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Winslow Township School District
The Winslow Township School District is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade from Winslow Township, in Camden County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The district operates four elementary schools (grades PreK–3), two upper elementary schools (grades 4–6), one middle school (grades 7–8) and one high school (grades 9–12). The district was established in 1998, after voters approved a split from the Lower Camden County Regional School District.

As of the 2023–24 school year, the district, comprised of eight schools, had an enrollment of 5,024 students and 441.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.4:1.

The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "CD", the sixth-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.

Students from Chesilhurst attend the district's schools as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Chesilhurst Borough School District. The Chesilhurst district had served public school students in kindergarten through sixth grade at Shirley B. Foster Elementary School until the completion of the 2008–09 school year, after which the district was no longer operating any schools and began sending all of its students to the Winslow Township district as part of an expansion of the pre-existing sending/receiving relationship that commenced in the 2009–10 school year.

History

The district was formed in 1998, after voters approved a split from the Lower Camden County Regional School District, creating the Edgewood (later renamed Winslow) middle and high schools in 2001 to accompany the previously existing K-6 operation.

Winslow Township High School gained national attention in 2006 because of a shooting plot which was to take place during a lunch period. A student became aware of the plot and alerted school officials who in turn notified the Winslow Township Police Department. The students involved were arrested before the plot could be carried out. The only subject to be sentenced at this point has received four years probation and must undergo counseling and psychological evaluations.

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2023–24 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics) are:

Elementary schools
  • Winslow Township Elementary School No. 1 with 374 students in grades PreK–3
    • Nathan W. Davis III, principal
  • Winslow Township Elementary School No. 2 with 344 students in grades PreK–3
    • Christa McBride, principal
  • Winslow Township Elementary School No. 3 with 454 students in grades PreK–3
    • Tamika Gilbert-Floyd, principal
  • Winslow Township Elementary School No. 4 with 501 students in grades PreK–3
    • Lori Kelly, principal
  • Winslow Township Elementary School No. 5 with 580 students in grades 4–6
    • Nython Carter, principal
  • Winslow Township Elementary School No. 6 with 525 students in grades 4–6
    • Lynette Brown, principal
Middle school
  • Winslow Township Middle School with 794 students in grades 7–8
    • William Shropshire, principal
High school

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:

  • H. Major Poteat, superintendent
  • Tyra McCoy-Boyle, board secretary / business administrator

Board of education

The district's board of education, comprised 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.

References

  1. ^ District information for Winslow Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 15, 2024.
  2. ^ Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
  3. ^ Winslow Township Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, Winslow Township School District, adopted August 4, 2010. Accessed December 17, 2024. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades Pre-Kindergarten through twelve in the Winslow Township School District. Composition: The Winslow Township School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Winslow Township."
  4. ^ District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 1, 2024.
  5. ^ Osborne, James. "N.J. to investigate Chesilhurst school district", The Philadelphia Inquirer, June 12, 2010. Accessed November 2, 2014. "Up until last year, Chesilhurst functioned as a traditional school district and maintained a single elementary school. In the spring of 2009, the school board voted to close that school and bus its students to Winslow, leaving Chesilhurst to operate in an administrative capacity with a skeleton staff. Chesilhurst, a small district on the edge of the Pinelands, subsequently was declared a non-operating district by the state and set for closure at the end of June 2010."
  6. ^ Annual Comprehensive Financial Report for the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2010, Chesilhurst Board of Education. Accessed November 2, 2014. "Up through the 2008-2009 fiscal year, the District provided a full range of educational services appropriate to grade levels Pre-K through 6.... Beginning in the 2009-2010 fiscal year, the District entered into a sending/receiving tuition arrangement with Winslow Township Board of Education which included all students."
  7. ^ Arnold, Stephanie L. "Getting Down To Work On Schools In Winslow, Site Preparation Is One Step Toward Expansions And Renovations.", The Philadelphia Inquirer, August 8, 1999. Accessed November 2, 2014. "DeLosso said the target date for completion of the project was September 2001. That also is the year when the Lower Camden County Regional School District is scheduled to disband. Its seven towns - Berlin Township, Chesilhurst, Clementon, Lindenwold, Pine Hill, Waterford and Winslow - will become responsible for educating their own students."
  8. ^ Klatell, James. "Principal: Kids' Tips Stopped Shooting", CBS News, April 8, 2006. Accessed December 17, 2024. "Authorities say a tip from two girls alerted officials at Winslow Township High School to a plot in which four teenagers were allegedly planning a lunch-period massacre."
  9. ^ School Data for the Winslow Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 15, 2024.
  10. ^ District Profile, Winslow Township School District. Accessed December 17, 2024.
  11. ^ School Performance Reports for the Winslow Township School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 3, 2024.
  12. ^ New Jersey School Directory for the Winslow Township School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
  13. ^ Winslow Township Elementary School No. 1, Winslow Township School District. Accessed December 17, 2024.
  14. ^ Principal's Message, Winslow Township Elementary School No. 1. Accessed December 17, 2024.
  15. ^ Winslow Township Elementary School No. 2, Winslow Township School District. Accessed December 17, 2024.
  16. ^ Principal's Message, Winslow Township Elementary School No. 2. Accessed December 17, 2024.
  17. ^ Winslow Township Elementary School No. 3, Winslow Township School District. Accessed December 17, 2024.
  18. ^ Winslow Township Elementary School No. 4, Winslow Township School District. Accessed December 17, 2024.
  19. ^ Principal's Message, Winslow Township Elementary School No. 3. Accessed December 17, 2024.
  20. ^ Winslow Township Elementary School No. 5, Winslow Township School District. Accessed December 17, 2024.
  21. ^ Principal's Message, Winslow Township Elementary School No. 5. Accessed December 17, 2024.
  22. ^ Winslow Township Elementary School No. 6, Winslow Township School District. Accessed December 17, 2024.
  23. ^ Principal's Message, Winslow Township Elementary School No. 6. Accessed December 17, 2024.
  24. ^ Winslow Township Middle School, Winslow Township School District. Accessed December 17, 2024.
  25. ^ Staff, Winslow Township Middle School. Accessed December 17, 2024.
  26. ^ Winslow Township High School, Winslow Township School District. Accessed December 17, 2024.
  27. ^ Principal's Message, Winslow Township High School . Accessed December 17, 2024.
  28. ^ Board Office Staff Directory, Winslow Township School District. Accessed December 17, 2024.
  29. ^ New Jersey School Directory for Camden County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
  30. ^ Business Office, Winslow Township School District. Accessed December 17, 2024.
  31. ^ New Jersey Boards of Education by District Election Types - 2018 School Election, New Jersey Department of Education, updated February 16, 2018. Accessed January 26, 2020.
  32. ^ Annual Comprehensive Financial Report of the Winslow Township School District, New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2023. Accessed May 19, 2020. "The School District is a Type II district located in the County of Camden, State of New Jersey. As a Type II district, the School District functions independently through a Board of Education (the "Board"). The Board is comprised of nine members elected to three-year terms. These terms are staggered so that three member's terms expire each year. The Superintendent is appointed by the Board to act as executive officer of the School District. The purpose of the School District is to educate students in grades Pre-K through 12 at its eight schools." See "Roster of Officials" on page 13.
  33. ^ Board of Education, Winslow Township School District. Accessed December 17, 2024. "The Winslow Township Board of Education is comprised of nine community members, each elected to a three-year term."
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