Evesham Township School District Explained
The Evesham Township School District is a comprehensive public school district serving students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade from Evesham Township in Burlington County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[1]
As of the 2021–22 school year, the district, comprising eight schools, had an enrollment of 4,384 students and 348.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.6:1.[2]
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.[3]
Public school students in ninth through twelfth grades attend Cherokee High School, which opened a 210000square feet addition in September 2001.[4] As of the 2021–22 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 2,165 students and 174.9 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.4:1.[5] The high school is part of the Lenape Regional High School District, which also serves students from Medford Lakes, Medford Township, Mount Laurel Township, Shamong Township, Southampton Township, Tabernacle Township and Woodland Township.[6] [7]
History
Florence V. Evans Elementary School, which served grades K-5, was closed in June 2017, in the wake of declining enrollment in the district.[8]
Schools
Schools in the district (with 2021–22 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[9]) are:[10] [11] [12]
- Elementary schools
- Helen L. Beeler Elementary School[13] with 544 students in grades K-5
- Frances S. DeMasi Elementary School[14] with 283 students in grades K-5
- Beverly Green, principal[15]
- Robert B. Jaggard Elementary School[16] with 452 students in grades K-5
- Marlton Elementary School[17] with 430 students in grades K-5
- Richard L. Rice Elementary School[18] with 559 students in grades PreK-5
- J. Harold Van Zant Elementary School[19] with 573 students in grades K-5
- Middle schools
- Frances S. DeMasi Middle School[14] with 732 students in grades 6-8
- Beverly Green, principal[15]
- Marlton Middle School[20] with 772 students in grades 6-8
- Gary Hoffman, principal[21]
Administration
Core members of the district's administration are:[22]
- Justin Smith, superintendent[23]
- John Recchinti, business administrator and board secretary[24]
Board of education
The district's board of education, comprised of nine 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 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.[25] [26] [27]
2021 Marlton Middle School bathroom incident
On December 17, 2021, the superintendent reported that antisemitic graffiti was found in the boys' bathroom stalls, including two swastikas, the phrase "Hitler was right", and a stick-figure depiction of a dead Jew. An investigation was launched, with promises of punitive and rehabilitative action made.[28]
External links
Notes and References
- https://www.straussesmay.com/seportal/Public/DistrictPolicy.aspx?policyid=0110&id=52292f88e8cb41f886675076ced53339 Evesham Township Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification
- https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3404890&DistrictID=3404890 District information for Evesham Township School District
- http://www.state.nj.us/education/finance/rda/dfg.shtml NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts
- http://www.nj.gov/education/pr/1415/narrative/05/2610/040.html Cherokee High School 2015 Report Card Narrative
- https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3408490&ID=340849001092 School data for Cherokee High School
- https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/1516/05/2610/000.html Lenape Regional High School District 2016 Report Card Narrative
- Staff. "Regional School Districts", Burlington County Times, April 26, 2015. Accessed May 28, 2016. "Lenape Regional Serves: Evesham, Medford, Medford Lakes, Mount Laurel, Shamong, Southampton, Tabernacle, Woodland"
- Kultys, Kelly. "Bittersweet goodbye: Evesham’s Evans school officially closes", Burlington County Times, June 21, 2017. Accessed March 29, 2024. "DiBlasi, principal of the Florence V. Evans Elementary School, was leading a parade of about 400 students, teachers and staff members as they walked the streets of the Arrowhead neighborhood, which surrounds the school on Route 73.... The district has cited declining enrollment as the main reason to close the school, as it has lost over 1,000 students since the peak of enrollment in 2002-03."
- https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3404890 School Data for the Evesham Township School District
- https://www.co.burlington.nj.us/DocumentCenter/View/18358/Public-Schools-Directory-2023-24#page=30 Public Schools Directory 2023–2024
- https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/selectreport/2022-2023/05/1420 School Performance Reports for the Evesham Township School District
- https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/school/districtid/1420 New Jersey School Directory for the Evesham Township School District
- https://beeler.evesham.k12.nj.us/ Helen L. Beeler Elementary School
- https://demasi.evesham.k12.nj.us/ Frances S. DeMasi Elementary School
- https://demasi.evesham.k12.nj.us/our_school/principal Principal
- https://jaggard.evesham.k12.nj.us/ Robert B. Jaggard Elementary School
- https://marltonelementary.evesham.k12.nj.us/ Marlton Elementary School
- https://rice.evesham.k12.nj.us/ Richard L. Rice Elementary School
- https://vanzant.evesham.k12.nj.us/ J. Harold Van Zant Elementary School
- https://marltonmiddle.evesham.k12.nj.us/ Marlton Middle School
- https://marltonmiddle.evesham.k12.nj.us/our_school/principal Principal
- https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/district/county/burlington New Jersey School Directory for Burlington County
- https://www.evesham.k12.nj.us/departments/superintendent/welcome Office of Superintendent of Schools
- https://www.evesham.k12.nj.us/departments/business_office/overview Business Office
- 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/21/1420.pdf#page=43 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report of the Evesham Township School District
- https://www.evesham.k12.nj.us/board_of_education/meet_the_board Meet the Board
- News: Swastikas Found In Bathroom At Marlton Middle School, Superintendent Says . December 22, 2021 . CBS 3 . December 17, 2021.
