Winslow Township School District
Encyclopedia
The Winslow Township School District is an American
comprehensive community public school district
that serves students in Pre-Kindergarten through twelfth grade from Winslow Township
, in Camden County
, New Jersey
. The district operates four Elementary Schools (grades Pre-K - 2), two Upper Elementary Schools (grades 3 - 5), one Middle School (grades 6 - 8), and one High School (grades 9 - 12).
As of the 2009-10 school year, the district's nine schools had an enrollment of 5,876 students and 469 classroom teachers (on an FTE
basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.53.
The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education
as being in District Factor Group "CD", the sixth 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.
Students from Chesilhurst
in Pre-Kindergarten through twelfth grade attend the district's schools as part of a sending/receiving relationship
with the Chesilhurst Borough School District
. The Chesilhurst district had served public school students in kindergarten through sixth grade at Shirley B. Foster Elementary School. After the completion of the 2008-09 school year, the district was no longer operating any schools and is sending all of its students to the Winslow Township schools as part of an expansion of the pre-existing sending/receiving relationship that commenced in the 2009-10 school year.
are:
Elementary Schools (PreK-2)
Upper Elementary Schools (3-5)
Middle School (6-8)
High School (9-12)
Other (Ungraded)
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comprehensive community public school district
School district
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that serves students in Pre-Kindergarten through twelfth grade from Winslow Township
Winslow Township, New Jersey
As of the census of 2010, there were 39,599 people, 13,567 households, and 9,662 families residing in the township. The population density was 599.9 people per square mile . There were 12,413 housing units at an average density of 215.1 per square mile...
, in Camden County
Camden County, New Jersey
-Demographics:As of the 2010 Census the population of Camden County was 60.28% Non-Hispanic white, 18.45% Non-Hispanic black, 1.12% Hispanic blacks, 0.17% Non-Hispanic Native American, 0.15% Hispanic Native Americans, 5.07% Non-Hispanic Asian, and 0.14% non-Hispanics reporting some other race...
, New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
. The district operates four Elementary Schools (grades Pre-K - 2), two Upper Elementary Schools (grades 3 - 5), one Middle School (grades 6 - 8), and one High School (grades 9 - 12).
As of the 2009-10 school year, the district's nine schools had an enrollment of 5,876 students and 469 classroom teachers (on an FTE
Full-time equivalent
Full-time equivalent , is a unit to measure employed persons or students in a way that makes them comparable although they may work or study a different number of hours per week. FTE is often used to measure a worker's involvement in a project, or to track cost reductions in an organization...
basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.53.
The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education
New Jersey Department of Education
The New Jersey Department of Education administers state and federal aid programs affecting more than 1.4 million public and non-public elementary and secondary school children in the state of New Jersey. The department is headquartered in Trenton.The Department is responsible for ensuring that...
as being in District Factor Group "CD", the sixth 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.
Students from Chesilhurst
Chesilhurst, New Jersey
Chesilhurst is a Borough in Camden County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 1,634. New Jersey Monthly magazine ranked Chesilhurst last among the towns rated in its 2008 rankings of "Best Places to Live" in New Jersey .Chesilhurst was...
in Pre-Kindergarten through twelfth grade attend the district's schools as part of a sending/receiving relationship
Sending/receiving relationship
A sending/receiving relationship is one in which a public school district sends some or all of its students to attend the schools of another district. This is often done to achieve costs savings in smaller districts or continues after districts have grown as part of a historical relationship...
with the Chesilhurst Borough School District
Chesilhurst Borough School District
The Chesilhurst Borough School District is a defunct community public school district that had served students in kindergarten through sixth grade from Chesilhurst, New Jersey, United States...
. The Chesilhurst district had served public school students in kindergarten through sixth grade at Shirley B. Foster Elementary School. After the completion of the 2008-09 school year, the district was no longer operating any schools and is sending all of its students to the Winslow Township schools as part of an expansion of the pre-existing sending/receiving relationship that commenced in the 2009-10 school year.
Shooting plot
Winslow Township High School gained national attention in 2006 because of a shooting plot which was to take place during a lunch period. A student became aware of the plot and alerted school officials who in turn notified the Winslow Township Police Department. The students involved were arrested before the plot could be carried out. The only subject to be sentenced at this point has received four years probation and must undergo counseling and psychological evaluations.Schools
Schools in the district (with 2009-10 enrollment data from the National Center for Education StatisticsNational Center for Education Statistics
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are:
Elementary Schools (PreK-2)
- Elementary School No. 1 (319 students)
- Sharon Thomas, Principal
- Elementary School No. 2 (285)
- Dr. Maureen Grippen, Principal
- Elementary School No. 3 (383)
- Monalisa Kalina, Principal
- Elementary School No. 4 (492)
- Sherisa Clement, Principal
Upper Elementary Schools (3-5)
- Upper Elementary School No. 5 (757)
- Joanne Ceaser, Principal
- Upper Elementary School No. 6 (722)
- Dr. Robert Riccardi, Principal
Middle School (6-8)
- Winslow Township Middle School (1,292)
- Dr. Kurt Murella, Principal
High School (9-12)
- Winslow Township High SchoolWinslow Township High SchoolWinslow Township High School is a four-year comprehensive regional public high school that serves students Winslow Township, in Camden County, New Jersey, United States, operating as part of the Winslow Township School District. Until 2000, Winslow Township High School was a member of the Lower...
(1,577)- Glen Jackson, Principal
Other (Ungraded)
Administration
Core members of the district's administration are:- Dr. H. Major Poteat, Superintendent
- Dr. Ann Garcia, Business Administrator / Board Secretary
External links
- Winslow Township School District
- Data for the Winslow Township School District, National Center for Education StatisticsNational Center for Education StatisticsThe National Center for Education Statistics is the part of the United States Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences that collects, analyzes, and publishes statistics on education and public school district finance information in the United States...