Pitman School District Explained
The Pitman School District is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade from Pitman, in Gloucester County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[1]
As of the 2021–22 school year, the district, comprising five schools, had an enrollment of 1,134 students and 118.8 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 9.5:1.[2]
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.[3]
Reconfiguration
Due to a loss of state aid the Board of Education announced in April 2023 a reconfiguration plan for the school district. Beginning with the 2023–2024 school year the Pitman Schools will be organized so that Memorial School serves grades PreK-1, Pitman Elementary School (housed at the former Pitman Middle School) will cover grades 2-6 and Pitman Junior/Senior High School will house students in grades 7–12.:[4]
The students of W. C. K. Walls Elementary School and Elwood Kindle Elementary School voted on the new name for their school and selected Pitman Elementary School. This name must still be approved by the Board of Education.[5]
Schools
Schools in the district (with 2021–22 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[6]) are:[7] [8] [9] [10]
- Elementary schools
- Elwood Kindle Elementary School[11] with 174 students in grades K-5
- Karolyn Mason, principal[12]
- Memorial Elementary School[13] with 196 students in grades PreK-5
- Kiersten Sager Miller, principal[14]
- W. C. K. Walls Elementary School[15] with 174 students in grades PreK-5
- Chris Morris, principal[16]
- Pitman Middle School[17] with 256 students in grades 6-8
- Kristen Stewart, principal[18]
- High school
Administration
Core members of the district's administration are:[21] [22]
- Steven Crispin, interim superintendent
- Carisa Rose, business administrator and board secretary
Board of education
The district's board of education, composed 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 either two or 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.[23] [24] [25]
External links
Notes and References
- https://www.straussesmay.com/seportal/Public/DistrictPolicy.aspx?policyid=0110&id=020dfc2ff84246f8b58903b6dfa0c3f4 Pitman Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification
- https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3413080&DistrictID=3413080 District information for Pitman Boro School District
- http://www.state.nj.us/education/finance/rda/dfg.shtml NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts
- https://www.pitman.k12.nj.us/ Home page
- DeLucia, Matt. "NJ students cast votes on primary day to choose school's new name", WCAU, June 7, 2023. Accessed June 7, 2023.
- https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3413080 School Data for the Pitman School District
- https://www.pitman.k12.nj.us/domain/1151 Schools
- https://www.gloucestercountynj.gov/DocumentCenter/View/12267/GCPSD-revisions-for-2023-2024 2023-24 Gloucester County Office of Education Public School Directory
- https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/selectreport/2022-2023/15/4140 School Performance Reports for the Pitman Boro School District
- https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/school/districtid/4140 New Jersey School Directory for the Pitman School District
- https://www.pitman.k12.nj.us/Domain/12 Elwood Kindle Elementary School
- https://www.pitman.k12.nj.us/domain/100 Administration
- https://www.pitman.k12.nj.us/Domain/10 Memorial Elementary School
- https://www.pitman.k12.nj.us/domain/74 Administration
- https://www.pitman.k12.nj.us/Domain/11 W. C. K. Walls Elementary School
- https://www.pitman.k12.nj.us/domain/89 Administration
- https://www.pitman.k12.nj.us/Domain/9 Pitman Middle School
- https://www.pitman.k12.nj.us/domain/60 Administration
- https://www.pitman.k12.nj.us/Domain/8 Pitman High School
- https://www.pitman.k12.nj.us/domain/38 Administration
- https://www.pitman.k12.nj.us/domain/133 Administration Staff
- https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/district/county/gloucester New Jersey School Directory for Gloucester County
- 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/21/4140.pdf#page=55 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report of the Pitman Borough School District
- https://www.pitman.k12.nj.us/domain/26 Board of Education
