Westwood Regional School District Explained

Westwood Regional School District
Superintendent:	Jill Mortimer
Businessadmin:	Keith Rosado
Address:	701 Ridgewood Road
Zipcode:	07676
Country:	United States
Coordinates:	40.981°N -74.0623°W
Schools:	6
Enrollment:	2,796 (as of 2020–21)
Ratio:	10.9:1
Free Text:	GH

The Westwood Regional School District is a comprehensive regional public school district serving students in kindergarten through twelfth grade from the communities of the Borough of Westwood and Washington Township in Bergen County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, two communities located approximately northwest of Midtown Manhattan.^{[1] [2]} The district is the county's only regional district serving grades K-12.^[3]

As of the 2020–21 school year, the district, comprising six schools, had an enrollment of 2,796 students and 256.8 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.9:1.^[4]

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.^[5]

Awards and recognition

Berkeley Avenue Elementary School was one of nine public schools recognized in 2017 as Blue Ribbon Schools by the United States Department of Education.^[6]

For the 2000–01 school year, Brookside Elementary School was named a "Star School" by the New Jersey Department of Education, the highest honor that a New Jersey school can achieve.^[7]

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2020–21 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics^[8]) are:^{[9] [10]}

Elementary schools

• Berkeley Avenue Elementary School^[11] with 289 students in grades K-5
  • Michael J. Fiorello, principal^[12]
• Brookside Elementary School^[13] with 398 students in grades K-5
  • Thomas Conroy, principal^[14]
• Jessie F. George Elementary School^[15] with 274 students in grades K-5
  • Christina Scaduto, principal^[16]
• Washington Elementary School^[17] with 316 students in grades K-5
  • Melissa Palianto, principal^[18]

Middle school

• Westwood Regional Middle School^[19] with 640 students in grades 6-8
  • Shelley LaForgia, principal^[20]

High school

• Westwood Regional High School^[21] with 843 students in grades 9-12
  • Frank Connelly, principal^[22]

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:^{[23] [24]}

• Jill Mortimer, superintendent^[25]
• Keith A. Rosado, business administrator and board secretary^[26]

Board of education

The district's board of education, composed of nine members, sets policy and oversees 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 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.^{[27] [28]} Seats on the nine-member board are allocated based on population of the constituent municipalities, with five allocated to Westwood and four to Washington Township.^[29]

External links

• Westwood Regional School District
  • School Data for the Westwood Regional School District, National Center for Education Statistics

Notes and References

1. https://www.straussesmay.com/seportal/Public/DistrictPolicy.aspx?policyid=0110&id=1adf602a0a60413eae9bf1723bc107b9 Westwood Regional Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification
2. https://www.wwrsd.org/o/wwrsd/page/district-information-directions About Our District: Community and District Profiles
3. https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/1516/03/5755/000.html Westwood Regional School District 2016 Report Card Narrative
4. https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3417820&DistrictID=3417820 District information for Westwood Regional School District
5. http://www.state.nj.us/education/finance/rda/dfg.shtml NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts
6. http://www.nj.gov/education/news/2017/0928brs.htm "Nine New Jersey Public Schools Earn National Blue Ribbon Award from the U.S. Department of Education"
7. http://www.state.nj.us/cgi-bin/education/ss/ss3.pl?string=id=075&maxhits=10000 New Jersey Department of Education Star School Award recipient detail 2000-01 school year, Brookside Upper Elementary School
8. https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3417820 School Data for the Westwood Regional School District
9. https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/selectreport/2022-2023/03/5755 School Performance Reports for the Westwood Regional School District
10. https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/school/districtid/5755 New Jersey School Directory for the Westwood Regional School District
11. https://www.wwrsd.org/o/berkeley-school Berkeley Avenue Elementary School
12. https://www.wwrsd.org/o/berkeley-school/staff Staff
13. https://www.wwrsd.org/o/brookside-school Brookside Elementary School
14. https://www.wwrsd.org/o/brookside-school/page/contact-us Contact Us
15. https://www.wwrsd.org/o/george-school Jessie F. George Elementary School
16. https://www.wwrsd.org/o/george-school/page/contact-us Contact Us
17. https://www.wwrsd.org/o/washington-school Washington Elementary School
18. https://www.wwrsd.org/o/washington-school/page/contact-us Contact Us
19. https://www.wwrsd.org/o/wrms Westwood Regional Middle School
20. https://sites.google.com/wwrsd.org/shelleylaforgia Office of the Principal
21. https://www.wwrsd.org/o/westwood-jr-sr-hs Westwood Regional Junior / Senior High School
22. https://sites.google.com/wwrsd.org/frankconnelly High School Contacts
23. https://www.wwrsd.org/o/wwrsd/staff Staff
24. https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/district/county/bergen New Jersey School Directory for Bergen County
25. https://sites.google.com/wwrsd.org/raymondgonzalez Superintendent of Schools
26. https://sites.google.com/wwrsd.org/businessoffice Welcome to the Business Office
27. https://www.nj.gov/education/finance/fp/dwb/DistrictByTypeList2018.pdf New Jersey Boards of Education by District Election Types - 2018 School Election
28. https://www.nj.gov/education/finance/fp/cafr/search/18/5755.pdf#page=46 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report of the Westwood Regional School District
29. https://sites.google.com/wwrsd.org/boe Board of Education