Technology High School (New Jersey)

Technology High School
Location
Technology High School
Technology High School
Technology High School
187 Broadway
Newark, NJ 07104
Information
Type Magnet public high school
Established 1996
School district Newark Public Schools
Principal Edwin Reyes
Vice principals Soraia Mendes
Milagros Ortiz
Chamiris Mantrana
Nelson Tejada
Kim Wiener
Faculty 56.0 (on FTE basis)[1]
Grades 9-12
Enrollment 576[1] (as of 2013-14)
Student to teacher ratio 10.2:1[1]
Campus Urban
Color(s)      Black and
     Silver[2]
Team name Panthers[2]
Website School website

Technology High School is a magnet public high school serving students in ninth through twelfth grades, located in the Broadway neighborhood in Newark, New Jersey's north ward. The school was integrated into the Newark Public School system in 1996 after formerly serving as a Newark State Teachers College (now Kean University) and the Center of Occupations and Education Development (COED) and is located in a building designed by Guilbert and Betelle in 1913.[3]

As of the 2013-14 school year, the school had an enrollment of 574 students and 56.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.2:1. There were 467 students (81.4% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 53 (9.2% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.[1]

Awards, recognition and rankings

The school was the 199th-ranked public high school in New Jersey out of 339 schools statewide in New Jersey Monthly magazine's September 2014 cover story on the state's "Top Public High Schools", using a new ranking methodology.[4] The school had been ranked 190th in the state of 328 schools in 2012 , after being ranked 156th in 2010 out of 322 schools listed.[5]

Schooldigger.com ranked the school tied for 120th out of 381 public high schools statewide in its 2011 rankings (a decrease of 49 positions from the 2010 ranking) which were based on the combined percentage of students classified as proficient or above proficient on the mathematics (85.0%) and language arts literacy (95.6%) components of the High School Proficiency Assessment (HSPA).[6]

Athletics

The Technology High School Panthers[2] compete in the Super Essex Conference, following a reorganization of sports leagues in Northern New Jersey by the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA).[7] With 465 students in grades 10-12, the school was classified by the NJSIAA for the 2014-15 school year as North II, Group I for most athletic competition purposes, which included schools with an enrollment of 61 to 478 students in that grade range.[8] Prior to the 2010 realignment, the school had participated in the Mountain Valley Conference. Its main rivalry is with Science Park High School.

Courses

9th grade 10th grade 11th grade 12th grade
Art or Music Geometry or Honors Geometry Ethics/Financial Literacy Elective (a)
Intro to Engineering 1st year of Cluster- 1 period (b) 2nd year of Cluster- 2 periods (b) 3rd year of Cluster- 2 periods (b)
English I or Honors English I English II English III or AP English Language English IV or AP English Literature
Algebra I or Honors Algebra I Algebra II or Honors Algebra II Pre-Calculus or Honors Pre-Calculus Calculus, ECC Math or AP Calculus AB
Physics Chemistry (AP Physics) (c) Biology (AP Chemistry) (c) Forensics (AP Biology) (c)
Physical Education/Health I Physical Education/Health II Physical Education/Health III and Drivers Ed (1 quarter) Physical Education/Health IV
Spanish/French I Spanish/French II (AP Spanish as Elective)
World History US History I US History II African American History

a. Possible electives for Seniors: ECC Criminal Justice/Sociology/Psychology, Journalism, Drama, AP Spanish, or Cooking.

b. Cluster Course choices are: Computer Science (AP Computer Science in 12th grade), Office Systems, Pathways to Engineering, CISCO Networking, Graphic Design, Bio-medical Science, CADD/Architecture, and HVAC.

c. Science courses in parentheses can be taken (not required) alongside the other course listed. Example: Sophomores who choose AP Physics would also take Chemistry.

Note: By senior year, students will have completed 4 or 5 years of Math, 4 or 5 years of Science, 4 years of English, 4 years of Health/Phys Ed, 2 or 3 years of a foreign language, 3 years of their cluster, 1 year of Ethics/Financial Literacy, and possible 1 year of an elective.

Administration

Core members of the school's administration are.[9]

Notable alumni

References

Coordinates: 40°45′27″N 74°10′09″W / 40.7574°N 74.1691°W / 40.7574; -74.1691

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