Fairfield Township School District Explained

Fairfield Township School District
Superintendent:Ja'Shanna Jones-Booker
Businessadmin:Sean McCarron
Address:375 Gouldtown-Woodruff Road
City:Fairfield Township
County:Cumberland County
State:New Jersey
Zipcode:08302
Country:United States
Coordinates:39.4235°N -75.1833°W
Grades:PreK-8
Schools:1
Enrollment:510 (as of 2022–23)
Faculty:35.0 FTEs
Ratio:14.6:1
Free Label:District Factor Group
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The Fairfield Township School District serves students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade from Fairfield Township, in Cumberland County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[1] [2] The school has a Bridgeton mailing address.

As of the 2022–23 school year, the district, comprised of one school, had an enrollment of 510 students and 35.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 14.6:1.[3]

The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "A", the lowest 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.[4]

Public school students in ninth through twelfth grades attend Cumberland Regional High School, which also serves students from Deerfield Township, Greenwich Township, Hopewell Township, Shiloh Borough, Stow Creek Township and Upper Deerfield Township.[5] [6] [7] As of the 2022–23 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 1,124 students and 82.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.7:1.[8]

Schools

Fairfield Township School opened in September 2006, replacing two antiquated facilities and consolidated all grades into one building located at 375 Gouldtown-Woodruff Road in the Gouldtown section of the township.[9] The school had an enrollment of 552 students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade as of the 2019-20 school year.[10]

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:[11]

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. 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.[14] [15] [16]

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/selectreport/2022-2023/11/1460 School Performance Reports for the Fairfield Township School District
  2. https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/school/districtid/1460 New Jersey School Directory for the Fairfield Township School District
  3. https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3405040&DistrictID=3405040 District information for Fairfield Township School District
  4. http://www.state.nj.us/education/finance/rda/dfg.shtml NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts
  5. http://www.nj.gov/education/pr/1415/narrative/11/0997/000.html Cumberland Regional School District 2015 Report Card Narrative
  6. Shott, Meghan. "Cumberland Regional High School", South Jersey magazine. Accessed June 5, 2016. "Cumberland Regional High School, located in the northwest part of Cumberland County, serves students from Deerfield Township, Fairfield Township, Greenwich Township, Hopewell Township, Shiloh Borough, Stow Creek Township and Upper Deerfield Township."
  7. https://www.crhsd.org/about-us/constituent-districts Cumberland Regional High School Constituent Districts
  8. https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3403620&ID=340362001820 School data for Cumberland Regional High School
  9. http://www.njsda.gov/Archive/2006/12/12.16.06/nr_12.16.06.asp "SCC, Fairfield Educators Open New Elementary School"
  10. https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3405040 School Data for the Fairfield Township School District
  11. https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/district/county/cumberland New Jersey School Directory for Cumberland County
  12. https://fairfield.k12.nj.us/administration_staff/superintendent Superintendent
  13. https://fairfield.k12.nj.us/administration_staff/business_administrator Business Administrator
  14. https://www.nj.gov/education/finance/fp/dwb/DistrictByTypeList2018.pdf New Jersey Boards of Education by District Election Types - 2018 School Election
  15. https://www.nj.gov/education/finance/fp/acfr/search/22/1460.pdf#page=50 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report of the Fairfield Township School District
  16. https://fairfield.k12.nj.us/board_of_education/board_of_education_members Board of Education Members