Avon School District (New Jersey) Explained
The Avon School District is a community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade from Avon-by-the-Sea, in Monmouth County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[1] [2] [3] [4]
As of the 2020–21 school year, the district, comprised of one school, had an enrollment of 137 students and 17.7 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 7.7:1.[5] During the 2016–17 school year, Avon was tied with the 23rd smallest enrollment of any school district in the state, with 158 students.[6]
The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "I", the second-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.[7]
For ninth through twelfth grades, public school students attend either Asbury Park High School or Manasquan High School, as part of a sending/receiving relationships with the respective districts, based on the results of a lottery under which 62.5% of students are sent to Manasquan and 37.5% to Asbury Park.[8] [9] [10] [11] As of the 2020–21 school year, Asbury Park High School had an enrollment of 682 students and 54.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.5:1.[12]
The Manasquan school also serves students from Belmar, Brielle, Lake Como, Sea Girt, Spring Lake, Spring Lake Heights who attend as part of sending/receiving relationships with their respective districts.[13] [14] As of the 2020–21 school year, Manasquan High School had an enrollment of 1,006 students and 76.9 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.1:1.[15]
Students may also apply to academy schools in the Monmouth County Vocational School District, which include the Academy of Allied Health & Science, Biotechnology High School, High Technology High School, Marine Academy of Science and Technology and Communications High School.[16] Students also have the option to attend Academy Charter High School in Lake Como, which accepts students on a lottery basis from the communities of Allenhurst, Asbury Park, Avon-by-the-Sea, Belmar, Bradley Beach, Deal, Interlaken and Lake Como.[17] [18]
School
Avon Elementary School serves students in grades PreK-8 and had an enrollment of 133 students during the 2018–19 school year.[19]
Administration
Core members of the district's administration are:[20] [21]
- Christopher Albrizio, superintendent and principal[22]
- Amy Lerner, business administrator and board secretary[23]
Board of education
The district's board of education, comprised of seven members, sets policy and oversees 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 to serve three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with either two or 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.[24] [25]
External links
Notes and References
- https://www.straussesmay.com/seportal/public/DistrictPolicy.aspx?policyid=0110&id=94d5781d90e14a75a50af665b7895cec Avon Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification
- https://www.visitmonmouth.com/page.aspx?Id=236 County School list A-D
- https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/school/districtid/0180 New Jersey School Directory for the Avon Boro School District
- https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/selectreport/2022-2023/25/0180 School Performance Reports for the Avon Boro School District
- https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3401140&DistrictID=3401140 District information for Avon Boro School District
- Guion, Payton. "These 43 N.J. school districts have fewer than 200 students", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, September 2017. Accessed January 30, 2020. "Based on data from the state Department of Education from the last school year and the Census Bureau, NJ Advance Media made a list of the smallest of the small school districts in the state, excluding charter schools and specialty institutions.... 23. Avon Borough (tie); Enrollment: 146; Grades: K-8; County: Monmouth; Town population: 1,901"
- http://www.state.nj.us/education/finance/rda/dfg.shtml NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts
- https://www.avonschool.com/Page/770 High School Lottery Information
- http://www.avonschool.com/site/handlers/filedownload.ashx?moduleinstanceid=251&dataid=349&FileName=Policy_5411.pdf Policy 5411 High School Assignment
- Boyd, Alesha Williams. "School districts likely to see overhaul", Asbury Park Press, January 18, 2009. Accessed October 2, 2013. "But Avon Board of Education President John Magrini said he expects that taxpayers in smaller districts would not benefit from regionalization. The 155 students in his K-8 district are sent to Manasquan and Asbury Park high schools through a lottery process after graduating from the elementary district."
- Vellucci, Justin, "Judge to review Avon's school sending policy Hearings could be 4 to 6 months away", Asbury Park Press, July 23, 2004. Accessed October 2, 2013. "Under a policy approved in May, 62.5 percent of Avon high school students will be assigned to go to Manasquan this fall, while 37.5 percent will go to Asbury Park."
- https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3400930&ID=340093003732 School data for Asbury Park High School
- https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/report.aspx?type=school&lang=english&county=25&district=2930&school=050&SY=1617&schoolyear=2016-2017 Manasquan Public Schools 2016-17 Report Card Narrative
- http://www.manasquanschools.org/domain/330 Sending Districts
- https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3409420&ID=340942003940 School data for Manasquan High School
- http://www.mcvsd.org/about/ About
- http://www.academycharterhs.org/pages/academycharterhs/Design_Resources/EDT051_Template/Main_Nav/About_Us About Us
- Mullen, Shannon; Shields, Nancy; and Matheson, Kathy. "Crime, school solutions costly as city seeks rebirth; High school improving, but not enough, many say", Asbury Park Press, January 27, 2005. Accessed October 3, 2013. "It was the day of the charter school's annual lottery, when names of applicants are drawn at random to fill the last remaining slots in next fall's freshman class. Academy Charter, now in its seventh year, is free to students in Asbury Park and the seven nearby towns that are sending districts for Asbury Park High School: Allenhurst, Avon, Belmar, Bradley Beach, Deal, Interlaken and Lake Como, formerly South Belmar."
- http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3401140 School Data for the Avon School District
- https://www.avonschool.com/Page/18 Board Members
- https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/district/county/monmouth New Jersey School Directory for Monmouth County
- http://www.avonschool.com/Page/1108 Superintendent / Principal
- http://www.avonschool.com/Page/1110 Business Administrator
- https://www.nj.gov/education/finance/fp/dwb/DistrictByTypeList2018.pdf New Jersey Boards of Education by District Election Types - 2018 School Election
- https://www.nj.gov/education/finance/fp/acfr/search/23/0180.pdf#page=34 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report of the Avon-by-the-Sea School District
