Visit to the Woodbury City Public School District: A School District That Works to Provide Each Child With a Top-Quality College Preparatory Education

Session Type: Off-Site Visit

Abstract

Date: Friday, April 4
Time: 12:15 pm – 4:30 pm
Location: Woodbury Junior-Senior High School, Woodbury, New Jersey
Fee: $35; Open to all attendees and pre-registration is required.
Transportation: Attendees to meet at the Philadelphia Marriott Downtown in the lobby at 12:00pm for van transportation to the school.
Sponsor: Tracking and Detracking SIG
Contact: John Knudson-Martin, jknudson@eou.edu , Eastern Oregon University
Description:
Woodbury Junior-Senior High School provides a top quality college preparatory curriculum to a diverse group of students. The school features:
• Smaller class sizes.
• A diverse student body: 40% Caucasian; 40% African American; 15% Hispanic; 5% Other
• Athletic teams and co-curricular activities with few to no cuts.
• An extracurricular program that allows students to play a sport, march in the band, perform in a musical and join clubs all in the same year.
• A vast array of Advanced Placement (AP) classes and one of the strongest AP success rates in all of South Jersey.
• Open advanced classes allowing every student to challenge him/herself.
• A strong AVID (Advancement Via Individual Determination) program that supports students taking rigorous classwork to prepare themselves for college.

All of this done on a public school budget. Come see how this school district provides this top quality education to the children in their community.

Sub Unit

• SIG-Tracking and Detracking

Visit Leader

• John C. Knudson-Martin, Eastern Oregon University

Participant

• Anysia P. Mayer, California State University - Stanislaus