Island Heights School District Explained
The Island Heights School District is a community public school district that serves students in kindergarten through sixth grade from Island Heights in Ocean 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 133 students and 13.3 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.0:1.[4] In the 2016–17 school year, Island Heights had the 14th-smallest enrollment of any school district in the state, with 126 students.[5]
The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "GH", the third-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]
Public school students in seventh through twelfth grades attend the schools of the Central Regional School District, which also serves students from the municipalities of Berkeley Township, Ocean Gate, Seaside Heights and Seaside Park.[7] [8] As of the 2022–23 school year, the high school district, comprised of two schools, had an enrollment of 2,344 students and 190.2 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.3:1.[9] Schools in the district (with 2022–23 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[10]) are Central Regional Middle School[11] with 769 students in grades 7 - 8 and Central Regional High School[12] with 1,483 students in grades 9 - 12.[13] [14] The district's board of education has nine members, who are directly elected by the residents of the constituent municipalities to three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with three seats up for election each year.[15] Island Heights is allocated one of the board's nine seats.[16]
Awards and recognition
Island Heights Elementary School was one of nine schools in New Jersey honored in 2020 by the National Blue Ribbon Schools Program, which recognizes high student achievement.[17] [18]
Schools
- Island Heights Elementary School had an enrollment of 131 students as of the 2022–23 school year.[19]
- Lisa A. Royer, principal[20]
Administration
Core members of the district's administration are:[21] [22]
- Timothy J. Rehm, superintendent[23]
- Frank Frazee, business administrator
- Lillian Brendel, board secretary
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.[24] [25] [26]
External links
Notes and References
- https://www.co.ocean.nj.us//WebContentFiles//d45de12b-013b-4f0e-9862-ba1738325d1e.pdf#page=29 Public Schools Directory 2023-2024; Living & Learning in Ocean County
- https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/selectreport/2022-2023/29/2350 School Performance Reports for the Island Heights School District
- https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/school/districtid/2350 New Jersey School Directory for the Island Heights School District
- https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3407710&DistrictID=3407710 District information for Island Heights School District
- 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.... 14. Island Heights Borough Enrollment: 126 Grades: K-6 County: Ocean"
- http://www.state.nj.us/education/finance/rda/dfg.shtml NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts
- https://www.straussesmay.com/seportal/Public/DistrictPolicy.aspx?policyid=0110&id=1d83281cc62644ee87d88976c9147e84 Central Regional Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification
- https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/1516/29/0770/000.html Central Regional School District 2016 School Report Card Narrative
- https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3402910&DistrictID=3402910 District information for Central Regional School District
- https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3402910 School Data for the Central Regional School District
- https://www.wearecrsd.com/o/crms Central Regional Middle School
- https://www.wearecrsd.com/o/crhs Central Regional High School
- https://www.centralreg.k12.nj.us/our-schools Our Schools
- https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/school/districtid/0770 New Jersey School Directory for the Central Regional School District
- https://www.nj.gov/education/finance/fp/acfr/search/23/0770.pdf#page=59 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report for the Central Regional School District
- https://www.wearecrsd.com/page/about-board-of-education Board of Education
- https://nationalblueribbonschools.ed.gov/awardwinners/reports/2020/all_2020_national_blue_ribbon_schools.pdf#page=23 2020 National Blue Ribbon Schools All Public and Non-Public Schools
- Clark, Adam. "9 N.J. schools just won a huge national honor", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, September 24, 2020. Accessed September 27, 2020. "Nine New Jersey public schools have been awarded the national Blue Ribbon designation, one of the highest honors in education. The schools were recognized Thursday by the U.S. Department of Education for high student achievement."
- https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3407710 School Data for the Island Heights School District
- https://www.islandheights.k12.nj.us/ihsd/Our%20District/Principal/ Principal
- http://www.islandheights.k12.nj.us/ihsd/Staff/ Staff
- https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/district/county/ocean New Jersey School Directory for Ocean County
- https://www.islandheights.k12.nj.us/ihsd/Our%20District/Superintendent/ Superintendent
- 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/23/2350.pdf#page=42 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report of the Island Heights School District
- http://www.islandheights.k12.nj.us/ihsd/Our%20District/Board%20of%20Education/ Board of Education
