Announcements

  • Free BCC Summer Programs - Burlington County College (BCC) in conjunction with the Center for Future Careers in Science, Math & Technology are offering a choice of (3) free one-week long career programs for rising 7th and 8th graders starting on June 25th. There are 18 slots available on a first come, first served basis.  Please see the linked Program Letter  and Program Application for more details. 
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  • Summer School Interest Survey - The Willingboro Public School District is considering summer school options for High School Credit Recovery. We need to survey our Stakeholders to determine level of interest and proactively plan. Please take a few minutes to provide us with the data we need to effectively plan by taking our short 'Summer School Survey' in the Quick Links section of our Webpage.
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  • Gardening Expo - Sponsored by the Burlington County Board of Chosen Freeholders, Saturday, May 12, 2012 from 10:00am to 3pm at the Burlington County Community Agricultural Center. Please see the linked Flyer for more details.
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  • Board Approved Calendar - The Willingboro Board of Education approved revisions to the SY 2011-2012 calendar at its 16 April 2012 Meeting.  Parents please disregard all previous calendars received, as well as, the Student/Parent Handbook calendar.  Students will bring a copy of Dr. Taylor's Letter and the official calendar home Thursday, April 19th. Also note, the official calendar for PK-8 & WHS are also available as 'Quick Link' options on our District Homepage.
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  • Curriculum Revision Action Plan A plan to address the curriculum deficiencies as voiced by stakeholders and the NJQSAC review committee. Please see 14 Nov 2011 Action Plan.
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  • 2012 Pre-K Round-Up - Parents please see the Early Childhood Department's flyer announcing the registration process to enroll children who turn 3 & 4 years of age by October 1, 2012  Click here  
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  • Early Dismissal Lunch Service - starting on Wednesday, March, 21, 2012, Brown Bag Lunches will be offered to our students on all subsequent half-days. Please see Dr. Taylor's letter and flyer announcing our new practice.
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  • Superintendent’s Address - On Tuesday, January 31, 2012, Dr. Ronald G. Taylor, Superintendent of Schools, delivered a comprehensive “State of the District Address”  detailing challenges, lessons learned, successful initiatives, and strategic next steps in our journey towards 'Blue Ribbon' status. Please see attached State of the District Address.
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  • No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Supplemental Educational Services (SES) Free Tutoring ***Second Notice for 2011-12*** Students at Memorial and Willingboro High School, who receive free/reduced lunch services can request SES free tutoring by completing a NCLB SES Second Notice Form. Click here for Form Letter. Contact Linda Rohrer, NCLB Coordinator at lrohrer@wboe.net or 609.835.8600 X 1070 for more details.
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  • NJ ASK Comparison Data - Mr. Malcolm Outlaw, Chief Academic Officer, provided our Board of Education with a detailed comparison of our District's Spring 2011 grades 3-8 NJ ASK and HSPA scores. Please see the linked presentation.
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  • Homework Alert!  Dear Parents, please check with your children each school day regarding their homework assignments, review their work and help them develop questions for the next school day, and follow-up with teachers if it appears that no homework has been assigned. 'It takes a village to raise our children'.
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  • New Beginnings and Innovative initiatives - Willingboro Township Public School District has embraced several new academic initiatives designed to raise academic achievement; to be quantified through several measures inclusive of increased outcomes on standardized exams inclusive of the NJASK and SAT. Click Here to read about our exciting new initiatives toward 'Blue Ribbon' success!
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New Initiatives

New Initiatives & New Beginnings

Our Program
Willingboro Township Public School District has embraced several new academic initiatives designed to raise academic achievement through increased outcomes on standardized exams inclusive of the NJASK and SAT. Currently many of our schools are being upgraded and improved with the support of our citizens passing a 64 million dollar bond referendum. We are excited about the new initiatives being implemented for the upcoming school year and believe they are the first steps in transforming Willingboro Schools into a State Blue Ribbon District.
 
Our School Day
The challenges in the 21st century require students to spend more time in the classroom to fortify their academic base.  Our school district has increased the school day to provide our students with an opportunity to continue learning. An extended school day will help move our students toward a pathway of excellence.
 
Grades PK-5  8:50 a.m.—3:20 p.m.
Grades 6-8    7:32 a.m.— 2:20 p.m.
Grades 9-12  7:15 a.m.— 2:00 p.m.
 
