1134:, for year ending June 30, 2022. Accessed October 10, 2023. "The Board of Education ('Board') of the Township of West Milford School District ('District') is an instrumentality of the State of New Jersey, established to function as an educational institution. The Township of West Milford School District is a Type II district located in the County of Passaic, State of New Jersey. As a Type II district, the School District functions independently through a Board of Education. The board is comprised of nine members elected to three-year terms. The purpose of the District is to educate students in grades K-12. A superintendent is appointed by the Board and is responsible for the administrative control of the District."
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820:, September 5, 1954. Accessed September 13, 2017. "Butler, in near-by Morris County, is taking drastic action to relieve congestion in its high school... Four of these 'sending districts' -- Riverdale, Jefferson Township, Kinnelon and Pequannock Township -- are in Morris County. The others -- Wanaque, Ringwood, West Milford and Bloomingdale -- are in Passaic County. Butler has given Pequannock Township and the four districts in Passaic until 1958 to complete withdrawal of their students."
1024:, November 30, 2022. Accessed October 10, 2023. "The West Milford Township School District Board of Education on Tuesday voted to repurpose the Westbrook Elementary School into Highlander Academy, an inclusive special education program. The Restructuring Committee recommended changing the Westbrook School, starting in 2023-24 school year, into an academy for two separate Emotional Regulation Impairment programs, one for middle schoolers and the other for high schoolers."
1146:, West Milford Township Public Schools. Accessed October 10, 2023. "There are nine elected Board of Education Trustees, each serving a rotating three-year term. Each Trustee has an equal vote on all issues. The Board President and Vice President are elected by the School Board for one year of service. The Trustees volunteer their time and do not receive financial compensation for their service."
743:, West Milford Township Public Schools. Accessed October 10, 2023. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades Pre-Kindergarten through twelve in the West Milford School District. Composition: The West Milford School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of West Milford."
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771:, West Milford Township Public Schools. Accessed June 19, 2020. "Welcome to the West Milford Township Public School District. Our District is comprised of, six (6) elementary schools, one (1) middle school and one (1) high school."
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1606:Categories
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1515:Cumberland
1500:Burlington
1412:Gloucester
1402:Cumberland
1387:Burlington
1223:New Jersey
689:References
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475:U.S. state
430:Data from
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75:41°04′53″N
51:New Jersey
1545:Middlesex
1535:Hunterdon
1486:by county
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1510:Cape May
1490:Atlantic
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1397:Cape May
1377:Atlantic
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461:through
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251:$ 19,634
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1273:Wanaque
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1467:Sussex
1442:Morris
1427:Mercer
1417:Hudson
1392:Camden
1382:Bergen
1268:Totowa
799:Justia
541:Morris
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419:63,820
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281:14,783
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