Gottesman RTW Academy

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Gottesman RTW Academy
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Gottesman RTW Academy
146 Dover Chester Road
Randolph, NJ 07869
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Type Jewish day school
Religious affiliation(s) Judaism
Faculty14.5 (on FTE basis) [1]
GradesPrek-8
Enrollment135 (in K-8 as of 2013-14, plus 50 in preK) [1]
Student to teacher ratio9.6:1 [1]
Website School website

Gottesman RTW Academy (formerly Nathan Bohrer Abraham Kaufman Hebrew Academy of Morris County) is a coeducational Jewish day school located on County Route 513 in Randolph, New Jersey serving approximately 225 children in nursery school through grade eight. The school serves the Jewish community of Morris County, New Jersey, along with students from Sussex County and Warren County.

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As a community day school, the school accepts students from all branches of Judaism. As of 2006, GRTWA is a member of RAVSAK, a transliterated acronym from Hebrew which in English means Jewish Community Day School Network, having previously been affiliated with the Solomon Schechter Day School Association. [2]

As of the 2013-14 school year, the school had 135 students in kindergarten through eighth grade (plus 50 students in pre-K, for a total enrollment of 185) and 14.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 9.6:. [1]

History

The Hebrew Academy of Morris County opened in 1967 with 18 children at the Morristown Jewish Center in Morristown. The school opened its current facility in Randolph in September 1980. [3]

The school was renamed Gottesman RTW Academy in March 2014, recognizing a $15 million contribution from Paula and Jerry Gottesman, with "RTW" recognizing the school's founding Rubenstein, Turner and Wertheimer families. [4]

Awards and recognition

For the 2006–07 school year, the Hebrew Academy of Morris County was one of four schools in New Jerseyand the only non-public schoolrecognized with the Blue Ribbon Award from the United States Department of Education, the highest honor that an American school can receive. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 School Data for the Hebrew Academy of Morris County, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed October 25, 2015.
  2. Hebrew Academy drops its affiliation with Conservative day school body, New Jersey Jewish News, September 7, 2006. "Nathan Bohrer-Abraham Kaufman Hebrew Academy of Morris County in Randolph has shifted its affiliation from the Conservative movement’s Solomon Schechter Day School Association to Ravsak, an umbrella organization for nondenominational community day schools."
  3. History Archived 2006-07-16 at the Wayback Machine , Hebrew Academy of Morris County. Accessed September 29, 2006.
  4. Staff. "Hebrew Academy renamed for benefactors; School honors Paula and Jerry Gottesman and founding families", New Jersey Jewish News , March 12, 2014. Accessed October 25, 2015. "The Hebrew Academy of Morris County is being renamed “Gottesman RTW Academy,” in recognition of a $15 million challenge gift from its leading benefactors, Paula and Jerry Gottesman of Morristown, and in tribute to the school’s founding families: Rubenstein, Turner, and Wertheimer. The naming gift is one of the largest for any Jewish day school in North America, and marks the second time a Jewish day school in Greater MetroWest has been named with a $15 million gift."
  5. No Child Left Behind-Blue Ribbon Schools in 2006, accessed September 29, 2006

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