Upcoming Events

Today

7:00 PM WTHS Football at Shawnee
Monday

GTECC Picture Day
Tuesday

CRMS Magazine Drive Ends
GTECC Picture Day
6:30 PM - 8:30 PM Birches PTO Meeting
6:30 PM - 8:30 PM WTHS Senior Post-Secondary Planning

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WTPS News

Tool Time!

District Preschool Staff Attends “Tools of the Mind” Workshop

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End-of-Summer Fun!

Hurffville Elementary School First-Grade Students and Staff Celebrate the End of Summer with Outdoor Event

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Special Education Parent Advisory Group (SEPAG) to Hold October 2nd Meeting

First meeting will include presentation on District's new year-round IEP process

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Paw-some Work!

Wedgwood Elementary Fourth-Grade Class Organizes Supply Drive for Pets Displaced by Hurricanes

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District Seeks Community Participation on 2017-18 Safe and Substance-Free Schools Task Force

First meeting set for Thursday, December 7th

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WTHS Alum Dan Calhoun to Join South Jersey Wrestling Hall of Fame

Two-time state qualfier among eight honorees

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District Receives 10th Place Ranking from State for "Effective" Teaching

Professional Staff Lauded for Their Daily Efforts and Excellence

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WTHS Certified as a New Jersey Future Ready School

Certification Celebrates School's Cutting-Edge Instructional Practices, Integrated Technology and Personalized Learning

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District Anti-Bullying Coordinator

Dan Saia
Washington Township Public Schools
206 East Holly Avenue
Sewell, NJ 08080
(856) 589-6644 x6321
dsaia@wtps.org

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Announcements

Nominate a Teacher and/or Educational Services Professional of the Year

The District invites nominations for 2017-18 Teachers and Educational Services Professionals of the Year. Please access the nomination forms below and return them by December 1, 2017, to the appropriate school. The Board of Education will honor this elite group of professionals at its public meeting on January 23, 2018.

Teacher of the Year Nomination Form

Educational Services Professional of the Year Nomination Form

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BOE Shifts Time of Executive Session

Please click here for a press release detailing the Washington Township Board of Education executive session, which has been moved from 6:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, September 26th.

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2017-18 Parent Information

and Sign-off

Parents are asked to click on this link to carefully view and review many important school-related documents in their entirety in advance of the 2017-18 school year. Once you have completed this review, we ask that you print out the sign-off sheet provided, check off that you have read the required material, provide your signature and return it to your child’s school office by September 8, 2017. Please note that bus passes still WILL BE MAILED to your home. If you cannot access the the documents or cannot print the sign-off sheet, please contact your child's school. You will need to complete a separate sign-off sheet for each child in your household.

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District Water Testing

To ensure compliance with the New Jersey Department of Education and the Environmental Protection Agency, our Distrct recently tested our school's drinking water for lead. Please click on the links below to access individual school testing results and a letter from the superintendent.

Grenloch Terrace Early Childhood Center    Letter

Bells Elementary School Bells (2) Letter

Birches Elementary School   Birches (2) Letter

Bunker Hill Middle School Letter

Chestnut Ridge Middle School CRMS (2) Letter

Hurffville Elementary School

Thomas Jefferson Elementary School Letter

Orchard Valley Middle School OVMS (2) Letter

WTHS 9-10 WTHS 9-10 (2) WTHS 11-12 WTHS 11-12 (2) WTHS O'Brien Hall WTHS O'Brien Hall (2) Letter

WTHS Core WTHS Core (2) Letter

Wedgwood Elementary Sc hool   WW (2)Letter

Whitman Elementary School    Whitman (2) Letter

Centrral Administration Building   Letter

Letter with Second-Round Testing Results

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2017-18 School Calendar Updated;

'18-19 Calendar Approved

Please click here to access the Board-approved, updated 2017-18 Washington Township Public Schools calendar. Please note the addition of Monday, April 2, 2018, as a day off during Spring Break. A school day was added to the end of the calendar to compensate for the change.

