Gibbsboro School District Explained

Gibbsboro School District
Superintendent:Jack Marcellus
Businessadmin:Frank Domin
Address:37 Kirkwood Road
City:Gibbsboro
County:Camden County
State:New Jersey
Zipcode:08026
Country:United States
Coordinates:39.8375°N -74.9681°W
Grades:PreK - 8
Schools:1
Enrollment:281 (as of 2022–23)
Faculty:32.5 FTEs
Ratio:8.7:1
Free Label:District Factor Group
Free Text:FG
Website:District website

The Gibbsboro School District is a community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade from Gibbsboro, in Camden County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[1] [2] [3]

As of the 2022–23 school year, the district, comprised of one school, had an enrollment of 281 students and 32.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 8.7:1.[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]

Public school students in ninth through twelfth grades attend Eastern Regional High School, part of the Eastern Camden County Regional High School District, a limited-purpose, public regional school district that also serves students from the constituent communities of Berlin Borough and Voorhees Township.[6] As of the 2018–19 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 1,955 students and 140.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 14.0:1.[7]

Awards and recognition

The New Jersey Alliance for Social, Emotional and Character Development (NJASECD) recognized the Gibbsboro School as 2013 New Jersey School of Character (NJSOC), one of 11 schools in the state to earn the honor.[8] The school was recognized as a National School of Character Finalist in March 2014.

School

The Gibbsboro Public School served a total of 275 students in the 2018–19 school year.[9]

Administration

Core members of the school'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.[12] [13] [14]

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://www.straussesmay.com/seportal/Public/DistrictPolicy.aspx?policyid=0110&id=2dcb5f0207fa43d288ad02e403552e6d Gibbsboro Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification
  2. https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/school/districtid/1720 New Jersey School Directory for the Gibbsboro School District
  3. https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/selectreport/2022-2023/07/1720 School Performance Reports for the Gibbsboro Elementary School District
  4. https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3405850&DistrictID=3405850 District information for Gibbsboro Elementary 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://rc.doe.state.nj.us/1516/07/1255/050.html Eastern Regional High School 2016 Report Card Narrative
  7. https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3404380&ID=340438001488 School data for Eastern Regional High School
  8. Linehan, Robert. "Gibbsboro school named a State School of Character.", TheNJWire.com, September 16, 2013. Accessed December 7, 2014. "The students and parents of the Gibbsboro Elementary School had a special visitor on the first day of school last week, as Senator Jim Beach bestowed a resolution to principal Brett Thorp recognizing the Gibbsboro School as State School of Character.... Gibbsboro School is just one of 11 state schools of character in New Jersey."
  9. https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3405850 School Data for the Gibbsboro Public School
  10. https://www.gibbsboroschool.org/domain/3 Superintendent / Principal
  11. https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/district/county/camden New Jersey School Directory for Camden County
  12. https://www.nj.gov/education/finance/fp/dwb/DistrictByTypeList2018.pdf New Jersey Boards of Education by District Election Types - 2018 School Election
  13. https://www.nj.gov/education/finance/fp/acfr/search/23/1720.pdf#page=63 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report of the Gibbsboro School District
  14. https://www.gibbsboroschool.org/domain/11 Board Members