Freehold Regional High School District Explained

Freehold Regional High School District
Motto:Charting a Future of Excellence in Education
President:Peter Bruno
Superintendent:Nicole P. Hazel
Businessadmin:Sean Boyce
Address:11 Pine Street
City:Englishtown
County:Monmouth County
State:New Jersey
Zipcode:07726
Country:United States
Coordinates:40.2986°N -74.3578°W
Established:1953
Grades:9-12
Schools:6
Enrollment:10,519 (as of 2020–21)
Faculty:687.5 FTEs
Ratio:15.3:1
Accreditation:Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Elementary and Secondary Schools
Free Label:District Factor Group
Free Text:GH

The Freehold Regional High School District is a public regional school district established in 1953, that serves students in ninth through twelfth grades from eight communities in western Monmouth County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The district, with six high schools, is the largest regional high school district in the state, as measured by enrollment.[1] The district serves students from Colts Neck Township, Englishtown, Farmingdale, Freehold Borough, Freehold Township, Howell Township, Manalapan Township and Marlboro Township.[2] [3]

Each of the six high schools is located in their respective communities: Howell High School in Howell Township, Manalapan High School in Manalapan Township, Marlboro High School in Marlboro Township, Colts Neck High School in Colts Neck Township, Freehold Township High School in Freehold Township & Freehold High School in Freehold Borough, although school boundaries do not match municipal boundaries.

As of the 2020–21 school year, the district, comprised of six schools, had an enrollment of 10,519 students and 687.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 15.3:1.[4]

The district has been accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Elementary and Secondary Schools since 2016.[5]

The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "GH", the third-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.[6]

The Freehold Regional High School District is home to specialized Magnet Programs. The Magnet Programs provide opportunities for students to engage in academic study related to their individual interests. The 12 Magnet Programs focus on particular topics, ranging from humanities and law to medical sciences and engineering. By joining one of these unique learning communities within the six high schools, students have access to advanced level courses, including Advanced Placement and college level classes. Students also engage in real-world activities with recognized experts in fields related to each program. Students in these programs distinguish themselves on the national and global stages. They earn millions of dollars in scholarships, place at the highest levels in competitions, and attend the nation’s best colleges, universities, and trade schools.

Freehold Township High School and Howell High School have both been named IB World Schools.[7] They are two of only 17 schools in New Jersey to offer the International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Programme (DP). Every effort is made to keep special education students in the district; a variety of in-class support, resource center, and self-contained programs are conducted to educate those in need of special education.

History

The school district came into being as a result of a referendum vote on October 6, 1953, in which voters in each of the seven districts united to form the district. The referendum allocated $690,000 (equivalent to $ in) to be used to purchase Freehold High School by the regional district from the Freehold Borough Board of Education.[8]

A referendum for a second high school was passed in March 1962 by a 2-1 margin. The board of education confirmed the name Southern Freehold Regional High School in November 1962 and allocated $2.7 million (equivalent to $ million in) for construction of a building on a 60acres site to handle an enrollment of up to 1,300 students. Ground was broken in March 1963, with construction set to start a month later and a target completion date of May 1964.[9] [10] The school opened in September 1968, though construction delays meant that the school was not fully complete.[11] When it opened, the Southern Freehold Regional High School attendance zone included all of Farmingdale and Howell Township along with the southern portion of Freehold Township, with all other students remaining at Freehold Regional High School.[12]

With the original high school holding double sessions and rapid growth projected in the district, voters approved a referendum in December 1963 by a nearly 3-2 margin under which the district would spend $161,000 (equivalent to $ in) to acquire sites covering in Marlboro and in Manalapan that would be used for future high schools.[13]

With the opening of the Marlboro High School for the 1968-69 school year, attendance zones were realigned so that Freehold High School (with 1,500 students in grades 9-12) served all students from Freehold Borough and parts of Freehold Township; Howell High School (with 1,500 students in 9-12) served all of Farmingdale and Howell Township, and parts of Freehold Township and Marlboro Township; while Marlboro High School (with 1,100 students in grades 9-11) served all of Colts Neck Township, Englishtown and Marlboro Township, along with parts of Manalapan Township.[14] Constructed at a cost of $3.4 million (equivalent to $ million in), Marlboro High School opened in late October 1968.[15] [16]