Also, click here for the Board-approved 2018-19 school calendar, noting that Spring Break will run from April 19-26, 2019.

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Please click here to access the District's April 2017 Monitoring Report as Drafted by the State Department of Education Following an On-Site Review.

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State Releases School Performance Reports

Please click here to access New Jersey School Performance Reports for each of our 11 schools.

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Epi-Pen Recall Information

Mylan has expanded a voluntary recall of select lots of EpiPen and EpiPen Jr. Auto-Injectors to include additional lots distributed in the United States. Please click here for more information and a list of lots that are included on the recall list.

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8th Grade Open House Scheduled for October 19th

Current 8th grade students and their parents/guardians are invited to an open house to get a glimpse of the school spirit and student experience that they will encounter at Washington Township High School next year. Click here for more details.

Board of Education Meet the Candidates Forum Set for October 18th

The Washington Township PTO Presidents Council will sponsor a Candidates Forum on Wednesday, October 18, 2017, at 7:30 p.m. in the Eileen Abbott Central Administration Building (206 East Holly Avenue in Sewell) for the five candidates seeking election to three open seats on the Washington Township Board of Education. The candidates who are seeking three-year terms include: Raymond Dinovi, Jr., Julie Yankanich (incumbent), Thomas Gleason, Ginny Murphy (incumbent) and Dominick Ruggiero.

WTEF to Host Comedy Night on Saturday, October 21st

Please click here for more information. Tickets are available online at: http://www.wtefcomedynight.eventbrite.com.

Superintendent's Letter About Police Presence in Schools

Please click here to read a message about an increased police presence in and around our schools in 2017-18.

Marine Band Coming to Investors Bank PAC

The world-renowned United States Marine Band, aka “The President’s Own,” will make a stop at Washington Township High School’s Investors Bank Performing Arts Center for a free concert on Saturday, October 28, 2017, at 7:30 p.m. Tickers are available only through ticketleap.com (https://marineband.ticketleap.com) beginning on September 28, 2017, and will not be available at the IBPAC. Click here for a news release with more information. And click here for a video highlighting the band's performance in Washington Township.

2017-18 Back-to-School Nights

Please mark your calendars for important 2017-18 Back-to-School Night dates at all of the District's 11 schools. Click here for a complete schedule.

Superintendent's Letter on Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA)

Click here to access a letter from the superintendent on how to provide input to the New Jersey Department of Education.

Parent/Guardian Resources for Understanding Your Child's PARCC Score

Your child's results on the first-year PARCC test (administered in the 2014-15 school year) are arriving!

The PARCC tests measure whether students are meeting new, higher academic standards and mastering the knowledge and skills they need to progress in their K-12 education beyond. They test more complex skills, like critical-thinking, persuasive writing, and problem-solving - skills that were not measured on previous state tests. Your child's score may look different or lower on these new tests. That does not mean students are learning less. It means the tests have changed and are asking students to meet a higher bar. Our District is providing parents and guardians access to a comprehensive PowerPoint presentation and a number of other informative links that will provide greater detail on PARCC testing and how to interpret your child's PARCC Assessment Score Report. In addition to these resources, we will be providing informational sessions for District parents/guardians in the coming weeks.

Click here to go to a page with links to useful resources for parents.

Washington Township, Gloucester County

Please click here to visit the Washington Township municipal website.

Important Registration Information

The Washington Township Public Schools' Registration Office currently is available via appointment only! If you need to register your child for school or have questions for the registration office, please call (856) 589-6644 x6698 to schedule your appointment. We thank you for your patience and consideration.

Project Child Find Services Available

Do you have or know of a special needs child ages 3 to 21 years old residing in Washington Township who may have physical, mental or emotional problems? Are you aware of any child who is in need of special education programs and services? An extra effort is being made to identify children between ages 3 to 5 for our preschool program for children with special needs.
Project CHILD FIND, a service of the New Jersey State Department of Education, assists in identifying un-served or underserved handicapped children. Please click here for more information.