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High performing K-12 district in Essex County, NJ with close to 6,000 students. The school district employs approximately 800 people. The school district consists of 9 schools (1 High School, 2 Middle Schools, 6 Elementary Schools). The school district consistently ranks high in State and National Academic Achievement.

The Summit Board of Education operates with the commitment to excellence and the expectation that each student will strive to excel beyond the New Jersey Student Learning Standards (NJSLS), which set forth a minimum level of achievement for all students at all grade levels. The Summit Public Schools, in partnership with the community, will support and sustain an excellent system of learning that engages all students in compelling work; educates them to their highest intellectual, creative, and individuals' potential; promotes pride in diversity; and results in responsible and productive citizens of the highest integrity.

Located in beautiful, historic Hunterdon County in central New Jersey, Hunterdon Central Regional High School serves the five municipalities of Delaware Township, East Amwell Township, Flemington Borough, Raritan Township and Readington Township. One of the largest, campus-style high school districts in New Jersey, Hunterdon Central occupies a 72 acre campus and includes four general classroom buildings, a music/communications building, a 2,000 seat Fieldhouse and an Instructional Media Center. The music/communications building houses an FM radio station and cable television station, from which satellite downlinks are available. The academic program is further enhanced by a co-curricular program that includes 33 interscholastic athletic teams. Hunterdon Central strives to engage as many students as possible in student activities and offers over 50 activities including dramatics, student government, publications, service organizations, clubs an award-winning marching band and award -winning orchestral and choral programs. Hunterdon Central’s dedicated professional staff is committed to providing a rigorous and expansive academic program. In the classroom, teachers incorporate technology and instructional strategies that develop critical thinking skills, as well as content knowledge. The district offers a staff training program that has achieved state and national recognition from The National Center for Public Productivity at Rutgers University, The New Jersey Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development and the U.S.Department of Education - Professional Development National Awards. Faculty at Hunterdon Central use technology as a powerful transformative tool; curriculum and instruction feature wireless connectivity, digital multimedia devices, web publishing tools, and a wide array of subject specific software to enhance students' comprehension and skills.