Kenilworth Public Schools

The Kenilworth Public Schools are a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in Pre-Kindergarten through twelfth grade from the borough of Kenilworth, in Union County, New Jersey, United States.

The district participates in the Interdistrict Public School Choice Program at David Brearley High School, having been approved on November 2, 1999, as one of the first ten districts statewide to participate in the program. [ [http://www.state.nj.us/education/choice/districts/index.html Interdistrict Public School Choice Program: Approved Choice Districts] , New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed June 19, 2008.] Seats in the program for non-resident students are specified by the district and are allocated by lottery, with tuition paid for participating students by the New Jersey Department of Education. [ [http://www.state.nj.us/education/choice/genfo.htm Interdistrict Public School Choice Program: Introduction] , New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed June 19, 2008.] Each school year, the 15 slots are available for seventh grade and five slots in ninth grade. Vacant slots will be available in grades 8, 9 and 10. A lottery will be used to select attendees if there are more applicants than available slots. Prospective Choice participants must be residents of Union County eligible for placement in grades 7-10 who were enrolled in a public school during the full year prior to entry to the Kenilworth Public Schools.

Students at David Brearley High School come from Kenilworth, as well as from Winfield Township, who attend as part of a sending/receiving relationship. [ [http://education.state.nj.us/rc/rc06/narrative/39/2420/39-2420-010.html David Brearly High School, 2006 School Report Card] , New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed January 29, 208. "David Brearley Middle/High School is home to students in grades 7-12 from Kenilworth, and has a send-receive relationship for 50 high school students from Winfield 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=3407920 Data for the Kenilworth Public Schools] , [National Center for Education Statistics] . Accessed August 20, 2008.] ) are:

* [http://www.kenilworthschools.com/kenilworth/Harding%20Elementary%20School/ Harding Elementary School] (PreK-6; 629 students)
* [http://www.kenilworthschools.com/kenilworth/David%20Brearley%20MS/ David Brearley Middle School] (Grades 7 and 8, opearted as a school within the High School)
*David Brearley High School (Grades 9-12; 717, including middle school)

Noted alumni

*Tony Siragusa (born 1967), Indianapolis Colts and Baltimore Ravens defensive tackle, was born and raised in Kenilworth and starred in football and wrestling for David Brearley High School. [ [http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=SIRAGTON01 databaseFootball profile for Tony Siragusa] , accessed November 9, 2006]

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are: [ [http://www.kenilworthschools.com/kenilworth/Board%20of%20Education/ Board of Education] , Kenilworth Schools. Accessed August 20, 2008.]
*Dr. Lloyd M. Leschuk - Superintendent of Schools
*Vincent A. Gonnella - Business Administrator / Board Secretary

References

External links

* [http://www.kenilworthschools.com/ Kenilworth Public Schools]
*NJReportCard|39|2420|0|Kenilworth Public Schools
* [http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3407920 Data for the Kenilworth Public Schools] , [National Center for Education Statistics]