2003-2004 No Child Left Behind—Blue Ribbon Schools Program - Cover Sheet

Sep 15, 2026

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The document is a 2003-2004 U.S. Department of Education Blue Ribbon Schools Program cover and compliance certification package for Chatham High School in New Jersey. It records principal, superintendent, and school board leadership details, contact information, and official school identifiers. The package certifies eligibility and adherence to Office of Civil Rights requirements, including grade configuration, civil rights access, absence of specified violations, foreign language core curriculum for eligible grades, and compliance with monitoring findings.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryResearch & Report

FormatPDF

Pages22

Reading Time55 min

AccessFree to download

Cover Sheet

Principal and School Information

Compliance and Eligibility Certifications

Part II - Demographic Data

District and School Data

Racial/Ethnic Composition and Mobility Rate

U .S . Department of Education September 2003 2003-2004 No Child Left Behind—Blue Ribbon Schools Program Cover Sheet Name of Principal Mrs . Linda Batz (Specify: Ms . , Miss, Mrs . , Dr . , Mr . , Other) (As it should appear in the official records) Official School Name Chatham High School (As it should appear in the official records) School Mailing Address 255 Lafayette Avenue (If address is P .O . Box, also include street address) Chatham NJ 07928-1896 City State Zip Code+4 (9 digits total) Tel . ( 973) 635-9075 Fax ( 973) 635-8670 [Website/URL](Website/URL www.chatham-nj.org/coin/chs2/index.html)[ www.chatham-nj.org/coin/chs2/index.html](Website/URL www.chatham-nj.org/coin/chs2/index.html) E-mail [lbatz@chatham-nj.org](lbatz@chatham-nj.org) I have reviewed the information in this application, including the eligibility requirements on page 2, and certify that to the best of my knowledge all information is accurate . Date (Principal’s Signature) Name of Superintendent Mr . James O’Neill (Specify: Ms . , Miss, Mrs . , Dr . , Mr . , Other) District Name School District of the Chathams Tel . I have reviewed the information in this application, including the eligibility requirements on page 2, and certify that to the best of my knowledge it is accurate . Date Name of School Board President/Chairperson Mr . Gerald J . Helfrich (Specify: Ms . , Miss, Mrs . , Dr . , Mr . , Other) I have reviewed the information in this package, including the eligibility requirements on page 2, and certify that to the best of my knowledge it is accurate . Date (School Board President’s/Chairperson’s Signature) *Private Schools: If the information requested is not applicable, write N/A in the space . [Include this page in the school’s application as page 2 .] The signatures on the first page of this application certify that each of the statements below concerning the school's eligibility and compliance with U .S . Department of Education, Office of Civil Rights (OCR) requirements is true and correct . 1. The school has some configuration that includes grades K-12 .(Schools with one principal, even K-12 schools, must apply asan entire school . ) 2. The school has not been in school improvement status or been identified by the state as "persistently dangerous" within the last two years . To meet final eligibility, the school must meet the state’s adequate yearly progress requirement in the 2003-2004 school year . 3. If the school includes grades 7 or higher, it has foreign language as a part of its core curriculum . 4. The school has been in existence for five full years, that is, from at least September 1998. 5. The nominated school or district is not refusing the OCR access to information necessary to investigate a civil rights complaint or to conduct a district-wide compliance review . 6. The OCR has not issued a violation letter of findings to the school district concluding that the nominated school or the district as a whole has violated one or more of the civil rights statutes . A violation letter of findings will not be considered outstanding if the OCR has accepted a corrective action plan from the district to remedy the violation . 7. The U .S . Department of Justice does not have a pending suit alleging that the nominated school, or the school district asa whole, has violated one or more of the civil rights statutes or the Constitution's equal protection clause . 8. There are no findings of violations of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act in a U .S . Department of Education monitoring report that apply to the school or school district in question; or if there are such findings, the state or district has corrected, or agreed to correct, the findings . PART II - DEMOGRAPHIC DATA All data are the most recent year available. DISTRICT (Questions 1-2 not applicable to private schools) 1. Number of schools in the district: 4 Elemen

FAQs

What program and time period does the cover sheet belong to?

It belongs to the 2003-2004 No Child Left Behind—Blue Ribbon Schools Program under the U.S. Department of Education.

Which school is listed as the official school name?

The official school name listed is Chatham High School.

What kind of eligibility and compliance statements does the document include?

It includes certifications that the school meets eligibility requirements and complies with Office of Civil Rights requirements, including civil rights access and absence of certain violations, along with other eligibility conditions.

Sep 15, 2026

Uploaded by Mimi