The Essex County Vocational Technical Schools is a regional public school district headquartered in Newark that offers occupational and academic instruction for public high school and adult students in Essex County, New Jersey, United States. Founded in 1914, the district is one of the state's largest and oldest vocational education system.
As of the 2011-12 school year, the district's four schools had an enrollment of 2,114 students and 190.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a studentâ€"teacher ratio of 11.13:1.
All high schools provide academic and occupational programs for ninth through twelfth grades, offering both full and shared time to both general education and special needs students.
Awards and recognition
During the 2009-10 school year, Bloomfield Tech High School was awarded the National Blue Ribbon School Award of Excellence by the United States Department of Education, the highest award an American school can receive.
During the 2012-13 academic year, West Caldwell Tech High School was recognized as a Blue Ribbon School Award of Excellence by the U.S. Department of Education, one of 17 schools in the state to receive the award that year.
Schools
The district consists of the following four high schools (with 2011-12 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics), which are:
- Bloomfield Tech High School in Bloomfield (492 students)
- Eric Love, Principal
- Kristie M. Howard, Vice Principal
- Newark Tech High School in Newark (729 students)
- Oge Denis Jr. Principal
- Carmen Morales, Vice Principal
- North 13th Street Tech in Newark (660 students)
- Patricia Clark-Jeter, Principal
- Richard D. McNanna, Jr., Vice Principal
- West Caldwell Tech in West Caldwell (233 students)
- John Dolan, Principal
- Ayisha Ingram-Robinson, Vice Principal
The district offers adult programs in the evening at the Newark Tech and Bloomfield Tech centers, and during the day at the Adult Training Center in East Orange.
Administration
Core members of the district's administration are:
- Dr. Frank A. Cocchiola, Jr., Interim Superintendent of Schools
- Anthony Abbaleo, Business Administrator / Board Secretary
References
External links
- Essex County Vocational Technical Schools
- Essex County Vocational Technical Schools's 2012â€"13 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
- School Data for the Essex County Vocational Technical Schools, National Center for Education Statistics
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