ANNUALREPORT TOTHE NUTLEYBOARD OF EDUCATION NUTLEY,NEU JERSEY SCHOOLYEAR 1988/1989 ANNUAL REPORT TO THE BOARD OF EDUCATION NUTLEY, NEW,JERSEY SCHOOL YEAR 1988 - 1989 NUTLEYPUBLIC SCHOOLS BOARDOF EDUCATION Term Expires Dr. AnthonyN. Baratta, President 1991 Mrs. Rosalie C. Scheckel, Vice President 1990 Mr. SamP. Battaglia 1990 Mr. Robert J. Rusignuolo 1990 Mrs. Sally AnneGoodson 1991 Mr. Charles W. Kucinski, Jr. 1991 Mr. Frank V. Hermo 1992 Mrs. Aileen Hresko 1992 Mr. Charles J. Piro 1992 ADMINISTRATORS Dr. James J. Fadule, Jr. Superintendent of Schools Dr. Frank T. Votto Assistant Superintendent of Schools Mr. John C. Sincaglia · Secretary-Business Adlri ni strator PRINCIPALS Mr. John Jacone Nutley High School Mr. P'aul Primamore Franklin School Mr. Alexander B. Conrad Lincoln School Miss Rose DiGeronimo WashingtonSchool Mrs. Kathleen Serafino Radcliffe School Mr. AnthonyStivala Spring Garden School Mr. John Walker YantacawSchool SYSTEM-WIDEDIRECTORS Miss Barbara Hirsch Director of Special Service Mrs. Loretta Taylor LanguageArts Coordinator Mr. Louis Loaoardi MathematicsCoordinator Mr. RQD>ndKohere Coordinator of Music August, 1989 Members of the Board of Education: The 1988/1989 year was rewarding and meaningful. Our students and staff achieved in a very commendable manner. The results of indicators of academic success such as the IOWA, Nutley Achievement, the New Jersey H.S.P.T., and S.A.T. tests were quite good. Also, we are most pleased with our number of Garden State, N.M.S.Q.T., and Governor's scholars. Our Franklin School mathematics team tied for first place in Essex County and thirteenth place in the State of New Jersey, while our Franklin School algebra team scored first place in Essex County. Individual efforts of Franklin School students resulted in the first and third best algebra students in the entire county. The Nutley High School mathematics team scored second in Essex County. Our seventh grade students excelled in the Johns Hopkins University Talent Search which includes areas in mathematics and verbal skills as reflected in the S.A.T. exams. Nutley athletes and musicians distinguished themselves with numerous awards. Some particularly pleasing highlights of the 1988/1989 school year were the results of our students going on to higher education, the excellent academic i nsti tuti ons at which they were accepted, and the high amount of scholarships they received. These figures will be reflected on a following page. Suffice it is to say that 79 .8% of our students are going on to higher education and they have received a total of $594,418.00 in scholarship awards. Amongthe academic i nsti tuti ons which they wi 11 be attending number tradi ti ona l uni versi ti es such as Harvard, Vassar, University of Pennsylvania, Cornell, University of Chicago, United States Naval Academy, United States Air Force Academy; and state universities such as Rutgers, Penn State, Southern California, Indiana, Florida State, Delaware, Maryland, Arizona, Missouri, New Hampshire; and local colleges such as Montclair State, Seton Hall, Caldwell College and New Jersey Institute of Technology. Many other fine colleges attest to the quality, diversity and geographical preferences of our students. Our unique curriculum development system was in full opera ti on this past year and proved to be very successful . Substantial work was done on the entire curri cul urn such as revisions on the K-8 Reading and Language Arts Program, a review of the Kindergarten Program, and the refinement of the Social Studies and Science Programs. As we begin the 1989/1990 academic year, our school community can be sure that our excellent staff will continue its commitment to the growth and development of our students. Sincerely, fJ REPORTOF COLLEGEADMISSIONS CLASSOF 1989 ENROLLMENT....................................... 293 TOTALAPPLICANTS PURSUING HIGHER EDUCATION .... 234 % OF CLASSOF 1989 GOINGON TO POST-SECONDARYEDUCATION ....................... 79.8% ** Four year Training ••........•.... 171 (58.4%) TwoYear Training .•.•.•.......... 30 ( 10. 2%) Business/Technical ..•.•.•...••... 21 ( 7.2%) Undecided. ..................... ·.. 12 ( 4.0%) Attending Out-of-State Schools ... 67 (22.9%) ** Includes 4 students pursuing a degree program in nursing. REPORTOF SCHOLASTICAWARDS NUTLEYHIGH SCHOOL GUIDANCE DEPARTMENT CLASSOF 1989 SCHOLARSHIPS $407,350 GRANTS 156,788 ATHLETICAWARDS 3,050 LOANS 26,230 $593,418 OFFERSACCEPTED 467,418 OFFERSDECLINED 126,000 $593,418 NUTLEYPUBLIC SCHOOLS Office of the Superintendent TO: Membersof the Nutley School DATE: June 12, 1989 Community FROM: The Nutley Board of Education TOPIC: 1988/1989 Student Achievement Test Scores STATE NewJersey High School Proficiency Test Per Cent Passing Grade 9 Reading 100 % Passing Mathematics 99.2% Passing Writing 99.2% Passing NATIONAL Iowa Test of Basic Skills National Percentile Rank --Grade -K -1 2 3 -4 -5 6 7 8 \ford Analysis 91 99 99 Reading 91 96 82 83 88 81 86 90 Language Arts 90 99 99 99 96 97 94 89 91 Mathematics 89 99 99 96 96 99 99 96 99 Composite 88 99 99 90 87 93 89 86 89 Excellent results such as these are due to a great total effort and we wish to than~ everyone involved. NUTLEYBOARD OF EDUCATION CONTENTS NUTLEYHIGH SCHOOL REPORT....................... 