Page | 1 We are on the threshold of some very significant changes in our district. This school year we have laid the foundation for short term and long term success for our students. This month the Board of Education approved the bids for our two major construction projects, the renovations at Woodbridge Middle School and a new Ross St. School #11. This multi-million dollar undertaking is part of the referendum passed last year. Groundbreaking on both projects is expected in the next few months. Both projects have an anticipated completion date of September 2020. Another initiative we are excited about is full- day kindergarten. Kindergarten students in Woodbridge have always attended only half-day sessions. Starting in September 2018, kindergarten students will attend school full day. Full-day kindergarten is only possible because of the acquisition of the former St. Cecelia’s School in Iselin. In September 2018, we will enter into a lease that will allow us to open Oak Tree Rd School #29 (formerly St. Cecelia’s). Students and staff from Kennedy Park (right down the street) will move into School #29. Kennedy Park will be used for overflow kindergarten sections. Another project we’re excited about is our improvements in technology. We included some technology infrastructure upgrades in the construction referendum, including installing internet access points in every classroom. An access point is like an antenna that a wireless device, such as an iPad, can use to connect to the internet. Since access points have a limit to how many devices can use them, more access points in schools allow for more internet accessibility for more devices. We are doing this project in three phases; the middle schools are completed, the high schools will begin soon, and the elementary schools will be the final phase. Success in 2017-2018 INSIDE THIS ISSUE Success in 2017-2018 1 Construction Updates 2 Board of Education Projects 3 National Junior Honor Society 4 National Honor Society 9 Photos 14 Board of Education 19 One of the reasons we have access points in every classroom is our commitment to digital curriculum. This year we implemented a 1:1 iPad initiative in grade eight—every eighth grader received their own personal iPad. In addition, the eighth grade science and math curricula were re-written on a digital platform. We will be expanding this connect next year to grades 9-12. Each high school student will receive their own chromebook, and we will begin to transform our high school curriculum to a digital platform. As always, we want to provide our students with the very best facilities for extracurricular activities. We are able to accomplish this with our unprecedented relationship with the Township and Mayor McCormac. The big projects this year include replacing the Woodbridge HS football field turf, replacing the wall padding in the Woodbridge HS gym, adding bleachers at the Colonia HS baseball field, and improvements to the Colonia HS greenhouse. One of our first events on the new turf at Woodbridge HS will be the Snapple Bowl. The Snapple Bowl is an annual all-star football game between the best players from Middlesex County against the best players from Union County. The game serves as a fundraiser for charities in both Middlesex and Union Counties. We are proud to host this event on July 19, 2018 on the new Woodbridge HS turf. By Robert Zega Woodbridge Township School District, 428 School St, Woodbridge, NJ 07095 732.602.8472 April 2018
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We are on the threshold of some very significant
changes in our district. This school year we
have laid the foundation for short term and long
term success for our students.
This month the Board of Education approved the
bids for our two major construction projects, the
renovations at Woodbridge Middle School and a
new Ross St. School #11. This multi-million
dollar undertaking is part of the referendum
passed last year. Groundbreaking on both
projects is expected in the next few months.
Both projects have an anticipated completion
date of September 2020.
Another initiative we are excited about is full-
day kindergarten. Kindergarten students in
Woodbridge have always attended only half-day
sessions. Starting in September 2018,
kindergarten students will attend school full day.
Full-day kindergarten is only possible because of
the acquisition of the former St. Cecelia’s
School in Iselin. In September 2018, we will
enter into a lease that will allow us to open Oak
Tree Rd School #29 (formerly St. Cecelia’s).
Students and staff from Kennedy Park (right
down the street) will move into School #29.
Kennedy Park will be used for overflow
kindergarten sections.
Another project we’re excited about is our
improvements in technology. We included some
technology infrastructure upgrades in the
construction referendum, including installing
internet access points in every classroom. An
access point is like an antenna that a wireless
device, such as an iPad, can use to connect to the
internet. Since access points have a limit to how
many devices can use them, more access points
in schools allow for more internet accessibility
for more devices. We are doing this project in
three phases; the middle schools are completed,
the high schools will begin soon, and the
elementary schools will be the final phase.
Success in 2017-2018 INSIDE THIS ISSUE
Success in 2017-2018 1
Construction Updates 2
Board of Education Projects 3
National Junior Honor Society 4
National Honor Society 9
Photos 14
Board of Education 19
One of the reasons we have access points in
every classroom is our commitment to digital
curriculum. This year we implemented a 1:1
iPad initiative in grade eight—every eighth
grader received their own personal iPad. In
addition, the eighth grade science and math
curricula were re-written on a digital platform.
We will be expanding this connect next year to
grades 9-12. Each high school student will
receive their own chromebook, and we will
begin to transform our high school curriculum to
a digital platform.
As always, we want to provide our students with
the very best facilities for extracurricular
activities. We are able to accomplish this with
our unprecedented relationship with the
Township and Mayor McCormac. The big
projects this year include replacing the
Woodbridge HS football field turf, replacing the
wall padding in the Woodbridge HS gym,
adding bleachers at the Colonia HS baseball
field, and improvements to the Colonia HS
greenhouse.
One of our first events on the new turf at
Woodbridge HS will be the Snapple Bowl. The
Snapple Bowl is an annual all-star football game
between the best players from Middlesex
County against the best players from Union
County. The game serves as a fundraiser for
charities in both Middlesex and Union Counties.
We are proud to host this event on July 19, 2018
on the new Woodbridge HS turf.
By Robert Zega
Woodbridge Township School District, 428 School St, Woodbridge, NJ 07095 732.602.8472 April 2018
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Construction Updates As part of our historic joint effort between Mayor McCormac, the Woodbridge Town Council, and the
Woodbridge Township Board of Education, our schools facilities have undergone major upgrades. These
upgrades include:
Woodbridge HS football field resurfacing: May 2018
Traffic gates between IMS & JFK HS: COMPLETE
CHS baseball field bleachers: SPRING 2018
Oak Tree Rd School #29 (formerly St. Cecelia’s): June 2018
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Be brave enough to live life creatively.
The creative place where no one else has ever been.
Alan Alda
Board of Education Construction Projects
Ross St Elementary School #11: Bid awarded April 2018; groundbreaking expected spring 2018
Woodbridge Middle School renovation project: Bid awarded April 2018; groundbreaking expected Spring
2018
Architect’s rendering of the new Ross St. School #11
Architect’s rendering of the new Woodbridge MS
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National Junior Honor Society
This past spring our five middle schools held their annual induction ceremonies for student who
have demonstrated the requirements needed to be inducted into the National Junior Honor
Society. Students who demonstrate the requirements of scholarship, service, leadership,
character, and citizenship are eligible to become members. The current members and new