New Providence High School

I have to agree with the parent who said the district struggles to know how to run a special education. The supervisor is someone who should have retired long time ago. I prefer my tax dollar paying her pension rather than have her worked in the district. She is clueless and makes up policy as she goes. What a joke
--Submitted by a parent

I have been in New Providence for over 25 years and all of my children went thru the school system . They participated in sports, extracurricular activities and were all accepted at excellent colleges where they once again did very well. Nice town. Nice place. New Providence..
--Submitted by a parent

Although it is a relatively small public high school, NPHS really has something for everyone. Dozens of clubs and extracurricular activities cover a wide range of sports, arts, and academics. There is an assortment of AP level classes, and the teachers are very willing to address the needs of their students on an individual basis. Within the last 10 years the school has added a new wing of classrooms, expanded the music wing, added a second gymnasium, and converted the main football field to astroturf. An excellent place for any student.

The focus needs to be the students and the teaching. Not a goal of getting all the students through school even though they do not have critical thinking skills which are necessary for their future.
--Submitted by a parent

The curriculum and level of competition here is very strong. The athetic, art and music programs are solid. The kids are typically from strong families, and that breeds success. This is a top notch school in an A+ community.
--Submitted by a parent

Like any school, NPHS has its warts. However, overall it is a very good school (and school system) that makes the best of its somewhat limited resources. Sure, the curriculum may be limited in some areas and a few of the teachers should have moved on long ago, but overall they a do a very good job. All this negative blather about students inadequately prepared for college is nonsense. The stats don't bear it out. Disgruntled parents, you need to take some responsibility for your children's academic performance and get involved instead of standing in the shadows and pointing fingers!
--Submitted by a parent

Wake up parents! New Providence schools are not as great as the BOE and the press would have you believe. The teaching is not visionary.
--Submitted by a parent

we have a really good school system with people waiting to get into the town. We have a 100% graduation rate and kids go onto very competative colleges. With only 654 kids it is the next best thing to a private education. like other schools there is room for improvement we need to get our schools system back into the top 10%. I know this can be done. we have some dedicated teachers in NPHS.
--Submitted by a parent

This school has tunnel vision in many ways. It is not a progressive school or even trying to stay current with other schools. This is reflected in their limited choice of curriculum. The overall writing program here is extremely weak and not preparing the students for college. (Not even a concern here) There is no tolerance for special education here and they struggle to know how to run a special education program properly. Instead the administration is busy wasting time covering up their mistakes instead of listening to the truth. They could learn alot from their mistakes. The positive areas would be the art department, and the band. The sports programs are very good and the coaches are terrific.
--Submitted by a teacher

We have not moved out of New Jersey primarily because of this school system and I am very sorry we stayed. There are some very dedicated teachersas well as quite a few tenured ones that should have been let go! The biggest problem is the administration. Way too many assistant this and thats for a small school system. The money could be better spent on retaining teachers that deserve the dollars. Also, there is no accountability. When the administration commits errors(which is to be expected in any school), they absolutely refuse to admit any wrongdoing. A parent cannot question them and the people on the school board are in a trance like state of denial. When an issue comes up no one is willing to see the whole picture and make corrections. The attitude here is sweep everything under the rug- now, isn't everything wonderful!
--Submitted by a parent