Union County Vocational Technical Schools

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Union County Vocational Technical Schools
Address
1776 Raritan Road
Scotch Plains
, Union County , New Jersey , 07076
United States
Coordinates 40°37′08″N74°21′30″W / 40.618771°N 74.358213°W / 40.618771; -74.358213
District information
GradesVocational
SuperintendentGwendolyn Ryan
Business administratorJanet Behrmann
Schools8
Students and staff
Enrollment1,633 (as of 2020–21) [1]
Faculty138.7 FTEs [1]
Student–teacher ratio11.8:1 [1]
Other information
District Factor Group NA
Website www.ucvts.org
Ind.Per pupilDistrict
spending		Rank
(*)		Vocational
average		 %± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$18,0316$18,891−4.6%
1Budgetary Cost11,723217,296−32.2%
2Classroom Instruction7,12549,045−21.2%
6Support Services69412,269−69.4%
8Administrative Cost1,50942,353−35.9%
10Operations & Maintenance2,10743,014−30.1%
13Extracurricular Activities1324464−71.6%
16Median Teacher Salary59,501765,035
Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending. [2]
*Of Vocational districts with any number of students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=21

The Union County Vocational-Technical Schools (UCVTS) are a grouping of schools on the Union County Vocational Technical Schools Campus in Scotch Plains, New Jersey, United States, which offers educational programs for students across Union County, eight at the high school level for students in ninth through twelfth grades and one at the adult education level. [3] The high school level programs are separated into two groups, full-time students and shared-time students; and the full-time programs are further subdivided into the vocational program and career academies.

Contents

As of the 2020–21 school year, the district, comprised of eight schools, had an enrollment of 1,633 students and 138.7 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.8:1. [1]

Awards and recognition

Union County Magnet High School was recognized by Governor Jim McGreevey in 2003 as one of 25 schools selected statewide for the First Annual Governor's School of Excellence award. [4]

In 2016, the Academy for Performing Arts was one of ten schools in New Jersey, and one of two high school programs in the state, recognized as a National Blue Ribbon School by the United States Department of Education. [5] The Academy for Allied Health Sciences was one of nine public schools—and the only public high school—recognized in 2017 as Blue Ribbon Schools by the U.S. Department of Education. [6]

In 2021, the Academy for Information Technology (AIT) was given the Blue Ribbon School award by the U.S. Department of Education.

2015 pink slipping of teachers

On April 27, 2015, a group of 43 non-tenured teachers at the Union County Vocational Technical Schools were given non-renewal notices. Students staged protests to show support for the non-tenured teachers. On April 30, about 90 percent of district students wore red T-shirts in support of their teachers. On May 1, the students staged a sit-in before the start of classes. Students planned this sit-in to avoid breaking any school rules. The students planned to appear at the May 4 Board of Education meeting in support of their teachers. [7]

High school level programs

Full-time UCVTS programs

Schools in the district (with 2020–21 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics [8] ) are: [9] [10]

Full-time Career and technical academies
Shared-time / Alternative UCVTS programs

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are: [19] [20]

Athletics

An intramural program is provided for after school physical activity. For official sports recognized by the NJSIAA, students participate on their home high schools' teams.

Campus newspaper

UC Juice, Union County Juice, is the monthly newspaper for the UCVTS campus. It is based in the Academy for Information Technology building. While it is called a newspaper, it more closely resembles a magazine in that it is made using duplex A4 paper stapled with three staples on the right binding. The staff use Adobe InDesign as its layout program.

The original name for UC Juice was TechToday. It was changed due to the addition of the Academy for Performing Arts school on campus, rendering the name TechToday unfitting for the campus newspaper.

History

TechToday was founded in 2006–2007 school year. During its first year it released 3 issues, typically around four pages long. Each edition consisted of a news section and an arts section (called TechToday Arts).

2007-2008 TechToday Logo TechToday Logo.jpg
2007-2008 TechToday Logo

At the end of the 2006/2007 school year, management was failing and most of the work was being done by the advisor at the time. He appointed two new editors, Phyllis Lee and Taylor Kelly, to take over the next year.

At the 2007-2008 club fair, TechToday had approximately 150 people sign up to join the club. Throughout the year, it had six issues released. It went through a layout program change, from Microsoft Publisher to Apple Pages. It also went under a layout design change, which was well received across campus.

At the 2008-2009 club fair, TechToday had 119 people sign up to join the club. It is planning on switching from Apple Pages to Adobe InDesign as its layout program.

On September 16, 2008, TechToday changed its name to UC Juice. Because the name 'TechToday' did not fit the addition of the Academy for Performing Arts to the UCVTS campus, the name was decided to be changed. The other possible choices were: 'UCVTS Utopian', 'The Ubiquitarian', 'UC Inquirer', 'UCVTS United', and 'UC Juice', and were voted on. UC Juice won by a landslide. The name UC Juice was originated from the nickname of one of the freshman members, Juice.

In 2010 the paper changed its name once again, becoming The Campus Inquirer. It was then once again switched to its current name, The Campus Chronicle.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 District information for Union County Vocational-Technical School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 15, 2022.
  2. ↑ Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
  3. ↑ Union County Voc-Tech Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, Union County Vocational Technical Schools. Accessed June 28, 2022. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of establishing and maintaining a vocational school in the County Vocational School District. Composition: The Union County Vocational-Technical Schools are comprised of all the area within the County of Union."
  4. ↑ McGreevey Celebrates Schools that are "Getting it Right": Schools of Excellence Winners Demonstrate Effectiveness of Governor's Education Priorities Archived 2012-10-18 at the Wayback Machine , New Jersey Department of Education press release dated November 21, 2003. Accessed December 15, 2009.
  5. ↑ 2016 National Blue Ribbon Schools All Public and Non‐Public, National Blue Ribbon Schools Program. Accessed November 13, 2016.
  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. ↑ Lannan, Katie. "Union County vo-tech students protest in support of teachers", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, May 1, 2015. Accessed November 13, 2016.
  8. ↑ Data for the Union County Vocational Technical Schools, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 15, 2022.
  9. ↑ School Performance Reports for the Union County Vocational-Technical Public School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed June 28, 2022.
  10. ↑ New Jersey School Directory for the Union County Vocational Technical Schools, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
  11. ↑ Academy for Allied Health Sciences, Union County Vocational Technical Schools. Accessed June 28, 2022.
  12. ↑ Academy for Information Technology, Union County Vocational Technical Schools. Accessed June 28, 2022.
  13. ↑ Academy for Performing Arts, Union County Vocational Technical Schools. Accessed June 28, 2022.
  14. ↑ Union County Magnet High School, Union County Vocational Technical Schools. Accessed June 28, 2022.
  15. ↑ Union County Vocational-Technical High School, Union County Vocational Technical Schools. Accessed June 28, 2022.
  16. ↑ Raymond J. Lesniak Experience Strength & Hope Recovery High School, Union County Vocational Technical Schools. Accessed June 28, 2022.
  17. ↑ Simon Youth Academy, Union County Vocational Technical Schools. Accessed June 28, 2022.
  18. ↑ Union County Career & Technical Institute, Union County Vocational Technical Schools. Accessed June 28, 2022.
  19. ↑ General Information, Union County Vocational Technical Schools. Accessed August 5, 2017.
  20. ↑ New Jersey School Directory for Union County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
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