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 (with 2005-06 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[4]) are:

Pre-School

Elementary Schools (Grades 1-5)

Middle Schools (Grades 6-8)

High School (Grades 9-12)

[edit] Administration

  • Dr. Cheryl L. Simone - Superintendent of Schools

[edit] References

  1. ^ New Jersey Department of Education Best Practices Award recipient for 2005-06, accessed October 23, 2006
  2. ^ New Jersey Department of Education Star School Award recipient: Birches Elementary School, accessed May 23, 2006
  3. ^ New Jersey Department of Education Star School Award recipient: Whitman Elementary School, accessed May 23, 2006
  4. ^ Data for the Washington Township Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed May 3, 2008.

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