Freehold Township High School and Manalapan High School, the district's fourth and fifth facilities, were constructed with identical designs. Groundbreaking for both schools took place in August 1969 and the two schools opened in September 1971, having been completed at a combined cost of $10.4 million (equivalent to $ million in). Manalapan High School opened with an enrollment of 900 students from Englishtown and Manalapan Township, who had previously attended Marlboro High School. Freehold High School was closed for a $300,000 renovation project during the 1971-72 school year, during which it operated with 1,600 students using the new building that had been completed for Freehold Township High School.[17]

In September 1986, after a decade-long effort, voters approved a referendum for the creation of a high school in Colts Neck by a 58%-42% margin, with Colts Neck Township residents providing much of the margin for passage.[18] By 1988, the costs of construction of the new high school had jumped by millions of dollars, exceeding the amount available from the referendum to cover the costs, leading to further delays.[19] In February 1993, a judge ruled that the district had to move forward with construction of the new high school and could not put forth a referendum to undo the 1986 vote[20] and the New Jersey Supreme Court refused to hear the case.[21] Construction began in August 1996, with expectations to have the building open in September 1998 to handle 750 incoming students, with an eventual capacity for 1,300.[22] Colts Neck High School opened in September 1998 as the sixth high school in the system, with 380 students in ninth and tenth grades.[23]

Schools

Attendance at each of the district's six schools is based on where the student lives in relation to the district's high schools. While many students attend the school in their hometown, others attend a school located outside their own municipality.[24] In order to balance enrollment, district lines are redrawn for the six schools to address issues with overcrowding and spending in regards to transportation. Schools in the district (with 2020–21 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[25]) with their attendance zones for incoming students are:[26] [27] [28] [29]

Effective for entering Freshman, students from each of the municipalities are assigned to attend the specified schools:[24]

Magnet programs

Students may apply to attend one of the district's six specialized learning centers, each listed at one of the district's high schools.[37]

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:[38]

Board of education

The district's board of education, comprised of nine members from each of the constituent districts, 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.[41] [42] Each member is allocated a fraction of a vote that totals to nine points.[43]

Members of the board of education are:[44]

