Highlands School District Explained

Highlands School District
Superintendent:	Tara Beams
Businessadmin:	Christopher Mullins
Address:	360 Navesink Avenue
City:	Highlands
County:	Monmouth County
State:	New Jersey
Zipcode:	07732
Country:	United States
Grades:	PreK-6
Schools:	1
Enrollment:	169 (as of 2022–23)
Faculty:	22.1 FTEs
Ratio:	7.6:1
Free Label:	District Factor Group
Free Text:	CD

The Highlands School District is a community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through sixth grade in Highlands, in Monmouth County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

As of the 2022–23 school year, the district, comprised of one school, had an enrollment of 169 students and 22.1 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 7.6:1.^[5] In the 2016–17 school year, Highlands was tied for the 40th-smallest enrollment of any school district in the state, with 190 students.^[6]

The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "CD", the sixth-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.^[7]

For seventh through twelfth grades, public school students attend Henry Hudson Regional High School, a comprehensive six-year high school and regional public school district that serves students from both Atlantic Highlands and Highlands.^{[8] [9]} As of the 2022–23 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 296 students and 39.2 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 7.6:1.^[10]

In September 2023, voters in both Atlantic Highlands and Highlands approved a ballot measure that would consolidate the two K–6 districts with the Henry Hudson regional district to form a single K–12 district starting in the 2024–25 school year.^[11]

School

Highlands Elementary School had an enrollment of 170 students in the 2022–23 school year.^[12]

• William Jacoutot^[13]

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:^[14]

• Tara Beams, Tri-District Superintendent^[15]
• Christopher J. Mullins, business administrator and board secretary^[16]

The district has a shared Tri-District Superintendent of Schools for the Atlantic Highlands School District, the Highlands School District and the Henry Hudson Regional High School.^[17]

Board of education

The district's board of education, comprised of seven 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 either two or 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.^{[18] [19] [20]}

External links

• Highlands School District
  • Data for Highlands School District, National Center for Education Statistics
• Henry Hudson Regional High School
  • Data for Henry Hudson Regional High School, National Center for Education Statistics

Notes and References

1. https://www.straussesmay.com/seportal/Public/DistrictPolicy.aspx?policyid=0110&id=4c684e7cf64941d6a405b48896865644 Highlands Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification
2. https://www.visitmonmouth.com/page.aspx?Id=238 County School List H-K
3. https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/selectreport/2022-2023/25/2160 School Performance Reports for the Highlands School District
4. https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/school/districtid/2160 New Jersey School Directory for the Highlands School District
5. https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3407200&DistrictID=3407200 District information for Highlands Borough School District
6. Guion, Payton. "These 43 N.J. school districts have fewer than 200 students", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, September 2017. Accessed January 30, 2020. "Based on data from the state Department of Education from the last school year and the Census Bureau, NJ Advance Media made a list of the smallest of the small school districts in the state, excluding charter schools and specialty institutions.... 40. Highlands Borough (tie) Enrollment: 190; Grades: Pre-K-6; County: Monmouth; Town population: 5,005"
7. http://www.state.nj.us/education/finance/rda/dfg.shtml NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts
8. https://www.nj.gov/education/pr/1415/narrative/25/2120/000.html Henry Hudson Regional School District 2015 Report Card Narrative
9. http://hhrs.tridistrict.org/general_information/about_henry_hudson About Henry Hudson
10. https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3407050&ID=340705003844 School data for Henry Hudson Regional School
11. Jennings, Rob. "N.J. voters approve merging 3 school districts into 1", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, September 27, 2023. Accessed May 15, 2024. "The K-6 school districts in Highlands and Atlantic Highlands will be joining the Henry Hudson Regional School District, which already serves students from both municipalities, starting in July 2024."
12. https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3407200 School Data for the Highlands School District
13. http://hes.tridistrict.org/administration/daniel_layton Principal's Message
14. https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/district/county/monmouth New Jersey School Directory for Monmouth County
15. https://www.tridistrict.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=3733525&type=d&pREC_ID=2432521 Superintendent
16. https://hes.tridistrict.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=3763024&type=d&pREC_ID=2440907 Business Office
17. Silakowski, Ian. "AH Council Introduced to New Tri-District Superintendent", Atlantic Highlands Herald, March 2, 2014. Accessed October 13, 2014. "The first new order of business involved Atlantic Highlands Board of Education President Saranne Weimer introducing Susan Compton, the Tri-District Superintendent of Schools for Atlantic Highlands and Highlands Elementary, and Henry Hudson Regional School."
18. https://www.nj.gov/education/finance/fp/dwb/DistrictByTypeList2018.pdf New Jersey Boards of Education by District Election Types - 2018 School Election
19. https://www.nj.gov/education/finance/fp/acfr/search/23/2160.pdf#page=35 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report of the Highlands School District
20. https://hes.tridistrict.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=3763025&type=d&pREC_ID=2440922 Board of Education Members