Read 180 - Next Generation Program Expansion
All schools in Willingboro will implement the Read 180 - Next Generation program.  The Read 180 program is a rigorous, adaptive reading intervention program to help students improve their reading skills and comprehension levels.  This program incorporates technology into learning, helping students feel more empowered, engaged and responsible for their own learning.
 
Grade Reconfiguration
In an effort to reduce the number of transitions and adjustments that our students make through the K-12 continuum, we have successfully expanded all of our elementary schools to serve grades PK-5.  We have also consolidated our former Upper Elementary School and Junior High School to emulate the nationally recognized model of a middle school, consisting of grades 6th – 8th at the “new” Memorial Middle School.  This new initiative will increase our efficiency and give our students a more stable learning experience. 
 
Single Gender Classes
There are numerous studies that support that single gender classrooms can provide enhanced learning environments for students.  Single gender classrooms can also help to lower discipline problems, increase participation in class and strengthen a student’s academic focus.  Our single gender classrooms will be piloted for the 2011-2012 academic school year at Memorial Middle School. 
 
Block Scheduling
Our decision to move Memorial Middle School and Willingboro High School from traditional time periods to block scheduling will ensure that students spend longer periods academically immersed in specific subject areas.  This new model of scheduling will provide teachers increased instructional time that will contribute to higher student achievement. 
 
Special Services Programming
Our desire to meet the needs of all of our students inspired the design of a new Alternative Program.  The Alternative Program will help to academically prepare students who can benefit from smaller learning communities in an environment where alternative learning styles are explored to help students succeed. This program will also help students returning to the district from out of district placements.  
 
Elementary Assistant Principals, Department Chairs & Professional Development Specialists
All elementary schools will have an Assistant Principal to assist in raising school based accountability. Professional Development Specialists will serve as instructional leaders committed to raising academic achievement and disseminating information to our teachers that is in alignment with best practices in education. High School Department Chairs will ensure efficiency and academic accountability of a specific academic department in accordance with the district and school philosophy and academic goals. 
 
The Gifted & Talented program
The Gifted & Talented Program will be available for students in grades 3-5. Teachers will help develop students who have demonstrated high levels of proficiency on multiple platforms of assessment in their park school. The instructors, through partnerships with both William and Mary University and Rutgers University, will be tasked to challenge these students to think critically and expand their aptitudes. 

Preliminary SAT Scoring Service (PSSS)
In our quest to address the individual needs of each learner, the Willingboro Township Public School District will offer the PSSS, a new initiative to bridge academic learning to future college success.  The PSSS will provide students with opportunities to learn and practice proven strategies for successful aptitude testing.  The PSSS test measures critical reading, mathematics and writing skills using the pre-disclosed 2012 PSAT/NMSQT Saturday test form.  We will use the PSSS to help guide and inspire our students as they plan for their promising future.
 

 

Data Points

Benefits of the successful use of data to improve student achievement...

'The planned use of data is a common characteristic among schools that are high performing and beat the odds in terms of student achievement.The use of data to drive educational decision making results in improved teacher practices and school culture. Teachers report greater differentiation of instruction, greater collaboration among staff, increased sense of teacher efficacy, and improved identification of students' learning needs as outcomes of data use.'

New Jersey Department of Education (DOE) Data Points...
 
All DOE Data & Reports
 
Data Collection Information Center
 
 
 
 
Excellent Educators for New Jersey (EE4NJ)
 
NJ Quality Single Accountability Continuum

 

 

What's New

What's new with our Web site...
 
The most apparent change to our Web site is the crisp new look.  Although we are still under construction and building capacity within our District to maintain a very dynamic and up-to-date web presence, you'll notice that site organization is more intuitive.  If you want to find information that pertains to one of our Administrative Departments, you'll only need to hover over our 'Depts' Channel and find the department you're looking for.
 
What is not apparent is the new Centricity2 platform that supports our ability to manage the content we display, and use our Web site for greater internal communication, surveying, and ultimately better communication to our stakeholders.
 
We are under construction and working diligently to improve information dissemination and appearance!
 
As of 29 March 2012, All District policies, along with a 'Policy Search Tool,' are available on our Website.  All policies are available in portable document file (.pdf) format.