Westwood Regional School District

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Westwood Regional School District
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Address
701 Ridgewood Road
Washington Township
, Bergen County , New Jersey , 07676
United States
Coordinates 40°58′52″N74°03′44″W / 40.981009°N 74.062298°W / 40.981009; -74.062298
District information
Grades K-12
SuperintendentJill Mortimer
Business administratorKeith Rosado
Schools6
Students and staff
Enrollment2,796 (as of 2020–21) [1]
Faculty256.8 FTEs [1]
Student–teacher ratio10.9:1 [1]
Other information
District Factor Group GH
Website 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, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, two communities located approximately 15 miles (24 km) northwest of Midtown Manhattan. [3] [4] The district is the county's only regional district serving grades K-12. [5]

Contents

As of the 2020–21 school year, the district, comprising six schools, had an enrollment of 2,796 students and 256.8 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.9:1. [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. [6]

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. [7]

For the 2000–01 school year, Brookside Elementary School was named a "Star School" by the New Jersey Department of Education, the highest honor that a New Jersey school can achieve. [8]

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2020–21 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics [9] ) are: [10] [11]

Elementary schools
Middle school
High school

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are: [24] [25]

Board of education

The district's board of education, composed of nine members, sets policy and oversees the fiscal and educational operation of the district through its administration. As a Type II school district, the board's trustees are elected directly by voters to serve three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with three seats up for election each year held (since 2012) as part of the November general election. The board appoints a superintendent to oversee the district's day-to-day operations and a business administrator to supervise the business functions of the district. [28] [29] Seats on the nine-member board are allocated based on population of the constituent municipalities, with five allocated to Westwood and four to Washington Township. [30]

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Westwood Regional High School is a four-year comprehensive regional public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grades from Borough of Westwood and the Township of Washington, in Bergen County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, operating as the lone secondary school of the Westwood Regional School District. Beginning in the 2019–20 school year, students in eighth grade who had previously attended the then junior-senior high school began attending the new Westwood Middle School.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 District information for Westwood Regional 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. ↑ Westwood Regional Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, Westwood Regional School District. Accessed July 24, 2022. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades kindergarten through twelve in the Westwood Regional School District. Composition: The Westwood Regional School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of the Borough of Westwood and the Township of Washington."
  4. ↑ About Our District: Community and District Profiles, Westwood Regional School District. Accessed July 24, 2022. "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. ↑ Westwood Regional School District 2016 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed March 26, 2020. "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."
  6. ↑ NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed September 17, 2014.
  7. ↑ "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.
  8. ↑ 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.
  9. ↑ School Data for the Westwood Regional School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 15, 2022.
  10. ↑ School Performance Reports for the Westwood Regional School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 3, 2024.
  11. ↑ New Jersey School Directory for the Westwood Regional School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
  12. ↑ Berkeley Avenue Elementary School, Westwood Regional School District. Accessed July 24, 2022.
  13. ↑ Staff, Berkeley Avenue Elementary School. Accessed July 24, 2022.
  14. ↑ Brookside Elementary School, Westwood Regional School District. Accessed July 24, 2022.
  15. ↑ Contact Us, Brookside Elementary School. Accessed July 24, 2022.
  16. ↑ Jessie F. George Elementary School, Westwood Regional School District. Accessed July 24, 2022.
  17. ↑ Contact Us, Jessie F. George Elementary School. Accessed July 24, 2022.
  18. ↑ Washington Elementary School, Westwood Regional School District. Accessed July 24, 2022.
  19. ↑ Contact Us, Washington Elementary School. Accessed July 24, 2022.
  20. ↑ Westwood Regional Middle School, Westwood Regional School District. Accessed July 24, 2022.
  21. ↑ Office of the Principal, Westwood Regional Middle School. Accessed July 24, 2022.
  22. ↑ Westwood Regional Junior / Senior High School, Westwood Regional School District. Accessed July 24, 2022.
  23. ↑ High School Contacts, Westwood Regional School District. Accessed July 24, 2022.
  24. ↑ Staff, Westwood Regional School District. Accessed July 24, 2022.
  25. ↑ New Jersey School Directory for Bergen County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
  26. ↑ Superintendent of Schools, Westwood Regional School District. Accessed July 24, 2022.
  27. ↑ Welcome to the Business Office, Westwood Regional School District. Accessed July 24, 2022.
  28. ↑ New Jersey Boards of Education by District Election Types - 2018 School Election, New Jersey Department of Education, updated February 16, 2018. Accessed January 26, 2020.
  29. ↑ Annual Comprehensive Financial Report of the Westwood Regional School District, New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2018. Accessed March 26, 2020. "The Westwood Regional School District (the 'Board' or the 'District') is an instrumentality of the State of New Jersey, established to function as an education institution. The Board consists of nine elected officials and is responsible for the fiscal control of the district."
  30. ↑ Board of Education, Westwood Regional School District. Accessed July 24, 2022.
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