South Plainfield Public Schools Explained
The South Plainfield Public Schools is a comprehensive community public school district, for South Plainfield, in Middlesex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, that serves students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade.[1]
As of the 2020–21 school year, the district, comprising seven schools, had an enrollment of 3,400 students and 304.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.2:1.[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]
Schools
The schools in the district (with 2020–21 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics).[4] are:[5] [6]
- Pre-school
- John E. Riley Preschool Annex[7]
- Elementary schools
- Franklin Elementary School[8] with 264 students in grades K-4
- Shannon A. Colucci, principal
- John F. Kennedy Elementary School[9] with 268 students in grades K-4
- John E. Riley Elementary School[10] with 333 students in grades K-4
- Rosaura Valarezo, interim principal
- Roosevelt Elementary School[11] with 448 students in grades K-4
- Grant School[12] with 444 students in grades 5-6
- Patrick Sarullo, principal
- Middle school
- South Plainfield Middle School[13] with 529 students in grades 7-8
- High school
Administration
Core members of the district's administration are:[15] [16]
- Noreen Tansey Lishak, superintendent of schools
- Alex Benanti, board secretary and business administrator
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 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.[17] [18] [19]
External links
Notes and References
- https://www.straussesmay.com/seportal/Public/DistrictPolicy.aspx?policyid=0110&id=6ee753316f7540a7930a238a3dcaee91 South Plainfield Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification
- https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3415360&DistrictID=3415360 District information for South Plainfield School District
- 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=3415360 School Data for the South Plainfield Public Schools
- https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/selectreport/2022-2023/23/4910 School Performance Reports for the South Plainfield School District
- https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/school/districtid/4910 New Jersey School Directory for the South Plainfield Public Schools
- https://www.spboe.org/o/jerpa John E. Riley Preschool Annex
- https://www.spboe.org/o/fes Franklin Elementary School
- https://www.spboe.org/o/kes John F. Kennedy Elementary School
- https://www.spboe.org/o/res John E. Riley Elementary School
- https://www.spboe.org/o/roes Roosevelt Elementary School
- https://www.spboe.org/o/grant Grant School
- https://www.spboe.org/o/spms South Plainfield Middle School
- https://www.spboe.org/o/sphs South Plainfield High School
- https://www.spboe.org/page/administration Administration
- https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/district/county/middlesex New Jersey School Directory for Middlesex 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.spboe.org/page/members-and-meetings Members and Meetings
- https://www.nj.gov/education/finance/fp/cafr/search/21/4910.pdf Annual Comprehensive Financial Report for the South Plainfield School District
