Sea Girt School District Explained
Sea Girt School District is a community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade from Sea Girt, in Monmouth County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[1] [2] [3] [4]
As of the 2022–23 school year, the district, comprised of one school, had an enrollment of 132 students and 25.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 5.3:1.[5] In the 2016–17 school year, Sea Girt had the 21st smallest enrollment of any school district in the state, with 145 students.[6]
The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "I", the second-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.[7]
For ninth through twelfth grades, Sea Girt's public school students attend Manasquan High School, as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Manasquan Public Schools. Manasquan High School also serves students from Avon-by-the-Sea, Belmar, Brielle, Lake Como, Spring Lake, Spring Lake Heights who attend Manasquan High School as part of sending/receiving relationships with their respective districts.[8] [9] As of the 2018–19 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 969 students and 72.9 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.3:1.[10]
Awards and recognition
For the 2005–06 and 2017-18 school years, Sea Girt Elementary School was one of the select schools in New Jersey recognized by the United States Department of Education as a recipient of the National Blue Ribbon Schools Program,[11] [12] the highest official level of recognition that an American school can receive.[13] [14] The school was one of nine public schools recognized as Blue Ribbon schools in 2017.[15]
School
Sea Girt Elementary School had an enrollment of 125 students in grades PreK-8 in the 2014-15 school year.[16]
- Richard Papera, principal
Administration
Core members of the district's administration include:[17] [18]
- Richard Papera, superintendent
- Denise Friedmann, interim business administrator and board secretary
Board of education
The district's board of education, comprised of five 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 one or two 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.[19] [20] [21]
External links
Notes and References
- https://www.straussesmay.com/seportal/Public/DistrictPolicy.aspx?policyid=0110&id=0d56544221ef4ab18c3c765ee3802f6e Sea Girt Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification
- https://www.visitmonmouth.com/page.aspx?Id=241 County School List S-W
- https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/selectreport/2022-2023/25/4690 School Performance Reports for the Sea Girt School District
- https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/school/districtid/4690 New Jersey School Directory for the Sea Girt School District
- https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3414730&DistrictID=3414730 District information for Sea Girt Borough School District
- Guion, Payton. "These 43 N.J. school districts have fewer than 200 students", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, September 2017. Accessed January 30, 2020. "Based on data from the state Department of Education from the last school year and the Census Bureau, NJ Advance Media made a list of the smallest of the small school districts in the state, excluding charter schools and specialty institutions.... 21. Sea Girt Borough; Enrollment: 145; Grades: Pre-K-8; County: Monmouth; Town population: 1,828"
- http://www.state.nj.us/education/finance/rda/dfg.shtml NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts
- https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/1516/25/2930/000.html Manasquan School District 2016 Report Card Narrative
- https://www.manasquanschools.org/domain/330 Sending Districts
- https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3409420&ID=340942003940 School data for Manasquan High School
- "Blue Ribbon award nomination surprises officials at Red Bank school", Asbury Park Press, December 8, 2005. "In October, Sea Girt Elementary School was one of four schools in the state that received the Blue Ribbon honor for the 2004-2005 round."
- http://www.ed.gov/programs/nclbbrs/2005/2005-schools.html#nj Schools selected as No Child Left Behind-Blue Ribbon Schools in 2005
- Staff. "CIBA cited as one of the best by Education Department", Journal Inquirer, November 16, 2006. "The Blue Ribbon award is given only to schools that reach the top 10 percent of their state's testing scores over several years or show significant gains in student achievement. It is considered the highest honor a school can achieve."
- "Viers Mill School Wins Blue Ribbon; School Scored High on Statewide Test", The Washington Post. September 29, 2005 "For their accomplishments, all three schools this month earned the status of Blue Ribbon School, the highest honor the U.S. Education Department can bestow upon a school."
- https://www.state.nj.us/education/news/2019/New%20Jersey%20Schools%20Earn%20National%20Blue%20Ribbon%20Award.pdf "Nine New Jersey Public Schools Earn National Blue Ribbon Award from the U.S. Department of Education"
- https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3414730 Data for Sea Girt Elementary School
- https://www.seagirt.k12.nj.us/domain/111 Administration
- https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/district/county/monmouth New Jersey School Directory for Monmouth 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/cafr/search/19/4690.pdf#page=42 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report of the Sea Girt School District
- https://www.seagirt.k12.nj.us/domain/109 Board of Education Members
