Hillsborough Township School District Explained

Hillsborough Township School District
Superintendent:Michael Volpe
Businessadmin:Gerald Eckert
Address:379 South Branch Road
City:Hillsborough Township
County:Somerset County
State:New Jersey
Zipcode:08844
Country:United States
Grades:PreK-12
Schools:9
Enrollment:7,288 (as of 2020–21)
Faculty:596.6 FTEs
Ratio:12.2:1
Free Label:District Factor Group
Free Text:I

The Hillsborough Township School District is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade from Hillsborough Township in Somerset County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[1] Students from Millstone attend the district's schools, originally as part of a sending/receiving relationship; the New Jersey commissioner of education merged Millstone's non-operating school district with the Hillsborough Township School District, effective July 1, 2009.[2]

As of the 2020–21 school year, the district, comprising nine schools, had an enrollment of 7,288 students and 596.6 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.2:1.[3]

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

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2020–21 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[5]) are:[6] [7] [8] [9]

Elementary schools
Intermediate / middle schools
High school

Former and converted schools

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:[25] [26]

Aiman Mahmoud, the district's business administrator and board secretary, resigned in December 2021. In the following days, Superintendent Lisa Antunes announced that she would be taking a leave of absence. The county prosecutor stated that an investigation into the district's finances would be undertaken in conjunction with the Hillsborough Township police.[29] Mahmoud would be replaced by Gerald Eckert, the district's Assistant Business Administrator / Board Secretary from January 2008 to August 2014. After that, he was the Business Administrator / Board Secretary in Randolph Township Schools until he returned to Hillsborough.[28] Antunes would eventually resign as superintendent in April 2022 during her leave of absence.[30] She had been the superintendent since May 2020 after previously serving as acting superintendent from October 2019 to May 2020 after the abrupt retirement of previous superintendent Jorden Schiff.[31] [32] After Antunes began her leave of absence and after she resigned, Assistant Superintendent Kim Feltre would serve as acting superintendent. In August 2022, Daniel Fishbein was hired to serve as interim superintendent. Michael Volpe would become the permanent superintendent in January 2023.[33] [27] [34]

Board of education

The district's board of education, composed 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 2013) 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.[35] [36] [37]

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://www.htps.us/common/pages/DisplayFile.aspx?itemId=1974229 Hillsborough Township Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification
  2. https://www.nj.gov/education/counties/Non-ops/Millstone.pdf June 30, 2009 Letter from Lucille Davy to Millstone School District Board President Merging Millstone with Hillsborough
  3. https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3407230&DistrictID=3407230 District information for Hillsborough Township Public 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. https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3407230 School Data for the Hillsborough Township School District
  6. https://www.htps.us/dist_info/district_contacts/schools_contacts Schools Contacts
  7. https://www.co.somerset.nj.us/home/showpublisheddocument/52025/638309014197200000#page=22 Public Schools Directory 2023–2024
  8. https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/selectreport/2022-2023/35/2170 School Performance Reports for the Hillsborough Township Public School District
  9. https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/school/districtid/2170 New Jersey School Directory for the Hillsborough Township School District
  10. https://ams.htps.us/ Amsterdam Elementary School
  11. Web site: Cheryl . Makin . Meet the new principal at Hillsborough High School . . . August 1, 2022 . December 19, 2022.
  12. https://hes.htps.us/ Hillsborough Elementary School
  13. https://sme.htps.us/ Sunnymead Elementary School
  14. https://tri.htps.us/ Triangle Elementary School
  15. Web site: Geoff . Dempsey . New Principal At Hillsborough's Triangle Elementary . Hillsborough, NJ Patch . June 13, 2019 . July 20, 2019.
  16. https://wfe.htps.us/ Woodfern Elementary School
  17. https://wre.htps.us/ Woods Road Elementary School
  18. Web site: Cheryl . Makin . Meet Hillsborough High School's new principal . . . June 29, 2021 . July 20, 2021.
  19. https://ars.htps.us/ Auten Road Intermediate School
  20. https://hms.htps.us/ Hillsborough Middle School
  21. https://hhs.htps.us/ Hillsborough High School
  22. http://www.centraljersey.com/news/hillsborough_beacon/hillsborough-amsterdam-school-celebrates-years/article_73ba1d36-7446-11e5-a452-eb72c93f0086.html Amsterdam School celebrates 25 years
  23. Gillette, Gregory. Schools - The View from Hillsborough MyCentralJersey.com Blogs. Accessed July 28, 2019
  24. Web site: Liberty School . Gillette . Gregory . Jun 1, 2017 . Gillette On Hillsborough . . Nov 24, 2019 .
  25. https://www.htps.us/dist_info/district_contacts/administrative_contacts Administrative Contacts
  26. https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/district/county/somerset New Jersey School Directory for Somerset County
  27. Web site: Alexis . Tarrazi . New Superintendent Appointed To Lead Hillsborough Schools . . November 2, 2022 . December 19, 2022.
  28. Web site: Rod . Hirsch . Eckert Returns to Hillsborough Schools as New Business Administrator . . January 25, 2022 . December 19, 2022.
  29. Hirsch, Rod. "Hillsborough School Board Acknowledges Criminal Probe into Finances", TAP into Hillsborough, December 24, 2021. Accessed January 3, 2022. "Five days after the abrupt resignation of Business Administrator/Board Secretary Aiman Mahmoud, the Hillsborough School Board sent a message to parents and the school community early Friday morning acknowledging an ongoing audit of the office and an investigation by the Somerset County Prosecutor's Office and Hillsborough Police.... The letter does not reference the temporary leave of absence of Schools Supt. Dr. Lisa Antunes, announced Wednesday, or the status of a second employee who works in the Central School District office, who was put on a leave of absence by the school board Monday night. The Somerset County Prosecutor Wednesday confirmed a joint investigation with township police into the finances of the Hillsborough Public Schools following Mahmoud's resignation, which was recommended by Antunes."
  30. Web site: Hillsborough Superintendent Resigns, School Finances Probe Continues . . April 26, 2022 . December 19, 2022.
  31. Web site: Alexis . Tarrazi . Dr. Antunes Named Hillsborough's New Superintendent of Schools . . May 13, 2020 . May 15, 2020.
  32. Web site: Alexis . Tarrazi . Hillsborough Superintendent Dr. Jorden Schiff Abruptly Retires . . September 17, 2019 . December 19, 2022.
  33. Web site: Alexis . Tarrazi . New Interim Superintendent Hired To Head Hillsborough Schools . . August 24, 2022 . December 19, 2022.
  34. Web site: New Hillsborough Schools Superintendent Expects to Begin Work Jan. 23 . Hillsborough TapInto . January 2, 2023 . September 5, 2023.
  35. https://www.nj.gov/education/finance/fp/dwb/DistrictByTypeList2018.pdf New Jersey Boards of Education by District Election Types - 2018 School Election
  36. https://www.nj.gov/education/finance/fp/acfr/search/23/2170.pdf#page=38 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report of the Hillsborough Township School District
  37. https://www.htps.us/board_of_education/board_information About the Board of Education

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