Woodbridge Township School District

Our WTSD mobile app has been fixed by the developers. Please update your app at the Apple Store here https://apps.apple.com/us/app/woodbridge-township-schools-nj/id1508035170?ls=1 or Google Playstore here https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.apptegy.woodbridge

As part of the requirements of the NJ Department of Education, the school district is required to provide notice of the Asbestos Management Plan (AMP) annually: Please review the information here: https://5il.co/zw35

Please review Dr. Massimino's letter acknowledging the termination of Chartwells contract with the school district: https://5il.co/zw1t

Highlights from the 9/23/21 BOE Meeting: • Congratulations to our newly appointed Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum & Instruction: Mr. Paul Postorino. • Congratulations to 216 of our staff members who attained perfect attendance during the 2020-2021 school year. • Revisions to the 2021-2022 WTSD Testing schedule approved. • Various Curriculum contracts awarded • Approval of the Medical Assistant Program in partnership with Lincoln Tech. • Supplemental books approved. • Memorandum of Understanding approved between the WTSD and Middlesex County College to provide college credit courses. • I&RS Committee Members approved at all locations. • Approval of Curriculum Guides. • PPE equipment purchase approval. • Upgrades approved for network and data network equipment. • Supporting the application and implementation of Safe Routes to School Grant. • Bid awarded to Bernard Assoc. for addition and alterations at Lafayette School #25. • Bid awarded to Liberty Mechanical to replace two boilers at Fords Middle School. • Approval of the cooperative transportation agreement between Mercer County Special Services and the WTSD.

The September 23, 2021, public Board Meeting will convene at 6:00 p.m. at Ross Street School #11. A copy of the agenda may be viewed by clicking on this link: https://5il.co/zgh5

The week of 9/20/21-9/24/21 will be celebrated as a Week of Inclusion across every elementary school within the Woodbridge Township School District. The goal of this week is to provide an opportunity to build an inclusive school culture where all students feel part of the school community. Click here https://5il.co/z9e8

The Woodbridge Township School District is now hiring subsitute teachers. If interested in applying, please visit: https://ess.com/

Hello Woodbridge Families, I hope this finds you well. We encountered a problem with Central Registration and we are aware that some students have not had their registrations confirmed. We are working throughout this holiday weekend to resolve this issue and parents will receive an email once registration has been confirmed. If you have already submitted the necessary information, you do not have to do anything further. If we need information, we will contact you. On behalf of our district, I apologize for the frustration this has caused. Please know we will be working every day from now to the first day of school to get the situation fixed. Thank you.

Due to the excessive rain and flooding from the tropical storm, all Woodbridge Township School District schools and offices are closed on 9/2/21. All scheduled activities are canceled. Please stay safe.

The Corrective Action Plan (https://5il.co/xzuf) in response to the OFAC Collaborative Federal Desk Monitoring Report (https://5il.co/xzug) dated 6/30/21, was approved at the August 25, 2021 Board Meeting

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.