Washington Township Schools

The Washington Township Schools are a community public school district that serves students in kindergarten through eighth grade from Washington Township, in Morris County, New Jersey, United States. The district includes five schools and a central office. There are approximately 2,950 students currently enrolled in the schools served by 230 teaching staff.

Students in grades 9-12 attend West Morris Central High School, which is located in Washington Township, but has a Chester mailing address, and is part of the West Morris Regional High School District. Students in the district come from the surrounding Morris County school districts of Chester Borough, Chester Township, Mendham Borough, Mendham Township and from Washington Township. [ [http://education.state.nj.us/rc/rc07/narrative/27/5660/27-5660-000.html West Morris Regional High School District 2007 Report Card Narrative] , New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed July 17, 2008. "Established in 1958, the West Morris Regional High School District operates two schools, West Morris Central High School and West Morris Mendham High School. The district serves the students of five Morris County communities, Chester Borough, Chester Township, Mendham Borough, Mendham Township and Washington Township, in grades 9 through 12. Students from Washington Township attend West Morris Central High School, and students from the Chesters and the Mendhams attend West Morris Mendham High School."]

chools

Schools in the district (with 2005-06 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics [ [http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3417130 Data for the Washington Township Schools] , National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed July 16, 2008.] ) are:
* [http://www.wtschools.org/ofrs/ Old Farmers Road School] , which serves the southern section of the district in grades K-5 (499 students)
* [http://www.wtschools.org/wjks/ Walter J. Kossmann School] for grades K-2 (596)
* [http://www.wtschools.org/frs/ Flocktown Road School] for grades 3-5 (450)
* [http://www.wtschools.org/lvms/ Long Valley Middle School] for grades 6-8 (1,374)
* [http://www.wtschools.org/bac/ Benedict A. Cucinella Elementary School] housing grades K-4 opened in September 2006.

Administration

*Gerald J. Vernotica, Ed.D. - Superintendent
*Leslie Schwartz - Assistant Superintendent
*Liz George, CPA - Business Administrator / Board Secretary

References

External links

* [http://www.wtschools.org Washington Township Schools]
*NJReportCard|27|5520|0|Washington Township Schools
* [http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3417130 Data for the Washington Township Schools] , National Center for Education Statistics
* [http://www.wmchs.org/ West Morris Central High School]
* [http://www.wmmhs.org/ West Morris Mendham High School]
* [http://www.wmrhsd.org/ West Morris Regional High School District]