- Monroe Township School District
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Monroe Township School District Superintendent: Dr. Kenneth Hamilton Business Administrator: Michael C. Gorski Address: 423 Buckelew Avenue
Monroe Township, NJ 08831Grade Range: K-12 School facilities: 6 Enrollment: 5,399 (as of 2008-09)[1] Faculty (in FTEs): 446.5 Student–teacher ratio: 12.1 District Factor Group: FG Web site: http://monroe.k12.nj.us Ind. Per Pupil District
SpendingRank
(*)K-12
Average%± vs.
Average1 Comparative Cost $13,426 64 $13,632 -1.5% 2 Classroom Instruction 8,158 68 8,035 1.5% 6 Support Services 1,735 37 2,166 -19.9% 8 Administrative Cost 1,542 86 1,379 11.8% 10 Operations & Maintenance 1,456 40 1,674 -13.0% 13 Extracurricular Activities 365 101 258 41.5% 16 Median Teacher Salary 55,745 37 57,597 Data from NJDoE 2009 Comparative Spending Guide.[2]
*Of K-12 districts with 3,501+ students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=105The Monroe Township School District is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in kindergarten through twelfth grade from Monroe Township, in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States.
Students from Jamesburg attend Monroe Township High School as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Jamesburg Public Schools.[3]
As of the 2008-09 school year, the district's seven schools had an enrollment of 5,399 students and 446.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.1.[1]
The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "FG", the fourth highest of eight groupings. District Factor Groups organize districts statewide to allow comparison by common socioeconomic characteristics of the local districts. From lowest socioeconomic status to highest, the categories are A, B, CD, DE, FG, GH, I and J.[4]
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Awards and recognition
During the 1991-92 academic school year, Mill Lake Elementary School received the Blue Ribbon Award from the United States Department of Education, the highest honor that an American school can achieve. This honor was followed during the 1998-99 academic school year at Barclay Brook Elementary School. Monroe Township could now boast that both their pre-K through third grade schools received the honor.[5]
Schools
Schools in the district (with 2008-09 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[6]) are:
- Elementary Schools
- Barclay Brook Elementary School (PreK-3; 516 students)
- Dana Walker, principal
- Scott Sidler, Assistant Principal
- Brookside Elementary School (3-6; 694)
- Dori Alvich, Principal
- Theodore Magielnicki, Assistant Principal
- Scott Sidler, Assistant Principal
- Mill Lake Elementary School (PreK-3; 659)
- Lynn Barberi, Principal
- Erinn Mahoney, Assistant Principal
- Oak Tree Elementary School (PreK-6; 660)
- Dennis Ventrello, Principal
- Theodore Magielnicki, Assistant Principal
- Woodland Elementary School (4-6; 505)
- Adam Layman, Principal
- Erinn Mahoney, Assistant Principal
- Middle School
- Applegarth Middle School (7&8; 801)
- Chari Chanley, Principal
- James Higgins, Assistant Principal
- High School
- Monroe Township High School for grades 9-12 (1,564)
- James Cernansky, Assistant Principal
- Kevin Higgins, Assistant Principal
- Scott Madreperla, Assistant Principal
Administration
Core members of the district's administration are:[7][8]
- Dr. Kenneth Hamilton, Superintendent told white principals to read "The Privilege Of Being White"
- Michael C. Gorski, CPA, Business Administrator / Board SecretaryKimberly Roberts
References
- ^ a b District information for the Monroe Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed March 27, 2011.
- ^ Comparative Spending Guide March 2009, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed October 28, 2009.
- ^ Cheslow, Jerry. "A Townful of Empty Nesters", The New York Times, October 14, 2007. Accessed August 8, 2008. "In addition to the four elementary schools, the Applegarth Middle School teaches Grades 7 and 8, and the 1,400-student Monroe Township High School covers Grades 9 through 12. It is shared with the borough of Jamesburg, the “hole in the doughnut” municipality in the center of the township."
- ^ NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed October 27, 2009.
- ^ Blue Ribbon Schools Program: Schools Recognized 1982-1983 through 1999-2002 (PDF), United States Department of Education. Accessed March 27, 2011.
- ^ Data for the Monroe Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed March 27, 2011.
- ^ Administration, Monroe Township School District. Accessed March 27, 2011.
- ^ Middlesex County School Directory, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed November 5, 2009.
External links
- Monroe Township School District
- Monroe Township School District's 2009–10 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
- Data for the Monroe Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics
Coordinates: 40°19′43″N 74°24′34″W / 40.328744°N 74.409365°W
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