Edison Township Public Schools

The Edison Township Public Schools is a comprehensive community public school system, serving students in Kindergarten through 12th grade from Edison, in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. The school district has 11 elementary schools, 4 middle schools, and 2 high schools that are part of the district, serving a culturally diverse student population of over 13,000. The district has a professional staff of over 1,000 teachers and administrators, most of who hold advanced degrees.

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2005-06 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics [ [http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3404500 Data for the Edison Township Public Schools] , National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed August 20, 2008.] ) include the following:

The two public high schools separate the South and North ends of Edison. In the Edison High School zone to the south, there are six K - 5 elementary schools: [http://www.edison.k12.nj.us/benindex.htm Benjamin Franklin Elementary] , with 592 students; [http://www.edison.k12.nj.us/lncindex.htm Lincoln Elementary] , with 726 students; [http://www.edison.k12.nj.us/linindex.htm Lindeneau Elementary] , with 532 students; [http://www.edison.k12.nj.us/marindex.htm John Marshall Elementary] , with 468 students; [http://www.edison.k12.nj.us/monindex.htm James Monroe Elementary] , with 349 students; and [http://www.edison.k12.nj.us/wasindex.htm Washington Elementary] , with 561 students. John Marshall, Lindenau, and Washington graduates attend [http://www.edison.k12.nj.us/TJINDEX.HTM Thomas Jefferson Middle School] which has 747 students in grades 6 - 8. James Monroe, Benjamin Franklin, and Lincoln graduates go to [http://www.edison.k12.nj.us/hhindex.htm Herbert Hoover Middle School] with 839 students in grades 6 - 8. Thomas Jefferson and Herbert Hoover graduates go to Edison High School, which houses 2,027 students in grades 9-12.

In the J. P. Stevens High School zone there are five K-5 elementary schools. They are [http://www.edison.k12.nj.us/jmpindex.htm James Madison Primary School] , with 509 students in K-2, who then move on to [http://www.edison.k12.nj.us/jmiindex.htm James Madison Intermediate School] , which has 505 students in grades 3-5; [http://www.edison.k12.nj.us/mlkindex.htm Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary] with 509 students; [http://www.edison.k12.nj.us/menindex.htm Menlo Park Elementary] , with 878 students; and [http://www.edison.k12.nj.us/wbrindex.htm Woodbrook Elementary] with 731 sdtudents. Menlo Park and Woodbrook School graduates go to Woodrow Wilson Middle School with 736 students in grades 6-8. James Madison Intermediate and MLK Jr. graduates go to John Adams Middle School, which has 747 students in grades 6-8. Woodrow Wilson Middle School and John Adams Middle School graduates move on to J. P. Stevens High School, which has an enrollment of 2,228 students in grades 9-12.

The schools in the Southern end of the township are largely Caucasian (47%). The schools in the northern end of the town, however, are largely Asian-American (57%), with only 35% of students being Caucasian.

J.P. Stevens was ranked 82nd in "New Jersey Monthly" magazine's September 2006 cover story on the state's "Top Public High Schools". [ [http://www.njmonthly.com/topschools/hslist3.lasso?-MaxRecords=50&-SkipRecords=50&-SortField=rank&-SortOrder=ascending&county=&high_school= Top Public High Schools in New Jersey: 51-100] , "New Jersey Monthly", September 2006]

Redistricting

For the 2008-2009 school year, in order to alleviate overcrowding in Menlo Park Elementary and other North Edison schools, the Edison school district decided to redistrict some students who would normally attend schools in North Edison, to schools in South Edison. This has caused some resentment among parents of those North Edison students being transferred as John P. Stevens High School, located in North Edison, is generally ranked higher than Edison High School. In addition, home values in areas being redistricted are believed to have been readjusted further increasing frustration of some residents.{Fact|date=February 2007

Administration

The Edison school district is run by an elected Board of Education independent of the township's municipal government. The Board provides oversight of the district's senior administrators, who in turn directly manage the schools.

;Board members
*David J. Dickinson - President
*Joseph Romano - Vice President
*William H. Van Pelt
*Susan C. Scerbo
*Rosemary Meade
*Joseph Shannon
*Carmelo F. Vaticano
*Deborah A. Anes
*Raymond Koperwhats

;Senior administrators
*Carol A. Toth - Superintendent of Schools (CURRENTLY ON PAID ADMINISTRATIVE LEAVE UNTIL 2010) [ [http://www.thnt.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071121/NEWS/711210435/1001 Edison ed board ousts chief of schools] , Home News Tribune, Nov. 21, 2007]
*John DiMuzio - Director of Personnel and Acting Superintendent [Id.]
*Dr. Rose Traficante - Assistant Superintendent Curriculum and Instruction
*Dr. Shirley Ikeda - Assistant Superintendent Pupil Services
*Daniel Michaud - Board Secretary / Business Administrator

References

External links

* [http://www.edison.k12.nj.us/ Edison Township Public Schools]
*NJReportCard|23|1290|0|Edison Township Public Schools
* [http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3404500 Data for the Edison Township Public Schools] , National Center for Education Statistics