Atlantic County Vocational School District Explained

Atlantic County Vocational School District
Superintendent:	Philip J. Guenther
Businessadmin:	Nicholas Brown
Address:	5080 Atlantic Avenue
City:	Mays Landing
County:	Atlantic County
Zipcode:	08330
Country:	United States
Coordinates:	39.4418°N -74.6911°W
Grades:	Vocational
Schools:	1
Enrollment:	1,756 (as of 2022–23)
Faculty:	143.5 FTEs
Ratio:	12.2:1
Free Label:	District Factor Group
Free Text:	NA

The Atlantic County Vocational School District is a comprehensive vocational public school district serving the vocational and training needs of high school students in ninth through twelfth grades and adults from Atlantic County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.^[1] The district's school is located in the Mays Landing section of Hamilton Township.

As of the 2022–23 school year, the district, comprising one school, had an enrollment of 1,756 students and 143.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.2:1.^[2]

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2022–23 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics^[3]) are:^{[4] [5] [6]}

• Atlantic County Institute of Technology (ACIT) is a four-year countywide vocational public high school located on a 58acres campus. The school was constructed in 1974 and underwent a major renovation in 1994.^[7] The school offers 30 different career programs. Shared-time students attend vocational programs at ACIT for part of the day, while receiving their academic instruction at one of the public high schools in the county. ACIT has articulation agreements with Atlantic Cape Community College, allowing students in certain programs to earn as many as 15 college credits for courses taken at ACIT. The school also has a similar partnership with Camden County College for students in the dental assistant program. (1,759 students in grades 9-12)
  • Joseph Potkay, principal^[8]

Atlantic County Alternative High School served students from across the county who had not achieved in a traditional high school setting, offering an individualized program to help students develop academic and job preparation skills.^[9] With the sending districts reducing the number of students, the programs was ended by the district.^[10]

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:^{[11] [12] [13]}

• Philip J. Guenther, superintendent
• Nicholas Brown, business administrator and board secretary^[14]

Board of education

The district's board of education is comprised of the county superintendent of schools and six public members who set policy and oversee the fiscal and educational operation of the district through its administration. As a Type I school district, the board's trustees are appointed by the appointed to four-year terms of office by the Atlantic County Board of County Commissioners, along with the county superintendent of schools, who serves on an ex officio basis. 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.^{[15] [16] [17] [18]}

External links

• Atlantic County Vocational School District
  • School Data for the Atlantic County Vocational School District, National Center for Education Statistics

Notes and References

1. https://www.straussesmay.com/seportal/Public/DistrictPolicy.aspx?policyid=0110&id=6878e4358c994bd992b65f3c5cfa445a Atlantic County VTSS Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification
2. https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3400990&DistrictID=3400990 District information for Atlantic County Vocational School District
3. https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3400990 School Data for the Atlantic County Vocational School District
4. https://www.atlantic-county.org/documents/education/Directory23-24.pdf#page=17 Public School Directory 2023–2024
5. https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/selectreport/2022-2023/01/0120 School Performance Reports for the Atlantic County Vocational School District
6. https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/school/districtid/0120 New Jersey School Directory for the Atlantic County Vocational School District
7. https://www.acitech.org/cms/schools/institute-of-technology/acit-principal-s-message Principal's Message
8. https://www.acitech.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=3800340&type=d&pREC_ID=2460354 Principal's Office
9. http://www.acitech.org/cms/schools/alternative-high-school/mission-statement Atlantic County Alternative High School Mission Statement
10. Danzis, David. "Atlantic County Alternative High School may close", The Press of Atlantic City, February 27, 2020. Accessed February 26, 2024. "Guenther said the sending districts of Atlantic City, Pleasantville and Greater Egg Harbor Regional informed the vocational district’s business administrator they would not be sending as many students to the Alternative High School next year. As a result, Guenther said, the district may be unable to put together a program for next year."
11. https://www.acitech.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=3792647&type=d&pREC_ID=2450971 Administration
12. https://docs.google.com/document/d/10kzT2hECdAMy_vALHZ6EAfke3adsIFQBYE_jvkz5r5E/edit 2023-2024 Student Handbook
13. https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/district/county/atlantic New Jersey School Directory for Atlantic County
14. https://www.acitech.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=3797506&type=d&pREC_ID=2456963 Business Office
15. https://www.nj.gov/education/finance/fp/dwb/DistrictByTypeList2018.pdf New Jersey Boards of Education by District Election Types - 2018 School Election
16. https://www.straussesmay.com/seportal/Public/DistrictPolicy.aspx?policyid=0141&id=6878e4358c994bd992b65f3c5cfa445a Atlantic County VTSS Board of Education District Policy 0141 - Board member Number and Term
17. https://www.nj.gov/education/finance/fp/acfr/search/23/0120.pdf#page=49 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report for the Atlantic County Vocational School District
18. https://www.acitech.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=3792612&type=d&pREC_ID=2450920 Board of Education