Voorhees Township Public Schools

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name = Voorhees Township Public Schools
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grades = PreK - 8
superintendent = Raymond J. Brosel
students = 3,409 (as of 2005-06
teachers = 249.0 (on FTE basis)
location = One Lincoln Avenue
Voorhees, NJ 08033
contact number = 856-429-4130
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website = [http://www.voorhees.k12.nj.us District web site] The Voorhees Township Public Schools are a comprehensive community public school district serving students in Kindergarten through eighth grade from Voorhees Township, in Camden County, New Jersey, United States.

As of the 2005-06 school year, the district's five schools had an enrollment of 3,409 students and 249.0 classroom teachers (on a FTE basis, for a student-teacher ratio of 13.7. [http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3416830&DistrictID=3416830 District information for the Voorhees Township Public Schools] , National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed July 18, 2008.]

For the 2003-04 school year, Edward T. Hamilton Elementary School received the Blue Ribbon Award from the United States Department of Education, the highest honor that an American school can achieve. [ [http://www.ed.gov/news/pressreleases/2003/10/10022003.html 2003 No Child Left Behind-Blue Ribbon Schools Program Chosen Schools] , accessed June 6, 2006]

Public school students in grades 9 - 12 attend the Eastern Camden County Regional High School District, a limited-purpose, public regional school district. 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=3404380 Data for the Eastern Camden County Regional High School District] , National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed May 20, 2008.] ) are
Eastern Intermediate High School with 1,135 students for grades 9 and 10, and
Eastern High School with 1,099 students for grades 11 and 12. The schools serve a combined population of approximately 37,000 in the communities of Berlin Borough, Gibbsboro and Voorhees Township. Both schools are located on the same site, but operate independently. [ [http://education.state.nj.us/rc/rc07/narrative/07/1255/07-1255-050.html Eastern Senior High School 2007 Report Card Narrative] , New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed May 19, 2008. "Our district is a limited purpose, public, regional system consisting of two schools: Eastern Intermediate High School (grades 9 and 10) and Eastern Senior High School (grades 11 and 12), located on the same site. Our student population is multicultural and reflects the diversity of the three communities it serves: Berlin Borough, Gibbsboro and Voorhees Township."]

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=3416830 Data for the Voorhees Township Public Schools] , National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed may 20, 2008.] ) are:;Elementary Schools (K-5)
* [http://www.voorhees.k12.nj.us/ethamiltons/site/default.asp Edward T. Hamilton Elementary School] with 571 students
* [http://www.voorhees.k12.nj.us/kressons/site/default.asp Kresson Elementary School] with 470 students
* [http://www.voorhees.k12.nj.us/osages/site/default.asp Osage Elementary School] with 632 students
* [http://www.voorhees.k12.nj.us/signalhills/site/default.asp Signal Hill Elementary School] with 552 students;Middle School (6-8)
* [http://www.voorhees.k12.nj.us/voorheesms/site/default.asp Voorhees Middle School] with 1,184 students in grades 6 - 8

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are: [ [http://www.voorhees.k12.nj.us/69590926141958/site/default.asp Administrative Staff] , Voorhees Township Public Schools. Accessed July 18, 2008.] [ [http://liberty.state.nj.us/cgi-bin/education/directory/directory1.pl?string=co_code07&maxhits=1000 New Jersey School Directory for Camden County] , New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed July 20, 2008.]
*Raymond J. Brosel - Superintendent
*Frances S. Collins - Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction
*Frank T. DeBerardinis - Assistant Superintendent Business Administrator

References

External links

* [http://www.voorhees.k12.nj.us/ Voorhees Township Public Schools]
*NJReportCard|07|5400|0|Voorhees Township Public Schools
* [http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3416830 Data for the Voorhees Township Public Schools] , National Center for Education Statistics
* [http://eastern.k12.nj.us/ Eastern Camden County Regional School District]