Andover Regional School District Explained

Andover Regional School District
Superintendent:	Bryan Fleming (acting)
Businessadmin:	Nicole Sylvester
Address:	707 Limecrest Road
City:	Newton
County:	Sussex County
State:	New Jersey
Zipcode:	07860
Country:	United States
Coordinates:	41.0325°N -74.7053°W
Grades:	PreK-8
Schools:	2
Enrollment:	416 (as of 2021–22)
Faculty:	52.2 FTEs
Ratio:	8.0:1
Free Label:	District Factor Group
Free Text:	FG

The Andover Regional School District is a regional public school district in Sussex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, serving students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade in the communities of Andover Borough and Andover Township.^{[1] [2]}

As of the 2021–22 school year, the district, comprising two schools, had an enrollment of 416 students and 52.2 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 8.0:1.^[3]

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]

Public school students in ninth through twelfth grades from both Andover Borough and Andover Township attend Newton High School in Newton, together with students from Green Township, as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Newton Public School District.^{[5] [6]} As of the 2021–22 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 710 students and 60.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.8:1.^[7]

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2021–22 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics^[8]) are:^{[9] [10] [11] [12]}

• Florence M. Burd Elementary School^[13] with 218 students in grades PreK-4
  • Nicole Dilkes, principal^[14]
• Long Pond Middle School^[15] with 195 students in grades 5-8
  • Bryan J. Fleming, principal^[16]

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:^{[17] [18]}

• Bryan Fleming, acting superintendent of schools^[19]
• Nicole Sylvester, business administrator and board secretary

Board of education

The district's board of education is comprised of nine members who set policy and oversee the fiscal and educational operation of the district through its administration. As a Type II school district, the board's trustees are elected directly by voters of the constituent municipalities to serve three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with three seats up for election each year held (since 2012) as part of the November general election. The board appoints a superintendent to oversee the district's day-to-day operations and a business administrator to supervise the business functions of the district.^{[20] [21]} Seats on the board are allocated based on population, with Andover Township assigned eight seats and Andover Borough assigned one seat.^[22]

External links

• Andover Regional School District
  • Andover Regional School District, National Center for Education Statistics
• Newton High School

Notes and References

1. http://www.andoverregional.org/ Home Page
2. https://www.straussesmay.com/seportal/Public/DistrictPolicy.aspx?policyid=0110&id=f3a2ec92bfe348c7af292a3c29aebf6d Andover Regional Board of Education District Policy; Identification
3. https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3400900&DistrictID=3400900 District information for Andover Regional School District
4. http://www.state.nj.us/education/finance/rda/dfg.shtml NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts
5. https://web.archive.org/web/20140723080530/http://education.state.nj.us/pr/2013/narrative/37/3590/37-3590-050.html Newton High School 2013 Report Card Narrative
6. http://www.newtonnj.org/about About the District
7. https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3411400&ID=341140005384 School data for Newton High School
8. https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3400900 School Data for the Andover Regional School District
9. https://www.andoverregional.org/domain/19 School Directory
10. https://www.sussex.nj.us/documents/SuperintendentofSchools/Sussex-County-CST-Directory-2023-24.pdf#page=3 Public School Directory 2023-2024
11. https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/selectreport/2022-2023/37/0090 School Performance Reports for the Andover Regional School District
12. https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/school/districtid/0090 New Jersey School Directory for the Andover Regional School District
13. https://www.andoverregional.org/fmb Florence M. Burd Elementary School
14. https://www.andoverregional.org/domain/60 About Our School
15. https://www.andoverregional.org/lps Long Pond Middle School
16. https://www.andoverregional.org/domain/58 About Our School
17. https://www.andoverregional.org/board-of-education/welcome-to-board-of-education Welcome to Board of Education
18. https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/district/county/sussex New Jersey School Directory for Sussex County
19. https://www.andoverregional.org/board-of-education/office-of-the-superintendent Office of the Superintendent
20. https://www.nj.gov/education/finance/fp/dwb/DistrictByTypeList2018.pdf New Jersey Boards of Education by District Election Types - 2018 School Election
21. https://www.nj.gov/education/finance/fp/acfr/search/23/0090.pdf#page=41 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report of the Andover Regional School District
22. Sgarlato, Rose. "Andover seeks board of education member", Township Journal, July 22, 2015. Accessed January 28, 2020. "There are nine seats on the board, one of which is Andover Borough."