Holland Township School District Explained

Holland Township School District
Superintendent:Stephanie Snyder
Businessadmin:M. Brian McCarthy
Address:714 Milford-Warren Glen Road
City:Milford
County:Hunterdon County
State:New Jersey
Zipcode:08848
Country:United States
Coordinates:40.6002°N -75.1169°W
Grades:PreK-8
Schools:1
Enrollment:505 (as of 2022–23)
Faculty:59.5 FTEs
Ratio:8.5:1
Free Label:District Factor Group
Free Text:FG

The Holland Township School District is a community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade from Holland Township, in Hunterdon County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[1] [2] [3] [4]

As of the 2022–23 school year, the district, comprising one school, had an enrollment of 505 students and 59.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 8.5:1.[5]

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.[6]

Students in public school for ninth through twelfth grades attend Delaware Valley Regional High School, together with students from Alexandria Township, Frenchtown, Kingwood Township and Milford.[7] [8] [9] [10] As of the 2018–19 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 721 students and 68.4 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.5:1.[11]

Awards and recognition

For the 1995-96 school year, Holland Township School was named a "Star School" by the New Jersey Department of Education, the highest honor that a New Jersey school can achieve.[12]

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2018–19 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[13]) are:

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:[14] [15]

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.[16] [17] [18]

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://www.straussesmay.com/seportal/Public/DistrictPolicy.aspx?policyid=0110&id=076c46456c8d4dbd9769c6d7cd99dce3 Holland Township Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification
  2. https://www.co.hunterdon.nj.us/DocumentCenter/View/13295/2023-2024-Public-School-Directory-PDF#page=31 2023-2024 Public School Directory
  3. https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/selectreport/2022-2023/19/2220 School Performance Reports for the Holland Township School District
  4. https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/school/districtid/2220 New Jersey School Directory for the Holland Township School District
  5. https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3407380&DistrictID=3407380 District information for Holland Township 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. https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/1516/19/1050/000.html Delaware Valley Regional School District 2016 Report Card Narrative
  8. http://www.dvrhs.org/domain/711 About Us
  9. https://www.nj.gov/education/finance/fp/cafr/search/12/1050.pdf Annual Comprehensive Financial Report
  10. http://www.co.hunterdon.nj.us/schools/districts.htm Chief School Administrators/Sending Districts
  11. https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3403750&ID=340375002978 School data for Delaware Valley Regional High School
  12. https://web.archive.org/web/20061218232735/http://www.state.nj.us/cgi-bin/education/ss/ss3.pl?string=id%3D027&maxhits=10000 Star School Award recipient detail
  13. https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3407380 School Data for the Holland Township School District
  14. https://www.hollandschool.org/domain/73 Administration
  15. https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/district/county/hunterdon New Jersey School Directory for Hunterdon County
  16. https://www.nj.gov/education/finance/fp/dwb/DistrictByTypeList2018.pdf New Jersey Boards of Education by District Election Types - 2018 School Election
  17. https://www.nj.gov/education/finance/fp/acfr/search/23/2220.pdf#page=40 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report of the Holland Township School District
  18. https://www.hollandschool.org/Page/66 Board of Education Members