Revisions to the 2021-2022 Student Calendar were approved at the public Board Meeting held on August 25, 2021, as follows:
June 7 - No School
June 20 - No School
June 22 - Last Day of School - Early Dismissal
For your convenience, a copy of the calendar may be accessed here: https://5il.co/o21b
Highlights and approvals from the 8/25/21 Board Meeting:
• 2021-2022 Student Calendar revised
• 2020-2021 I&RS Annual Report
• The Corrective Action Plan (CAP) for the OFAC CFDM report
• 2021-2022 WTSD Testing Schedule
• 2021-2022 WTSD District Goals
• 2021-2022 WTSD Professional Development Plan
• District-wide diversity, equity, & inclusion professional development
• HS courses and programs
• Supplemental books for instructional programs
• Curriculum guides for instructional programs
• Manuals/handbooks for instructional programs
• Disposable Materials listed
• Sr. Olympics holding annual games at WHS
• Contract renewal for Canteen Vending
• WHS athletes gained individual honors for outstanding performance in the 2021 Spring sports season
• WHS Softball Team won the 2021 Greater Middlesex Conference White Division Championship
• WHS Girls Track & Field won the 2021 Greater Middlesex Conference White Division Championship
• WHS athlete, S. Daramola, won the 2021 NJSIAA North 2 Group 3 Sectional Discus & Shotput Championships
• WHS athlete, M. Updale, won the 2021 NJSIAA North 2 Group 3 Sectional 400 Meter Dash & Hurdle Championships
• WHS Coach, C. Murgittroyd, named the 2021 Middlesex Conference White Division Softball Coach-of-the-Year
• WHS Coach, J. Angatia, named the 2021 Middlesex Conference White Division Boys Track Coach-of-the-Year
• WHS Coach, K. Bradley, named the 2021 Greater Middlesex Conference White Division Girls Track Coach-of-the-Year
• Additional land and title surveying, and engineering services at proposed Avenel Elementary School
• HVAC work at School #28 to replace existing water piping
• Invitation for Bid for the sale of real property owned by the Board of Education (Lot 1 – Block 510.02)
• Shared services agreement between WTSD and Township Recreation Special Rec Camp
The next Board of Education Meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, 8/25/21. The meeting will convene at 6:00 pm at Ross Street School #11. A copy of the agenda may be accessed by clicking on this link: https://5il.co/xqzt
PUBLIC NOTICE:
A retreat meeting of the Woodbridge Township Board of Education will be held on Saturday, August 7, 2021. A representative of the New Jersey School Boards Association will be the guest speaker. The meeting will commence at 9:00 a.m. at Ross Street School #11, 110 Ross Street, Woodbridge, NJ. No formal action will be taken.
PUBLIC NOTICE
The previously planned regular meeting of the Woodbridge Township Board of Education scheduled to be held on Thursday, August 19, 2021 has been rescheduled to Wednesday, August 25, 2021 at 6:00 p.m. at Ross Street School #11, 110 Ross Street, Woodbridge, NJ. Formal Action will be taken.
Pursuant to the Governor’s Executive Order lifting capacity limits on the number of people who may attend Board Meetings; this Board Meeting will not be live-streamed, nor will email comments be accepted.
Check out WTSD's employment opportunities by visiting https://www.woodbridge.k12.nj.us/ and clicking on the Human Resource tab.
Highlights from the July 15th Board Meeting:
• Amber and Matt Jarret acknowledged for generously designing and building desks for students during the COVID-19 pandemic
• 2019-2020 Self-Assessment for Determining Grades Report approved
• Nursing Plan for the 2021-2022 approved
• PSAT/NMSQT and SAT program agreement between College Board & WTSD approved
• Contracts awarded to Vista Higher Learning, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, & Savvas Learning
• Renewal of the Shared Services Agreements between WTSD & The Township of Woodbridge for a part-time grant writer; and for the maintenance of Board facilities
• Approval of the Participation Agreement between WTSD & Genesis Educational Services
• Approval of the agreement between the WTSD & the YMCA of Metuchen/Woodbridge for conducting before and after care programs for 2021-2022
• 17 athletes from CHS for their outstanding performances in various 2021 Spring Sports
• Coach Brian Finnegan, CHS, was selected as Greater Middlesex County White Division Coach of the Year in Boys Tennis for the Spring of 2021
• The CHS Boys Tennis Team won the Greater Middlesex County White Division Championship North 2 for 2021
• 4 athletes from CHS for receiving the FMC Athletic Directors Award
• 5 athletes from CHS received individual honors for outstanding performance in academics & athletics
• Contract awarded for the WTSD Capital Improvement Plant to Parette Somjen Architects
• Adoption of the Coordinated transportation agreement between Union County Educational Services Commission
The Board Meeting scheduled for July 15, 2021, will convene at 6:00 p.m. at Ross Street School #11. To access a copy of the agenda please click on the following link: https://5il.co/vfqr
The 2019-2020 HIB District and School Grade Report as a result of the School Self-Assessment for Determining Grades under the Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights can be found here https://5il.co/uy18
The grade is a raw score of data and the sum of the ratings for all indicators within each core element on the School Self-Assessment.
