Verona Public Schools

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The Verona Public Schools is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in Kindergarten through twelfth grade from Verona, in Essex County, New Jersey, United States. The Verona Public Schools (VPS) consist of six campuses: four neighborhood elementary schools, one middle school and one high school. Some 2,000 students are served by the faculty and staff of the VPS.

The schools provide students with a liberal education that meets and exceeds the New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards. With nearly 95 percent of Verona's graduates pursuing a college education, most curricular offerings are oriented to college preparation. Vocational programs and transitional services are offered through the Essex County vocational-technical campuses for those planning on heading directly to the working world. The schools offer special education programs to support students with learning disabilities including one of the state's model pre-school intervention programs.

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[edit] Awards and recognition

For the 2004-05 school year, Laning Avenue School was named a "Star School" by the New Jersey Department of Education, the highest honor that a New Jersey school can achieve[1]. Other schools in the district recognized as Star Schools are Verona High School for 1995-96[2] and Forest Avenue Elementary School for 1998-99[3].

The district has been recognized on three occasions with the Best Practice Award, honoring specific practices implemented by a district for exemplary and/or innovative strategies. Initiatives recognized include "Citizenship / Character Education: Teaching Responsibility Through Involvement" in 1997-98[4], "World Languages: Mandarin and Me" in 1998-99[5] and "Educational Technology: Rain Forest Robotics" in 2001-02[6].

[edit] Schools

Schools in the district (with 2005-06 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[7]) are:

Elementary schools (K-4)

Middle School (5-8)

High School (9-12)

[edit] References

  1. ^ New Jersey Department of Education Star School Award recipient for 2001-02, accessed May 23, 2006
  2. ^ New Jersey Department of Education Star School Award recipient for 1995-96, accessed August 20, 2006
  3. ^ New Jersey Department of Education Star School Award recipient for 1998-99, accessed August 20, 2006
  4. ^ New Jersey Department of Best Practice Award recipient for 1997-98, accessed August 20, 2006
  5. ^ New Jersey Department of Best Practice Award recipient for 1998-99, accessed August 20, 2006
  6. ^ New Jersey Department of Best Practice Award recipient for 2001-02, accessed August 20, 2006
  7. ^ Data for the Verona Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 14, 2008.

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