Notable alumni

External links

Notes and References

  1. [David Kocieniewski|Kocieniewski, David]
  2. https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/1516/25/1650/000.html Freehold Regional High School District 2016 Report Card Narrative
  3. https://www.frhsd.com/site/handlers/filedownload.ashx?moduleinstanceid=115&dataid=5452&FileName=FRHSD%20FY18%20CAFR.pdf Annual Comprehensive Financial Report for Freehold Regional High School District
  4. https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3405610&DistrictID=3405610 District information for Freehold Regional High School District
  5. https://www.msa-cess.org/school-profile/?oId=0065e00000B8TSL&typ=school-profile Freehold Regional High School District
  6. http://www.state.nj.us/education/finance/rda/dfg.shtml NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts
  7. Web site: Howell High School Receives Authorization to be an International Baccalaureate World School. www.frhsd.com. en. 2019-01-15.
  8. https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/358867057/ "Regional High Approved By Landslide; Ad Interim Board To Be Appointed; Garrison To Name 9-Man Board; School To Change Hands In '54"
  9. https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/144461929/ "Howell Loses Bid to Share School Name"
  10. https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/358966165/ "Ground Broken For New Southern Regional High"
  11. https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/144228785/ "Problems No Solved At Southern Regional"
  12. https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/144780877/ "Attendance Zones Set For Freehold Regional"
  13. https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/516937210/ "Voters Okay School Sites Acquisition"
  14. https://www.newspapers.com/image/144760723/ "District Lines Set For High School"
  15. https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/144596291/ "Marlboro's New School Opening Set"
  16. https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/144723175/ "Thousands at Shore Return To Their Classrooms Today"
  17. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/105116119/opening-of-freehold-township-high/ "Freehold Regional Opening 2 New Schools Tomorrow"
  18. Johnson, Mary Gay. "To be built in Colts Neck; New high school gets voter OK", The Register, October 1, 1986. Accessed February 24, 2022, via Newspapers.com. "A strong voter turnout in Marlboro and Colts Neck townships provided enough momentum last night for passage of the $36.4 million Freehold Regional High School District referendum by a margin of more than 800 votes. With the approved referendum, residents in the district will get a new high school slated for Colts Neck, along with millions worth of repairs and renovations at four other area high schools."
  19. Arnold, Laurence. "Colts Neck high school fight hits roadblock", The Register, December 4, 1988. Accessed February 24, 2022, via Newspapers.com. "Now, that fight may end up in court. At issue is how the school board deals with a budget shortfall between the voter-approved $36 million and what is now thought to be a price tag rising several million dollars above that. The boards decision to go ahead with four renovation projects on area high schools but to postpone the largest project the construction of Colts Neck High School has prompted threats of legal action by outraged township officials."
  20. Skerritt, Andrew J. "Building of school ordered by judge", Asbury Park Press, February 19, 1993. Accessed February 24, 2022, via Newspapers.com. "Colts Neck Township may finally get its high school. Superior Court Judge Patrick J. McGann Jr. has ordered the Freehold Regional High School District to begin building the much-delayed school in Colts Neck. And the district cannot hold a referendum asking voters to reverse their decision to issue bonds to finance the school's construction. McGann said in a ruling obtained yesterday."
  21. Bradfield, Ellen. "Mandate to build school is upheld; By refusing to hear an appeal, the state Supreme Court lets stand a lower court ruling ordering construction of a Colts Neck Township high school.", Asbury Park Press, July 21, 1994. Accessed February 24, 2022, via Newspapers.com. "The state's highest court has upheld the position that the Freehold Regional High School District must comply with a 1986 referendum to build a new high school here. On Wednesday, the state Supreme Court issued its denial of the regional board's petition to hear an appeal of a 1993 decision by state Superior Court Judge Patrick J. McGann Jr. ordering the regional board to proceed immediately with plans to construct the school. A further petition to the Appellate Division was denied earlier this year."
  22. Sergeant, Jacqueline. "Work begins on school building; A groundbreaking for Colts Neck High School has been scheduled for September even though work has started.", Asbury Park Press, August 9, 1996. Accessed February 24, 2022, via Newspapers.com. "The groundbreaking ceremony hasn't happened yet, but construction is already under way on the sixth school in the Freehold Regional School District An official groundbreaking for the new high school, which had been scheduled for early summer, will now be held in September, said Fred Young, the district's deputy superintendent in charge of curriculum and instruction.... The 73,000-square-foot field at Route 537 and Five Points Road has been buzzing with workers on tractors, clearing and leveling the field, Young said.... The target opening date of September 1998 is still intact. The high school initially will house 750 students. But the building is being designed to accommodate 1,300 in the long run."
  23. Ryan, Harriet. "A clean slate in every classroom; New Colts Neck High School ready for a year fall of firsts", Asbury Park Press, August 31, 1988. Accessed April 27, 2021, via Newspapers.com. "Today is the last day Colts Neck High School will be perfect. By tomorrow afternoon, back-to-school shoes will have scuffed some of the shine off the floors.... The Freehold Regional High School District's sixth high school is a state-of-the art building that will draw 380 freshmen and sophomores this year from throughout the district and be staffed by 30 teachers handpicked from hundreds of applicants."
