Enable java in your browser. Or use the links below. For our privacy policy, click here . For our user agreement, click here . In Montgomery Township, one of the fastest-growing municipalities in central New Jersey, the story comes alive in the schools.
More new residents means more new students.
As the population of this 32 square-mile community hit 12,000, the school board, town officials and others faced the challenges associated with a doubling of enrollment from 1,500 to 3,200 students in just six years. By 2008, enrollment is expected to reach 6,000 students. But it's been positive. We looked at the increase in student enrollment as an opportunity to rethink our curriculum and to add programs to enhance the quality of education for the students. The most obvious challenge centered on matters as basic as enough desks and chairs and the classrooms to house them.