Washington Township Public School District
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The Washington Township Public School District is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in kindergarten through twelfth grade from Washington Township, in Gloucester County, New Jersey, United States.
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[edit] Awards and recognition
For the 2005-06 school year, the Washington Township Public School District was recognized with the "Best Practices Award" by the New Jersey Department of Education for its “Creating Proficient Readers and Writers” Professional Development program at Birches Elementary School.[1]
For the 2004-05 school year, both Birches Elementary School[2] and Whitman Elementary School [3] were named as "Star Schools" by the New Jersey Department of Education, the highest honor that a New Jersey school can achieve.
[edit] Schools
Schools in the district are:
Pre-School
- Grenloch Terrace Early Childhood Center with 581 students in Kindergarten
Elementary Schools (Grades 1-5)
- Bells Elementary School with 647 students
- Birches Elementary School with 584 students
- Hurffville Elementary School with 534 students
- Thomas Jefferson Elementary School with 557 students
- Wedgewood Elementary School with 572 students
- Whitman Elementary School
Middle Schools (Grades 6-8)
- Bunker Hill Middle School with 815 students
- Chestnut Ridge Middle School with 848 students
- Orchard Valley Middle School with 777 students
High School (Grades 9-12)
- [[Washington Township High School (New Jersey)}Washington Township High School]], with 3,104 students in grades 9 - 12.
[edit] Administration
- Dr. Cheryl L. Simone - Superintendent of Schools
[edit] References
- ^ New Jersey Department of Education Best Practices Award recipient for 2005-06, accessed October 23, 2006
- ^ New Jersey Department of Education Star School Award recipient: Birches Elementary School, accessed May 23, 2006
- ^ New Jersey Department of Education Star School Award recipient: Whitman Elementary School, accessed May 23, 2006
