Waldwick Public School District Explained

Waldwick Public School District
Logo Alt:	This is the logo for the Waldwick Public School District.
Superintendent:	Paul Casarico
Businessadmin:	John Griffin
Address:	155 Summit Avenue
Zipcode:	07463
Country:	United States
Coordinates:	41.0157°N -74.1088°W
Schools:	4
Enrollment:	1,630 (as of 2020–21)
Ratio:	11.5:1
Free Text:	GH

The Waldwick Public School District is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade from Waldwick, in Bergen County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.^[1]

As of the 2020–21 school year, the district, comprising four schools, had an enrollment of 1,630 students and 141.3 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.5:1.^[2]

The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "GH", the third-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.^[3]

Awards and recognition

During the 2009–10 school year, Julia A. Traphagen School was awarded the National Blue Ribbon School Award of Excellence by the United States Department of Education, the highest award an American school can receive.^[4] It was the only school in Bergen County that year out of ten schools honored statewide and the first Bergen County elementary school to receive the honor in six years.^{[5] [6]}

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2020–21 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics^[7]) are:^{[8] [9]}

Elementary schools

• Crescent School^[10] with 344 students in grades K–5
  • Brian R. Cannici, principal^[11]
• Julia A. Traphagen School^[12] with 425 students in grades PreK–5
  • Robert T. Sileo, principal^[13]

Middle school

• Waldwick Middle School^[14] with 367 students in grades 6–8
  • Michael J. Meyers, principal^[15]

High school

• Waldwick High School^[16] with 460 students in grades 9–12
  • Kevin Carroll, principal^[17]

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:^{[18] [19]}

• Paul Casarico, superintendent
• John Griffin, business administrator and board secretary

Board of education

The district's board of education is comprised of seven members who set policy and oversee the fiscal and educational operation of the district through its administration. As a Type II school district, the board's trustees are elected directly by voters to serve three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with either two or three seats up for election each year held (since 2012) as part of the November general election. The board appoints a superintendent to oversee the district's day-to-day operations and a business administrator to supervise the business functions of the district.^{[20] [21] [22]}

External links

• Waldwick Public School District
  • School Data for the Waldwick Public School District, National Center for Education Statistics

Notes and References

1. https://www.straussesmay.com/seportal/Public/DistrictPolicy.aspx?policyid=0110&id=2b5e8edd13714b0d8fec5e140bcdd0d4 Waldwick Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification
2. https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3416860&DistrictID=3416860 District information for Waldwick School District
3. http://www.state.nj.us/education/finance/rda/dfg.shtml NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts
4. http://www.ed.gov/programs/nclbbrs/2009/national.pdf#page=13 2009 Blue Ribbon Schools: All Public and Private Schools
5. Staff. "Waldwick elementary school earns 'Blue Ribbon' distinction", Waldwick Suburban News, October 8, 2009. Accessed April 1, 2011. "Julia A. Traphagen Elementary School has achieved something no elementary school in Bergen County has in six years, according to Schools Superintendent Robert Penna: national distinction."
6. http://www.waldwick.k12.nj.us/waldwick/National%20Blue%20Ribbon%20Award%20-%202009/Blue%20Ribbon%20Press%20Release.pdf Julia A. Traphagen School Receives 2009 National Blue Ribbon Award
7. https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3416860 School Data for the Waldwick Public School District
8. https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/selectreport/2022-2023/03/5410 School Performance Reports for the Waldwick School District
9. https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/school/districtid/5410 New Jersey School Directory for the Waldwick Public School District
10. https://www.waldwickschools.org/Domain/10 Crescent School
11. https://www.waldwickschools.org/domain/110 Principal's Welcome
12. https://www.waldwickschools.org/Domain/11 Julia A. Traphagen School
13. https://www.waldwickschools.org/cms/lib/NJ01912972/Centricity/Domain/96/Traphagen%20School.pdf Principal's Message
14. https://www.waldwickschools.org/Domain/9 Waldwick Middle School
15. https://www.waldwickschools.org/domain/74 Administration
16. https://www.waldwickschools.org/Domain/8 Waldwick High School
17. https://www.waldwickschools.org/domain/52 Administration
18. https://www.waldwickschools.org/domain/28 District Administration
19. https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/district/county/bergen New Jersey School Directory for Bergen County
20. https://www.nj.gov/education/finance/fp/dwb/DistrictByTypeList2018.pdf New Jersey Boards of Education by District Election Types - 2018 School Election
21. https://www.nj.gov/education/finance/fp/cafr/search/21/5410.pdf#page=44 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report of the Waldwick School District
22. https://www.waldwickschools.org/domain/24 Board of Education Members