The school district’s score is 73 which is an average of the total scores of all the schools in the district.
Highlights from the June 30, 2021 Board Meeting:
• WHS senior, B. Gnapp, achieved the rank of Eagle Scout.
• B. Wolferman reappointed as Qualified Purchasing Agent for 21-22
• Approval of the license subscription renewals to Rethink, Learning A-Z, Writing City, Benchmark Universe, Vocabulary AZ.
• Contracts awarded to Savvas Learning, Cengage Learning, MPS, Collins Education, Advanced Assessment, Nystrom Education, Naomi Isaac-Simpson Educational Consulting, and NGSS.
• Approval of the submission of funding application for the Every Student Succeeds Acts Consolidated Grant in the amount of $3,080,375 for 2021-22.
• Approval of the leasing of 97 copiers with Ricoh in the amount of $16,870 monthly for 2021-22.
• Bids awarded for asphalt paving, electrical supplies, HVAC system maintenance & repairs, and plumbing supplies.
• Approval of the removal & disposal of additional damaged VAT/mastic & leveling compound from WHS
• Approval of the Comprehensive Equity Plan Annual Statement of Assurance
• Twenty JFK athletes gained individual honors for outstanding performances in various 2021 winter and 2021 spring sports seasons
• JFK athlete, M. Hein, received the 2020-21 Scholar Athlete Award from the NJSIAA
• JFK athletes, R. Pathak and M. Mowafi, received the 2020-21 Scholar Athlete Award from the Greater Middlesex Conference
• JFK athletes, V. Patel and O. Sims, received the 2020-21 Sportsmanship Athlete Award from the Greater Middlesex Conference
• Thirteen WHS athletes gained individual honors for outstanding performances in various 2020-21 winter sports
• WHS Coach J. Rotella selected as the 2020-21 Star-Ledger Greater Middlesex Conference Ice Hockey Coach-of-the-Year
• WHS athlete, E. Williams, received the 2020-21 Scholar Athlete Award from the NJSIAA
• WHS athletes, S. Leonard and A. Santino, received the 2020-21 Scholar Athlete Award from the Greater Middlesex Conference
• WHS athletes, F. Perkins and J. Gurski, received the 2020-21 Sportsmanship Award from the Greater Middlesex Conference
• WHS athlete, A. Santino, received the 2020-21 Scholar Athlete Award from the Bill Denny/Rutgers Football Letterwinners Chapter of the National Football/College Hall of Fame.
The Board Meeting scheduled for June 30, 2021, will convene at 6:00 p.m. at Ross Street School #11. To access a copy of the agenda please click on the following link: https://5il.co/uu0j
Highlights from the June 17, 2021 Board Meeting:
• Dr. Genecarelli appointed as the Assistant Superintendent for Human Resources
• Mr. Kendell Ali appointed Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
• June 19, 2021 proclaimed as Juneteenth Freedom Day
• Approval district-wide use of material from the Racial Equity and Justice Initiative developed by Apple, Inc
• Sixty-seven students from CHS were inducted into the National Honor Society
• Eleven students from WHS were inducted into the National Honor Society
• Six students from WHS were inducted into the Chinese Honor Society
• Sixteen students from WHS were inducted into the French Honor Society
• Twenty-One students from WHS were inducted into the Spanish Honor Society
• Albert Jasani donated the use of Royal Albert’s Palace and the food to FMS for their eighth grade dance
• District teaching & support staff selected to receive the 2021 Excellence in Education Award from the WTEF.
