, 2014.
- ^ Administration, Essex County Vocational Technical Schools. Accessed December 22, 2014.
- ^ New Jersey School Directory for Essex County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 22, 2014.