Deptford Township Schools Explained
The Deptford Township Schools is a comprehensive community public school district, comprising eight school facilities, that serves students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade in Deptford Township, in Gloucester County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[1]
As of the 2020–21 school year, the district, comprising eight schools, had an enrollment of 3,942 students and 329.8 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.0:1.[2]
The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "CD", the sixth-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.[3]
Schools
Schools in the district (with 2020–21 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[4]) are:[5] [6] [7] [8]
- Early childhood
- Central Early Childhood Center[9] with 489 students in grades PreK-1
- Pine Acres Early Childhood Center[10] with 240 students in grades PreK-1
- Elementary schools
- Good Intent School[11] with 334 students in grades 2-5
- Kimberly Matthews, principal
- Lake Tract School[12] with 382 students in grades 2-5
- Oak Valley School[13] with 354 students in grades 2-5
- John Schilling, principal
- Shady Lane School[14] with 361 students in grades 2-5
- Heather Jackson, principal
- Middle school
- Monongahela Middle School[15] with 704 students in grades 6-8
- Jonathan Collins, principal
- High school
- Special education
- Deptford Transitional Learning Academy[17] which helps students with developmental or cognitive disabilities ages 14 to 21 learn life and career skills.[18]
- Michael Nicely, principal
Administration
Core members of the district's administration are:[19]
- Arthur Dietz, superintendent[20]
- Todd D. Reitzel, business administrator and board secretary[21]
Board of education
The district's board of education is composed of nine members who set policy and oversee the operation of the district by its administration. As a Type II school district, the members are directly elected by voters to three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, so that three seats are up for election each year held as part of the November general election since 2012. 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.[22] [23]
External links
Notes and References
- https://www.deptfordschools.org/pdfs/Board/Policies/0000_Bylaws/0110-Identification.pdf Identification
- https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3403900&DistrictID=3403900 District information for Deptford Township Public School District
- http://www.state.nj.us/education/finance/rda/dfg.shtml NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts
- https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3403900 School Data for the Deptford Township Schools
- https://www.deptfordschools.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=415203&type=d Our Schools
- https://www.gloucestercountynj.gov/DocumentCenter/View/12267/GCPSD-revisions-for-2023-2024 2023-24 Gloucester County Office of Education Public School Directory
- https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/selectreport/2022-2023/15/1100 School Performance Reports for the Deptford Township Public School District
- https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/school/districtid/1100 New Jersey School Directory for the Deptford Township Schools
- https://central-early.deptfordschools.org/ Central Early Childhood Center
- https://pine-acres.deptfordschools.org/ Pine Acres Early Childhood Center
- https://good-intent.deptfordschools.org/ Good Intent School
- https://lake-tract.deptfordschools.org/ Lake Tract School
- https://oak-valley.deptfordschools.org/ Oak Valley School
- https://shady-lane.deptfordschools.org/ Shady Lane School
- https://monongahela.deptfordschools.org/ Monongahela Middle School
- https://deptfordhs.deptfordschools.org/ Deptford Township High School
- https://www.deptfordschools.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=402191&type=d&termREC_ID=&pREC_ID=744371 Director of Special Education
- Deangelis, Danielle. "Deptford school district prepares for 2022; Spartan Improvement Plan to play a major role", Gloucester County News, January 3, 2022. Accessed June 2, 2022. "Other renovations will be made at the high school’s media center. The updates are necessary since the center is used by the Deptford Transitional Learning Academy, a special-education program that prepares students from 14 to 21 with the proper life and career skills they will need to graduate."
- https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/district/county/gloucester New Jersey School Directory for Gloucester County
- https://www.deptfordschools.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=402191&type=d&termREC_ID=&pREC_ID=744369 Superintendent's Office
- https://www.deptfordschools.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=402191&type=d&termREC_ID=&pREC_ID=744370 Business Administrator
- https://www.nj.gov/education/finance/fp/acfr/search/23/1100.pdf#page=42 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report of the Deptford Township School District
- https://www.nj.gov/education/finance/fp/dwb/DistrictByTypeList2018.pdf New Jersey Boards of Education by District Election Types - 2018 School Election