• Three WHS staff members commended for coordinating the special needs prom, “Evening Under the Stars”
• Law Enforcement Officials from Middlesex County Sheriff’s Department acknowledged for presenting the D.A.R.E. program
• Presidents’ Council of Woodbridge Township $700 donation
• Approval of NextGen Pilot Feedback Program pilot for grade 3 at School #29
• Capital Reserve account in the amount of $6,000,000 established
• Renewal bids awarded to ESS, AHERA Consultants, Appetgy, Legacy Construction, Frontline Education, Genesis Educational Services, Littoral Inc.
• Renewal bid to AHERA Consultants for environmental compliance, inspection & consulting services
• Use & Occupancy agreement between Woodbridge Township Recreation Girls’ Softball League for use of CMS
• Contract awarded for asphalt paving at JFK High School, School #20, and School #23
• Bid awarded to B&G Restoration, C&M Door Controls, Mack Industries, Continental Trading and Hardware, Vanas Contract and Pravco, Malachy Mechanical
• School bus evacuation drills conducted
• Transportation routes awarded to Destiny 23 Transportation, BRB Trans. LLC, and Dapper Bus
The Board Meeting scheduled for June 17, 2021, will convene at 6:00 p.m. at Ross Street School #11. To access a copy of the agenda please click on the folllowing link: https://5il.co/u67s
To view a copy of the Superintendent's Message regarding masks, social distancing, graduations, and summer programs click on this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ikZqW_LeGdc
To read the transcribed message, please click here: https://5il.co/ttbv
All Woodbridge Township Schools will be full remote on Tuesday, June 8, 2021, to accommodate Primary Voting.
All Woodbridge Township schools will be closed beginning Friday, May 28, 2021, through and including Tuesday, June 1.
All schools are scheduled to re-open on Wednesday, June 2, 2021.
The Woodbridge Township School District is offering a half-day (AM or PM) ESL Pre-Kindergarten Program at Kennedy Park School #24. Registration information for the 2021-2022 school year can be found at https://5il.co/t8ra
Highlights from the 5/20/21 Board Meeting:
• Board President, Marie Anderson, and Board Member, Daniel Harris, achieved the status of Certificated Board Member by the NJSBA.
• 168 district High School students inducted into the National Honor Society.
• 40 district High School students received the Seal of Biliteracy from the NJ Dept. of Education.
• 256 district Middle School students inducted into the National Junior Honor Society.
• 7 district Middle School students received the National Junior Honor Society Outstanding Achievement Award Scholarship sponsored by NASSP and NJHS.
• Andrew Ferreira achieve the rank of Eagle Scout.
• Thalia Santiago-Ortiz selected as the winner in the 2021 Mother’s Day Contest sponsored by the Corner Newspaper.
• 11 district Middle School students participated in the Junior Youth in Government Day.
• Submission of the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Technical Education Act of 2006 Grant in the amount of $80,451.00
• Pre-K ESL Program approved at School #24 for the 2021-2022 school year.
• LEAP Program approved at School #29 from 6/21 thru 6/30.
• Shared Service Agreements with the Township of Woodbridge for communications systems maintenance; and for a part-time grant writer for 2021-2022.
• Athletes from CHS honored for their outstanding performances in academics and athletics in various 2021 Winter Sports.
• Coach Sandra Chiera selected as the Greater Middlesex White Division Coach of the Year in Girls Basketball for the Winter of 2021.
• Coach Joseph Rotella selected as the Greater Middlesex Conference Coach of the Year in Ice Hockey for the Winter of 2021.
• The Senior Olympics Organization of NJ will hold their annual event on 9/10, 9/11 and 9/12 at WHS and WMS.
• Use and Occupancy Agreements between the Colonia Girls’ Softball League and the Little Fellow League of Colonia.
• Bus Evacuation Drills conducted.
The next Board of Education meeting will convene at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, May 20, 2021, at Ross Street School #11. Click the following link to view a copy of the agenda: https://5il.co/sx40
Families from Woodbridge Township School District's Title I schools recently participated in a virtual Math Family Workshop. A committee of teachers created tutorial videos to enable families to participate at their leisure. Photographs and videos were submitted documenting the fun families had doing math projects and playing math games. Great job by all of the participants! Click here https://youtu.be/pXX2qC68gtw