Pittsgrove Township School District Explained
The Pittsgrove Township School District is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade from Pittsgrove Township and Elmer borough, in Salem County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[1]
As of the 2021–22 school year, the district, comprised of five schools, had an enrollment of 1,686 students and 138.7 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.2:1.[2]
Elmer and Pittsgrove Township students attend school together throughout their education.[3] [4] [5] Initially this was done as part of a full sending/receiving relationship from Elmer to Pittsgrove Township.[3] The Elmer School District fully dissolved after the 2016–17 school year[6] and was absorbed by the Pittsgrove Township district, which paid $620,000 to acquire the Elmer School facility.[7]
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.[8]
Schools
Schools in the district (with 2021–22 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[9]) are:[10] [11] [12] [13]
- Elementary schools
- Norma Elementary School[14] with 97 students in grades PreK-K
- Elmer Elementary School[15] with 214 students in grades 1-2
- Daniel F. Bruce, principal
- Olivet Elementary School[16] with 333 students in grades 3-5
- Middle school
- Pittsgrove Township Middle School[17] with 496 students in grades 6-8
- High school
Administration
Core members of the district's administration are:[19] [20]
- Courtney McNeely, superintendent
- Darren Harris, 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] One additional member is appointed to represent the Elmer sending district.[23] [24]
External links
Notes and References
- https://www.pittsgrove.net/board_of_education Board of Education
- https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3413110&DistrictID=3413110 District information for Pittsgrove Township School District
- Dailey, Jennifer. "Elmer and Pittsgrove school districts to merge through send and receive agreement", Today's Sunbeam, June 17, 2009. Accessed October 9, 2013. "The Elmer Board of Education voted unanimously during its school board meeting here Tuesday night to merge with Pittsgrove through a full send and receive agreement. The agreement could have Elmer and Pittsgrove students attending school together."
- Dunn, Phil. "Pittsgrove Township Board of Education weighing how many choice students it will accept into district", Today's Sunbeam, December 19, 2011. Accessed October 9, 2013. "Brodzik said the 2011 number includes the influx of students they gained from Elmer since the school became part of the Pittsgrove district."
- http://www.nj.gov/education/pr/1314/narrative/33/4150/33-4150-080.html Elmer Elementary School 2014 Report Card Narrative
- http://elmerboroughnj.com/Education.html Education
- Gallo, Bill Jr. "Merger means N.J. has one less school district and $2.8M debt was 'forgiven'", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, August 3, 2017. Accessed September 9, 2024. "As part of the consolidation, Pittsgrove purchased the Elmer School building for $620,000, officials said.... As part of the consolidation approval, it was agreed that the $2.8 million that Elmer schools owed to the state would be forgiven."
- http://www.state.nj.us/education/finance/rda/dfg.shtml NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts
- https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3413110 School Data for the Pittsgrove Township School District
- https://www.pittsgrove.net/schools Schools
- https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/2020-2021/district/detail/33/4150/narrative?lang=EN Pittsgrove Township School District 2021-22 Report Card Narrative
- https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/selectreport/2022-2023/33/4150 School Performance Reports for the Pittsgrove Township School District
- https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/school/districtid/4150 New Jersey School Directory for the Pittsgrove Township School District
- https://norma.pittsgrove.net/ Norma Elementary School
- https://elmer.pittsgrove.net/ Elmer Elementary School
- https://olivet.pittsgrove.net/ Olivet Elementary School
- https://ptms.pittsgrove.net/ Pittsgrove Township Middle School
- https://schalick.pittsgrove.net/ A.P. Schalick High School
- http://www.pittsgrove.net/contact_us/district_administration District Administration
- https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/district/county/salem New Jersey School Directory for Salem County
- https://www.pittsgrove.net/departments/business_office Business Office
- https://www.nj.gov/education/finance/fp/dwb/DistrictByTypeList2018.pdf New Jersey Boards of Education by District Election Types - 2018 School Election
- https://www.pittsgrove.net/board_of_education/b_o_e_members_page Board of Education Members
- https://www.nj.gov/education/finance/fp/acfr/search/21/4150.pdf#page=45 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report of the School District of Pittsgrove Township
