Oceanport School District Explained
The Oceanport School District is a community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade from Oceanport, in Monmouth County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[1] The district also includes students from Sea Bright, a non-operating district that was subject to a mandatory merger with Oceanport in 2009.[2] [3]
As of the 2021–22 school year, the district, comprised of two schools, had an enrollment of 562 students and 65.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 8.7:1.[4]
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.[5]
For ninth through twelfth grades, public school students attend Shore Regional High School, a regional high school that also serves students from the constituent districts of Monmouth Beach, Sea Bright and West Long Branch.[6] [7] The high school is located in West Long Branch and is part of the Shore Regional High School District. As of the 2021–22 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 613 students and 55.7 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.0:1.[8]
Awards and recognition
During the 2009–10 school year, Maple Place Middle School was awarded the National Blue Ribbon School Award of Excellence by the United States Department of Education, the highest award an American school can receive.[9]
Schools
Schools in the district (with 2021–22 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[10]) are:[11] [12] [13] [14]
- Wolf Hill Elementary School[15] with 310 students in pre-Kindergarten through 4th grade
- Mark Maglione, principal[16]
- Maple Place Middle School[17] with 248 students in grades 5–8
- Melissa Keiser, principal[18]
Administration
Core members of the district's administration are:[19]
- Karen Barry, superintendent[20]
- Kenneth Londregan, business administrator and board secretary[21]
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.[22] [23] [24]
External links
Notes and References
- https://www.straussesmay.com/seportal/Public/DistrictPolicy.aspx?policyid=0110&id=626ee27c806a4c9db6695b33d7b024bc Oceanport Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification
- http://www.state.nj.us/education/counties/Non-ops/SeaBright.pdf Letter to Sea Bright Borough School District
- https://www.seabrightnj.org/sbnj/_zumu_user_doc_cache/2020_Feasibility_Study.pdf An Open Letter to our Residents
- https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3412120&DistrictID=3412120 District information for Oceanport School District
- http://www.state.nj.us/education/finance/rda/dfg.shtml NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts
- http://www.nj.gov/education/pr/1415/narrative/25/4760/000.html Shore Regional High School District 2015 Report Card Narrative
- Walter, Kenny. "SRHS $15.7M budget calls for flat tax levy; School taxes decrease for three of four sending towns", The Hub, April 4, 2013. Accessed May 21, 2020. "Three of the four sending districts that comprise the Shore Regional High School District — Oceanport, Monmouth Beach and West Long Branch — will pay less in taxes for the 2013-14 school year. Taxes will increase, however, for property owners in Sea Bright, which will pay a higher percentage of the regional school budget."
- https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3414940&ID=341494004100 School data for Shore Regional High School
- http://www.ed.gov/programs/nclbbrs/2009/national.pdf 2009 Blue Ribbon Schools: All Public and Private Schools
- https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3412120 School data for the Oceanport School District
- https://www.oceanportschools.org/page/directions-to-our-buildings Directions to Our Buildings
- https://www.visitmonmouth.com/page.aspx?Id=240 County School List N-R
- https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/selectreport/2022-2023/25/3830 School Performance Reports for the Oceanport School District
- https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/school/districtid/3830 New Jersey School Directory for the Oceanport School District
- https://www.oceanportschools.org/o/whes Wolf Hill Elementary School
- https://www.oceanportschools.org/o/whes/page/wolf-hill-principal Administration
- https://www.oceanportschools.org/o/mpms Maple Place Middle School
- https://www.oceanportschools.org/o/mpms/page/maple-place-principal Principal
- https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/district/county/monmouth New Jersey School Directory for Monmouth County
- https://secure.smore.com/n/vkyaw "April 2024 Update From the Office of the Superintendent", Oceanport School District. Accessed May 29, 2024. "Dr. Karen Barry will begin in the Oceanport School District on May 20th. Please take a moment to read Dr. Barry's introductory letter."
- https://www.oceanportschools.org/page/business-administrator Business Administrator
- 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/23/3830.pdf#page=61 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report of the Oceanport School District
- https://www.oceanportschools.org/page/board-members Board of Education Members