1 - 85 FRANKLINSCHOOL REPORT .......................... 86 - 104 LINCOLNSCHOOL REPORT ........................... 105 - 114 RADCLIFFESCHOOL REPORT ......................... 115 - 121 SPRINGGARDEN SCHOOL REPORT ..................... 122 - 125 WASHINGTONSCHOOL REPORT ......................... 126 - 130 YANTACAWSCHOOL REPORT •••••••••••••••••••••••••• 131 - 135 SPECIALSERVICES REPORT •••••••••••••••• ~ •••••••• 136 - 139 NUTLEYHIGH SCHOOL Nutley, New Jersey 1988-1989 ANNUALREPORT STUDENTSENROLLED: Grade 9 284 10 261 11 294 12 290 1129 Staff: Classroom Teachers 98 Guidance Personnel 5 Administrators 3 Librarian 1 AV Coordinator 1 Special education 10 Supervisors 10 Submitted by: John Jacone Principal June 30, · 1989 - 1 - CONTENTSIN SEQUENCE PRINCIPAL'S REPORT BUSINESS ENGLISH FINE/INDUSTRIAL ARTS FOREIGN LANGUAGE GUIDANCE MATHEMATICS MUSIC PHYSICAL EDUCATION SCIENCE .. SOCIAL STUDIES . LIBRARY MEDIA COOPERATIVEINDUSTRIAL EDUCATION COOPERATIVEOFFICE EDUCATION DISTRIBUTIVE EDUCATION - 2 - NUTLEYHIGH SCHOOL Nutley, New Jersey ANNUAL REPORT As the 1988-1989 school year draws to a close, I want to express to all in the central office, Dr. Fadule, Dr. Votto, Mr. Sincaglia, and the secretarial staff, my deepest apprecia­ tion for all the support I have received the past year. We have overcome the tragedy of Mrs. Molinaro and the inca­ pacitation of Mr. Hoppe. I am very pleased to report that not one of our seniors had to go through the S.R.A. process. This means every senior who graduates will have passed the H.S.P.T. Below are some pertinent areas I feel were instrumental any success we may have had. CURRICULUM- The increase·in credits for graduation has worked well. Students are taking more courses and spending less time with study halls. Every department chairperson has evaluated their curriculum and made recom­ mendations for Saturday workshops. The New World History course for all ninth graders is in place and working well. New Italian Five curriculum has been com­ pleted and will be introduced in Sept. 1989. New English I curriculum was completed and will be implemented in September, 1989. TESTING Our results on the H.S.P.T. this past year have been most gratifing. I am happy to report all our seniors have passed the test. As a result no senior will have to be pro­ cessed through.the SRA procedure. Our new S.A.T. review procedure namely going six nights prior to the test instead of six Saturdays has worked well. We find doing it this way has kept many students from dropping out after one or two sessions. In discussing the program with students there is agreement this is a better approach. DRUGS & ALCOHOL- We have continued with our on-going program. Guest speakers are brought in on a regular basis. We use the Child study ~earn as often as possible. With all we have tried, the most sucessful appears to be the Youth Aid Bureau. Detective Neri and Detective Guerino talk to all our health classes on a regular basis. The students seem to respond in a positive manner to this approach. We have sent our guidance counselors to as many conferences as possible pertaining to drugs. - 3 - SPECIAL EDUCATION- Moving special education to its own area has been positive. The addition of Mr. Topolski as leader has improved the overall program. There is still work to be done in the areas of lateness and behavior. LANGUAGE - The addition of a department chairperson for the language department has been a big help in administering the school. Mr. Violante has settled in and is becoming acclimated to his new position. Italian V will be offered for the first time starting September, 1989. New textbooks for our French courses have been ordered. All curriculum has been addressed and recommendations for updates will be forthcoming. ADMINISTRATION - Mr. Drury will be leaving and replaced with Mr. Fraser. Mr. Fraser has experience as an administrator so the transition should be smooth. Mr. Chapman will assume the testing position with additional duties. I am reorgan­ izing our secretarial staff to better utilize our existing personnel. - 4 - BUSINESS EDUCATION DEPARTMENT BUSINESSEDUCATION DEPARTMENT Yearly Report School Year 1988-1989 June 2, 1989 The following activity highlights of the academic year 1988-89 present con­ cerns, and recommendations are being submitted