Piscataway Township Schools Explained

Piscataway Township Schools
Superintendent:	Frank Ranelli
Businessadmin:	David Oliveira
Address:	1515 Stelton Road
City:	Piscataway
County:	Middlesex County
State:	New Jersey
Zipcode:	08854
Country:	United States
Coordinates:	40.5392°N -74.4715°W
Grades:	PreK to 12
Schools:	10
Enrollment:	7,161 (as of 2018–19)
Faculty:	530.1 FTEs
Ratio:	13.5:1
Free Label:	District Factor Group
Free Text:	GH

The Piscataway Township Schools is a community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade from Piscataway, in Middlesex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.^[1] In addition to its high school, there are four schools for K-3, two intermediate schools serving grades 4-5 and three middle schools for students in grades 6-8.^{[2] [3]}

As of the 2018–19 school year, the district, comprised of 10 schools, had an enrollment of 7,161 students and 530.1 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.5:1.^[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]

Awards and recognition

For the 1999-2000 school year, Conackamack Middle School received the National Blue Ribbon Award of Excellence from the United States Department of Education, the highest honor that an American school can achieve.^[6]

The district was selected as one of the top "100 Best Communities for Music Education in America 2005" by the American Music Conference.^[7]

The NAMM Foundation named the district in its 2009 survey of the "Best Communities for Music Education", which included 124 school districts nationwide.^[8]

Piscataway High School was recognized by Governor Jim McGreevey in 2003 as one of 25 schools selected statewide for the First Annual Governor's School of Excellence award.^[9]

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2018–19 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics^[10]) are:^{[11] [12] [13]}

Elementary schools

• Dwight D. Eisenhower Elementary School^[14] (506 students; in grades K-3)
  • Laura Heimlich, principal
• Grandview Elementary School^[15] (789; PreK-3)
  • William F. Baskerville Jr., principal
• Knollwood Elementary School^[16] (505; K-3)
  • Lisa Parker, principal
• Randolphville Elementary School^[17] (469; K-3)
  • Avi Slivko, principal

Intermediate schools

• Arbor Intermediate School^[18] (585; 4-5)
  • Heather O’Donnell, acting principal
• Martin Luther King Intermediate School^[19] (4-5)
  • C. Alex Gray, principal

Middle schools

• Conackamack Middle School^[20] (472; 6-8)
  • Donna DeAngelis White, principal
• Quibbletown Middle School^[21] (485; 6-8)
  • William Gonzalez, principal
• Theodore Schor Middle School^[22] (576; 6-8)
  • Richard A. Hueston, principal

High school

• Piscataway High School^[23] (2,267; 9-12)
  • Christopher Baldassano, principal

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:^{[24] [25]}

• Frank Ranelli, superintendent
• David Oliveira, business administrator and 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.^{[26] [27] [28]}

See also

• New Jersey v. T. L. O.
• Piscataway School Board v. Taxman

External links

• Piscataway Township Schools
  • School Data for the Piscataway Township Schools, National Center for Education Statistics

Notes and References

1. http://www.piscatawayschools.org/UserFiles/Servers/Server_804050/File/Board%20and%20Admin/2019-2020/Piscataway%200000%20Bylaws.pdf Piscataway Board of Education District Bylaw 0110 - Identification
2. http://www.piscatawayschools.org/district_ Piscataway Township and Its Public Schools
3. http://www.middlesexcountynj.gov/Government/Departments/BDE/Documents/Public%20School%20Directory%202017-18%20Final.pdf#page=31 Public School Directory 2017-2018
4. https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3413050&DistrictID=3413050 District information for Piscataway Township School District
5. http://www.state.nj.us/education/finance/rda/dfg.shtml NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts
6. https://www2.ed.gov/programs/nclbbrs/list-1982.pdf Blue Ribbon Schools Program: Schools Recognized 1982-1983 through 1999-2002 (PDF)
7. https://web.archive.org/web/20060105161039/http://www.yamaha.com/yamahavgn/CDA/ContentDetail/PressReleaseDetail/0,,CNTID%253D37941%2526CTID%253D560402%2526CNTYP%253DNEWS,00.html Best 100 (101!) Communities for Music Education in America, 2005
8. http://www.namm.org/news/press-releases/nationwide-survey-finds-best-communities-music-edu "Nationwide Survey Finds the 'Best Communities for Music Education' in U.S."
9. http://www.state.nj.us/cgi-bin/governor/njnewsline/view_article_archives.pl?id=1505 McGreevey Celebrates Schools that are "Getting it Right": Schools of Excellence Winners Demonstrate Effectiveness of Governor's Education Priorities
10. https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3413050 School Data for the Piscataway Township Schools
11. http://www.piscatawayschools.org/schools Schools
12. https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/selectreport/2022-2023/23/4130 School Performance Reports for the Piscataway Township School District
13. https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/school/districtid/4130 New Jersey School Directory for the Piscataway Township Schools
14. http://www.piscatawayschools.org/schools/eisenhower_elementary_school/ Dwight D. Eisenhower Elementary School
15. http://www.piscatawayschools.org/schools/grandview_elementary_school/ Grandview Elementary School
16. http://www.piscatawayschools.org/schools/knollwood_elementary_school/ Knollwood Elementary School
17. http://www.piscatawayschools.org/schools/randolphville_elementary_school/ Randolphville Elementary School
18. https://arbor.piscatawayschools.org/ Arbor Intermediate School
19. http://www.piscatawayschools.org/schools/m__l__king_intermediate_school/ Martin Luther King Intermediate School
20. http://www.piscatawayschools.org/schools/conackamack_middle_school/ Conackamack Middle School
21. http://www.piscatawayschools.org/schools/quibbletown_middle_school/ Quibbletown Middle School
22. http://www.piscatawayschools.org/schools/t__schor_middle_school/ Theodore Schor Middle School
23. http://www.piscatawayschools.org/schools/piscataway_high_school/ Piscataway High School
24. http://www.piscatawayschools.org/board___administration/district_administration District Administration
25. https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/district/county/middlesex New Jersey School Directory for Middlesex County
26. https://www.nj.gov/education/finance/fp/dwb/DistrictByTypeList2018.pdf New Jersey Boards of Education by District Election Types - 2018 School Election
27. https://www.nj.gov/education/finance/fp/acfr/search/23/4130.pdf#page=11 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report for the Piscataway Township Schools
28. http://www.piscatawayschools.org/board___administration/about_the_board Board of Education Members