  24. https://www.frhsd.com/cms/lib8/NJ01912687/Centricity/Domain/4/Attendance%20Boundaries.pdf FRHSD Attendance Boundaries; Which High School Will My Child Attend?
  25. https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3405610 School Data for the Freehold Regional High School District
  26. https://www.frhsd.com/domain/53 Our Schools
  27. https://www.visitmonmouth.com/page.aspx?Id=237 County School List E-G
  28. https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/selectreport/2022-2023/25/1650 School Performance Reports for the Freehold Regional High School District
  29. https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/school/districtid/1650 New Jersey School Directory for the Freehold Regional High School District
  30. https://www.frhsd.com/Domain/8 Colts Neck High School
  31. https://www.frhsd.com/Domain/12 Freehold High School
  32. https://www.frhsd.com/Domain/11 Howell High School
  33. http://www.frhsd.com/Domain/13 Howell High School
  34. https://www.frhsd.com/Domain/9 Manalapan High School
  35. http://www.nj.gov/education/pr/1415/narrative/25/1650/070.html Manalapan High School 2015 Report Card Narrative
  36. https://www.frhsd.com/Domain/10 Marlboro High School
  37. https://www.frhsd.com/cms/lib/NJ01912687/Centricity/Domain/38/Learning%20Centers%202016-updated.pdf Specialized Learning Centers
  38. https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/district/county/monmouth New Jersey School Directory for Monmouth County
  39. https://www.frhsd.com/domain/31 Superintendent of Schools
  40. https://www.frhsd.com/domain/18 Business Administration
  41. https://www.nj.gov/education/finance/fp/dwb/DistrictByTypeList2018.pdf New Jersey Boards of Education by District Election Types - 2018 School Election
  42. https://www.nj.gov/education/finance/fp/acfr/search/22/1650.pdf#page=45 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report of the Freehold Regional School District
  43. Vilacoba, Karl. "Marlboro files challenge to FRHSD voting system", Central Jersey Archives, September 26, 2002. Accessed January 19, 2020. "Under the current weighted FRHSD vote apportionment, a nine-point voting system is in place. Howell has two board members for a combined 2 voting points; Marlboro, Manalapan and Freehold Township each have one vote worth 1.4 points; Colts Neck and Freehold Borough each have one vote worth 0.9 points; and Englishtown and Farmingdale each have one vote worth 0.5 voting points."
  44. https://www.frhsd.com/domain/30 The Board of Education
  45. https://archive.today/20130124075542/http://newstranscript.gmnews.com/news/2006/0920/Front_Page/054.html Down Memory Lane
  46. http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=CONOVSCO01 Scott Conover at databaseFootball.com
  47. https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/144255010/ "Freehold High's honor roll: Tim, Bruce, Danny"
  48. Staff. "Ex-Manalapan star DeJesus makes major league debut", News Transcript, September 10, 2013. Accessed May 12, 2024. "After being named the Kansas City Royals' 2002 Minor League Player of the Year, ex-Manalapan High School star David DeJesus was on the fast track to the major leagues."
  49. http://www.colts.com/sub.cfm?page=bio&player_id=426 Indianapolis Colts player profile: Dan Klecko - Defensive Tackle
  50. Celano, Clare Marie. "Freehold Hall of Fame inductees to be feted", News Transcript, March 3, 2010. Accessed January 6, 2017. "Screenwriter and author Craig Mazin, a native of Staten Island, N.Y., was 13 when he moved to Marlboro. He attended the Freehold Regional High School District's Medical Sciences Learning Center at Freehold High School, intending to go into the field of medicine. That did not happen, however. Mazin graduated from the high school in 1988."
  51. http://www.coxcharityclassic.com/headliner9.html Cox Classic Headliners
  52. https://archive.today/20080314061503/http://www.dailytargum.com/media/storage/paper168/news/2004/10/05/InsideBeat/Meet-Tom.Pelphrey-741931.shtml?norewrite200612050057&sourcedomain=www.dailytargum.com Meet Tom Pelphrey: Kristen Hamill chats with the Mason Gross graduate, who now can be seen on The Guiding Light
  53. Staff. "Friends to support Miss N.J. with concert at high school", Tri-Town Opinion, November 29, 2007. Accessed January 6, 2017. "Howell High School and the Drama Parents Organization will hold a special send-off concert to support and cheer their very own Miss New Jersey, Amy Polumbo, as she prepares to compete for the title of Miss America.... Polumbo, a 2003 graduate of the Freehold Regional High School District's Fine and Performing Arts Academy, remains closely involved with the students and staff at Howell High School – many of whom will travel to Las Vegas to cheer her on at the pageant in January, according to a press release."
  54. https://archive.today/20130103010609/http://newstranscript.gmnews.com/news/2006/0621/Front_Page/100.html Colts' Reid returns home with plan to help youths
  55. Staff. "Mike The Situation's high school yearbook photo", Life & Style (magazine), December 23, 2009, backed up by the Internet Archive as of January 26, 2010. Accessed April 25, 2021. "Mike, pictured as a high school sophomore in this yearbook photo obtained exclusively by Life & Style, attended Manalapan High School in New Jersey, graduating in 1999."
  56. https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/TheNote/story?id=151902 The Note: First Source for Political News
  57. Delancey, Karen Hammersdorfer. "Teen actor tells pupils why they need to study", Asbury Park Press, March 10, 2001. Accessed April 25, 2021, via Newspapers.com. "Actor Jade Yorker, a 15-year-old Manalapan High School sophomore, takes questions during a student assembly at the Lenna Conrow School in Long Branch."

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