Westwood Regional School District

Westwood Regional School District
Address
701 Ridgewood Road
Township of Washington, NJ 07676
United States
Coordinates 40°58′52″N 74°03′44″W / 40.981009°N 74.062298°W / 40.981009; -74.062298Coordinates: 40°58′52″N 74°03′44″W / 40.981009°N 74.062298°W / 40.981009; -74.062298
District information
Grades K-12
Superintendent Ray Gonzalez
Business administrator Keith Rosado
Schools 6
Students and staff
Enrollment 2,803 (as of 2014-15)[1]
Faculty 233.4 FTEs[1]
Student-teacher ratio 12.0:1[1]
Other information
District Factor Group GH
Website http://www.wwrsd.org
Ind.Per pupilDistrict
spending		Rank
(*)		K-12
average		%± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$20,14858$18,8916.7%
1Budgetary Cost16,2546014,78310.0%
2Classroom Instruction8,541478,763-2.5%
6Support Services3,681662,39253.9%
8Administrative Cost1,912641,48528.8%
10Operations & Maintenance1,606361,783-9.9%
13Extracurricular Activities5045826888.1%
16Median Teacher Salary60,9132164,043
Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[2]
*Of K-12 districts with 1,800-3,500 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=68

The Westwood Regional School District is a comprehensive regional public school district serving students in kindergarten through twelfth grade from the communities of the Borough of Westwood and Washington Township in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States, two communities located approximately 15 miles (24 km) northwest of Midtown Manhattan.[3][4]

As of the 2014-15 school year, the district and its six schools had an enrollment of 2,803 students and 233.4 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.0:1.[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.[5]

Awards and recognition

Berkeley Avenue Elementary School was one of nine public schools recognized in 2017 as Blue Ribbon Schools by the United States Department of Education.[6]

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.[7]

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2014-15 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[8]) are:[9][10]

Elementary schools
  • Berkeley Avenue Elementary School[11] (287 students; in grades K-5)
    • Michael J. Fiorello, Principal[12]
  • Brookside Elementary School[13] (342; K-5)
    • Tom Conroy, Principal[12]
  • Jessie F. George Elementary School[14] (249; K-5)
    • Victoria Hickey, Principal[12]
  • Washington Elementary School[15] (298; K-5)
    • Melissa Palianto, Principal[12]
Middle school
  • Westwood Regional Middle School[16], for grades 6 and 7 opened in Fall 2010, 433 students
    • Shelley LaForgia, Principal[12]
    • Kenneth Russo, Assistant Principal[12]
    • Michael Attanasio, Assistant Principal[12]
High school

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:[12][19]

  • Dr. Raymond A. Gonzalez, Superintendent[20]
  • Keith A. Rosado, Business Administrator / Board Secretary[21]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 District information for Westwood Regional School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 7, 2016.
  2. ↑ Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
  3. ↑ Westwood Regional School District 2016 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed August 7, 2017. "The Westwood Regional School District is the only K-12 regional school district in Bergen County, serving approximately 2,740 students from the Borough of Westwood and the Township of Washington."
  4. ↑ Community and District Profiles, Westwood Regional School District, May 28, 2004. Accessed November 22, 2017. "The Westwood Regional School District serves the Borough of Westwood (population 10,400) and the Township of Washington (population 9,800). These two communities are located approximately fifteen miles northwest of midtown Manhattan."
  5. ↑ NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed September 17, 2014.
  6. ↑ "Nine New Jersey Public Schools Earn National Blue Ribbon Award from the U.S. Department of Education", New Jersey Department of Education, September 28, 2017. Accessed October 18, 2017.
  7. ↑ New Jersey Department of Education Star School Award recipient detail 2000-01 school year, Brookside Upper Elementary School, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed July 13, 2006.
  8. ↑ School Data for the Westwood Regional School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 7, 2016.
  9. ↑ Contact Us, Westwood Regional School District. Accessed November 22, 2017.
  10. ↑ New Jersey School Directory for the Westwood Regional School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
  11. ↑ Berkeley Avenue Elementary School, Westwood Regional School District. Accessed November 22, 2017.
  12. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Student / Parent Handbook 2017-2018, Westwood Regional School District. Accessed November 22, 2017.
  13. ↑ Brookside Elementary School, Westwood Regional School District. Accessed November 22, 2017.
  14. ↑ Jessie F. George Elementary School, Westwood Regional School District. Accessed November 22, 2017.
  15. ↑ Washington Elementary School, Westwood Regional School District. Accessed November 22, 2017.
  16. ↑ Westwood Regional Middle School, Westwood Regional School District. Accessed November 22, 2017.
  17. ↑ Westwood Regional Junior / Senior High School, Westwood Regional School District. Accessed November 22, 2017.
  18. ↑ Westwood Regional High School Principal, Westwood Regional School District. Accessed November 22, 2017.
  19. ↑ New Jersey School Directory for Bergen County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
  20. ↑ Superintendent of Schools, Westwood Regional School District. Accessed November 22, 2017.
  21. ↑ Welcome to the Business Office, Westwood Regional School District. Accessed November 22, 2017.
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