Haddon Township School District Explained
The Haddon Township School District is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade from Haddon Township, in Camden County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[1]
As of the 2018–19 school year, the district, comprised of seven schools, had an enrollment of 2,060 students and 165.9 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.4:1.[2]
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.[3]
A lobbying effort by students at Strawbridge Elementary school led John A. Rocco and Thomas J. Shusted to introduce a bill to name the hadrosaurus foulkii as the official state dinosaur; the legislation was signed into law by Governor James Florio with students from the school in attendance at the signing ceremony.[4]
Schools
Schools in the district (with 2018–19 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[5]) are:[6] [7]
- Elementary schools
- Thomas A. Edison Elementary School[8] (152 students; in grades PreK-5), Anthony Fitzpatrick, principal
- Clyde S. Jennings Elementary School[9] (113; K-5), Charles A. Warfield, principal
- Stoy Elementary School[10] (168; PreK-5), Charles Warfield, principal
- Strawbridge Elementary School[11] (196; K-5), Anthony Fitzpatrick, principal
- Van Sciver Elementary School[12] (319; PreK-5), Don Pullano, principal
- Middle school
- William G. Rohrer Middle School[13] (465; 6-8), Patricia A. Schwab, principal
- High school
Administration
Robert J. Fisicaro is the superintendent.[15] Jennifer Gauld is the Business Administrator / Board Secretary[16] [17] [18]
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.[19] [20] [21]
External links
Notes and References
- https://www.haddontwpschools.com/cms/lib/NJ02202498/Centricity/Domain/10/0110%20IDENTIFICATION%20revised.pdf Haddon Township Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification
- https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3406360&DistrictID=3406360 District information for Haddon Township School District
- http://www.state.nj.us/education/finance/rda/dfg.shtml NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts
- Tulini, Bob. "Extinction With Distinction Hadrosaurus' Evolution As The State Dinosaur Can Be Traced To A Fourth-grade Classroom In Westmont.", The Philadelphia Inquirer, June 14, 1991, backed up by the Internet Archive as of September 23, 2015. Accessed October 25, 2016. "They wrote to Gov. Florio shortly after he became governor last year and they urged Shusted and Rocco to reintroduce the bill. It was. The Assembly passed it in January and the Senate passed it last month. Yesterday, 95 of the fourth- to seventh-grade students attended the bill-signing ceremony in the rotunda at the Statehouse and heard Florio make the official announcement."
- https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3406360 School Data for the Haddon Township School District
- https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/selectreport/2022-2023/07/1890 School Performance Reports for the Haddon Township School District
- https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/school/districtid/1890 New Jersey School Directory for the Haddon Township School District
- https://www.haddontwpschools.com/Page/193 Thomas A. Edison Elementary School
- https://www.haddontwpschools.com/Page/89 Clyde S. Jennings Elementary School
- https://www.haddontwpschools.com/Page/169 Stoy Elementary School
- https://www.haddontwpschools.com/Page/130 Strawbridge Elementary School
- https://www.haddontwpschools.com/Page/338 Van Sciver Elementary School
- https://www.haddontwpschools.com/Page/217 William G. Rohrer Middle School
- https://www.haddontwpschools.com/Page/254 Haddon Township High School
- https://www.haddontwpschools.com/domain/18 Superintendent
- https://www.haddontwpschools.com/domain/21 Business and Finance
- http://haddontwpschools.com/modules/cms/pages.phtml?pageid=291875 Board of Education
- https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/district/county/camden New Jersey School Directory for Camden County
- 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/23/1890.pdf#page=39 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report of the Haddon Township School District
- https://www.haddontwpschools.com/domain/10 Board of Education Members
