Ridgewood Public Schools
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The Ridgewood Public Schools are a comprehensive community public school district serving students in Kindergarten through twelfth grade from suburban Ridgewood, in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States.
As determined by the New Jersey Department of Education, Ridgewood is a socioeconomic J district, the highest level of the eight District Factor Group categories.
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[edit] Awards and recognition
Benjamin Franklin Middle School was awarded the Blue Ribbon School Award of Excellence by the United States Department of Education, the highest award an American school can receive, during the 1998-99 school year.[1]
For the 1993-94 school year, George Washington Middle School was named a "Star School" by the New Jersey Department of Education, the highest honor that a New Jersey school can achieve.[2] For the 1995-96 school year, Benjamin Franklin Middle School was named a "Star School".[3]
[edit] Schools
The district consists of nine public schools and one additional school facility, which houses a BOE-run pre-school program and a private day care center:
Pre-School
- Glen School (Pre-School and Private Day Care Center)
Elementary Schools (Grades K-5)
- Henrietta Hawes Elementary School
- Ira W. Travell Elementary School
- Irwin B. Somerville Elementary School
- Ridge Elementary School
- Orchard Elementary School
- Willard Elementary School
Middle Schools (Grades 6-8)
High School
- Ridgewood High School (Grades 9-12). Ridgewood High School athletic teams are nicknamed the Ridgewood Maroons.
[edit] Athletics
Ridgewood High School's sports teams are nicknamed the maroons. Ridgewood High School is one of twenty public and private high schools from Bergen, Essex and Passaic Counties that are members of the Northern New Jersey Interscholastic League.
[edit] Administration
Core members of the school district's administration include:[4]
- Interim Superintendent - Paul Arilotta-
- Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum, Instruction & Assessment - Mrs. Regina Lemerich Botsford
- Director of Human Resources and Quality Improvement - Dr. Brian Bulger
- Business Administrator - Angelo DeSimone
[edit] References
- ^ Blue Ribbon Schools Program: Schools Recognized 1982-1983 through 1999-2002 (PDF), accessed May 11, 2006
- ^ New Jersey Department of Education Star School Award recipients, accessed May 23, 2006
- ^ New Jersey Department of Education Star School Award recipients, accessed May 23, 2006
- ^ District Administration, accessed October 15, 2006
[edit] External links
- Ridgewood Public Schools official website
- Ridgewood Public Schools's 2005-06 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
- National Center for Education Statistics data for the Ridgewood Public Schools
