Neptune Township Schools Explained
The Neptune Township School District (NTSD) or Neptune Township Schools are a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade from Neptune Township, in Monmouth County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[1] The district is one of 31 former Abbott districts statewide that were established pursuant to the decision by the New Jersey Supreme Court in Abbott v. Burke[2] which are now referred to as "SDA Districts" based on the requirement for the state to cover all costs for school building and renovation projects in these districts under the supervision of the New Jersey Schools Development Authority.[3] [4]
As of the 2018–19 school year, the district, comprising eight schools, had an enrollment of 4,063 students and 372.0 classroom teachers (on a full-time equivalent basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.9:1.[5]
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.[6]
History
Previously the school district did segregation of students by race. In 1948 however the elementary school and its teaching staff were racially integrated.[7]
Schools
Schools in the district (with 2018–19 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[8]) are:[9] [10] [11]
- Pre-school
- Early Childhood Center[12] (228 students; in grade PreK)
- Elementary schools
- Gables School[13] (269; PreK-5)
- Joshua Loveland, principal
- Green Grove School[14] (350; PreK-5)
- Midtown Community School[15] (379; K-5)
- Shark River Hills School[16] (264; PreK-5)
- Janelle D. Opoku, principal
- Summerfield School[17] (465; PreK-5)
- Jerard Terrell, principal
- Middle school
- Neptune Middle School[18] (721; 6-8)
- High school (9-12)
Administration
Core members of the district's administration are:[20] [21]
- Tami Crader, superintendent of schools
- Peter J. Leonard, business administrator and board secretary[22]
Former superintendent of schools David A. Mooij[23] died on June 21, 2015, just ten days prior to his announced retirement.[24]
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 as part of the April school 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.[25] [26] [27] As one of the 13 districts statewide with school elections in April, voters also decide on passage of the annual school budget.[28]
External links
Notes and References
- https://ezds.neptune.k12.nj.us/docushare/dsweb/Get/Document-165/0110.PDF Neptune Township Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification
- https://www.njsda.gov/About/WhatWeDo#History What We Do: History
- https://www.njsda.gov/About/WhatWeDo What We Do
- https://www.njsda.gov/Content/FactSheets/31_SDA_Districts.pdf SDA Districts
- https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3411160&DistrictID=3411160 District information for Neptune Township School District
- http://www.state.nj.us/education/finance/rda/dfg.shtml NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts
- Jensen. Noma. A Survey of Segregation Practices in the New Jersey School System. The Journal of Negro Education. Winter 1948. 17. 1. 84–88. Journal of Negro Education. 2966093. - Cited: p. 87.
- https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3411160 School Data for the Neptune Township Schools
- https://www.visitmonmouth.com/page.aspx?Id=240 County School List N-R
- https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/selectreport/2022-2023/25/3510 School Performance Reports for the Neptune Township Schools
- https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/school/districtid/3510 New Jersey School Directory for the Neptune Township Schools
- https://ecc.neptune.k12.nj.us/ Early Childhood Center
- https://gs.neptune.k12.nj.us/ Gables School
- https://ggs.neptune.k12.nj.us/ Green Grove School
- https://mcs.neptune.k12.nj.us/ Midtown Community School
- https://srh.neptune.k12.nj.us/ Shark River Hills School
- https://ses.neptune.k12.nj.us/ Summerfield School
- https://ms.neptune.k12.nj.us/ Neptune Middle School
- https://hs.neptune.k12.nj.us/ Neptune High School
- https://www.neptune.k12.nj.us/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=369168&type=d Administration
- https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/district/county/monmouth New Jersey School Directory for Monmouth County
- http://www.neptune.k12.nj.us/Page/9 Business Administrator
- http://www.neptune.k12.nj.us/domain/364 Administration
- http://www.neptune.k12.nj.us/site/default.aspx?PageID=1 Home Page: In Memoriam
- 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/23/3510.pdf#page=9 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report for the Neptune Township School District
- https://www.neptune.k12.nj.us/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=358332&type=d&hideMenu=1 Board Members
- Mazzola, Jessica. "13 N.J school districts held elections Tuesday and - surprise! - hardly anyone voted. See how bad it was", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, April 18, 2018, updated May 14, 2019. Accessed February 17, 2020. "The rest of their 530 counterparts across the state have switched to November elections – most made the change immediately after a 2012 law allowing school district votes to move from April to the fall, held in tandem with the general election. But voters in 13 New Jersey towns went to the polls Tuesday to cast votes for their local boards of education, and in most cases, on whether or not to pass the district budgets."
