Clark Public School District Explained

Clark Public School District
Superintendent:Edward Grande
Businessadmin:R. Paul Vizzuso
Address:365 Westfield Avenue
City:Clark
County:Union County
State:New Jersey
Zipcode:07066
Country:United States
Coordinates:40.6231°N -74.312°W
Grades:PreK-12
Schools:5
Enrollment:2,299 (as of 2019–20)
Faculty:184.7 FTEs
Ratio:12.4:1
Free Label:District Factor Group
Free Text:FG

The Clark Public School District is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade from Clark, in Union County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[1] Students from Garwood, attend the district's high school as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Garwood Public Schools.[2] [3]

As of the 2019–20 school year, the district, comprising five schools, had an enrollment of 2,299 students and 184.7 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.4:1.[4]

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.[5]

History

The district's high school, originally named Arthur L. Johnson Regional High School, was constructed at a cost of $2 million by the Union County Regional High School District and included of space for classes and other facilities, The school, which was named for a longtime county superintendent who was a leading advocate for regionalization, opened in December 1956.[6]

Amid conflict between the constituent municipalities about financing a district described as "the highest-spending regional high school in the state" and anger from residents impacted by the closure of David Brearley High School, a referendum was held in May 1996 in which voters approved a proposal to breakup the regional district. With the district's dissolution at the end of the 1996-97 school year Arthur L. Johnson High School was turned over to the Clark Public School District, which became a K-12 district. Garwood, one of the two municipalities without a high school, established a sending/receiving relationship to send its high school students to Arthur L. Johnson.[7] [8]

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2019–20 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[9]) are:[10] [11]

Preschool
Elementary schools
Middle school
High school

Administration

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

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; an additional board member represents the sending district of Garwood. 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 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.[19] [20] [21]

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://www.straussesmay.com/seportal/Public/DistrictPolicy.aspx?policyid=0110&id=02cd9cb6694c41bfb7a3189abfedda00 Clark Board of Education District Policy 0110 -Identification
  2. http://www.nj.gov/education/pr/1415/narrative/39/0850/000.html Clark Township Public Schools 2015 Report Card Narrative
  3. http://www.garwoodschools.org/?PN=AboutUs About Us
  4. https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3403150&DistrictID=3403150 District information for Clark Township Public School District
  5. http://www.state.nj.us/education/finance/rda/dfg.shtml NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts
  6. https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/221452095/ "1,000 Attend Dedication Of Johnson High School Clark"
  7. Hanley, Robert. "Schools Weigh Impact Of District Breakup", The New York Times, May 16, 1996. Accessed April 28, 2021. "They are Springfield, with Dayton High; Berkeley Heights, with Governor Livingston High; Clark, with Arthur Johnson High, and Kenilworth, with Brearley High, which closed three years ago but will reopen after Commissioner Klagholz sets a date for the formal dissolution. Many expect it will be June 30, 1997. The district's two towns without high school buildings -- Garwood and Mountainside -- will remain kindergarten-to-eighth-grade districts and ship out their high school students."
  8. Paglia, Bernice. "Stakes high in vote on deregionalization", Courier News, May 13, 1996. Accessed April 28, 2021, via Newspapers.com. "In 1992 the Union County Regional High School District 1 board voted to close one of its four high schools, a move aimed at saving $4 million. That move may come full circle on Tuesday, when voters from six municipalities will decide whether to dissolve the district itself, which state Education Commissioner Leo Klagholz has called 'the highest-spending regional high school in the state.'"
  9. https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3403150 School Data for the Clark Public School District
  10. https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/selectreport/2022-2023/39/0850 School Performance Reports for the Clark Township Public School District
  11. https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/school/districtid/0850 New Jersey School Directory for the Clark Public School District
  12. http://preschool.clarkschools.org/ Clark Preschool
  13. http://fkh.clarkschools.org Frank K. Hehnly Elementary School
  14. http://vrs.clarkschools.org Valley Road Elementary School
  15. http://chk.clarkschools.org Carl H. Kumpf Middle School
  16. http://alj.clarkschools.org/ Arthur L. Johnson High School
  17. http://www.clarkschools.org/our_team Meet Our Administration Team
  18. https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/district/county/union New Jersey School Directory for Union County
  19. https://www.nj.gov/education/finance/fp/dwb/DistrictByTypeList2018.pdf New Jersey Boards of Education by District Election Types - 2018 School Election
  20. https://www.nj.gov/education/finance/fp/acfr/search/23/0850.pdf#page=40 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report of the Clark Public School District
  21. http://www.clarkschools.org/boe_members Board of Education Members

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