Southampton Township Schools Explained
The Southampton Township Schools are a community public school district that serves students in Kindergarten through eighth grade from Southampton Township, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[1]
As of the 2018–19 school year, the district, comprising three schools, had an enrollment of 734 students and 70.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.4:1.[2]
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.[3]
Public school students from Southampton Township in ninth through twelfth grades attend Seneca High School, which also serves students in ninth through twelfth grade from Shamong Township, Tabernacle Township and Woodland Township.[4] The school is part of the Lenape Regional High School District, which also serves students from Evesham Township, Medford Lakes, Medford Township and Mount Laurel Township.[5] [6] As of the 2018–19 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 1,137 students and 109.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.4:1.[7]
Schools
Schools in the district (with 2018–19 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[8]) are:[9] [10] [11] [12] [13]
- Elementary schools
- Southampton School #1[14] with 234 students in grades K-2
- Brianna L. Chapin, principal
- Southampton School #2[15] with 230 students in grades 3-5
- Jennifer L. Horner, principal
- Middle school
- Southampton School #3[16] with 254 students in grades 6-8
- Jennifer L. Horner, principal
Administration
Core members of the district's administration are:[17] [18]
- Michael L. Harris, superintendent[19]
- Casey DeJoseph, business administrator and board secretary[20]
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.[21] [22] [23]
External links
Notes and References
- https://www.straussesmay.com/seportal/Public/DistrictPolicy.aspx?policyid=0110&id=fa6d38dc307d4162b2b2056fe3a9f13a Southampton Township Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification
- https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3415420&DistrictID=3415420 District information for Southampton Township 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.nj.gov/education/pr/1415/narrative/05/2610/070.html Seneca High School 2015 Report Card Narrative
- https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/1516/05/2610/000.html Lenape Regional High School District 2016 Report Card Narrative
- Staff. "Regional School Districts", Burlington County Times, April 26, 2015. Accessed June 16, 2020. "Lenape Regional Serves: Evesham, Medford, Medford Lakes, Mount Laurel, Shamong, Southampton, Tabernacle, Woodland"
- https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3408490&ID=340849000701 School data for Seneca High School
- http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3415420 School Data for the Southampton Township Schools
- https://www.southampton.k12.nj.us/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=1311092&type=d&pREC_ID=1512059 Schools
- https://www.southampton.k12.nj.us/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=1307360&type=d&pREC_ID=1509835 About Us
- https://www.co.burlington.nj.us/DocumentCenter/View/18358/Public-Schools-Directory-2023-24#page=78 Public Schools Directory 2023–2024
- https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/selectreport/2022-2023/05/4930 School Performance Reports for the Southampton Township School District
- https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/school/districtid/4930 New Jersey School Directory for the Southampton Township School District
- https://1.southampton.k12.nj.us/ Southampton School #1
- https://2.southampton.k12.nj.us/ Southampton School #2
- https://3.southampton.k12.nj.us/ Southampton School #3
- https://www.southampton.k12.nj.us/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=1590487&type=d&pREC_ID=1717610 Administration
- https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/district/county/burlington New Jersey School Directory for Burlington County
- https://www.southampton.k12.nj.us/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=1307360&type=d&pREC_ID=1509848 Superintendent's Message
- https://www.southampton.k12.nj.us/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=1310095&type=d&pREC_ID=1511485 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.nj.gov/education/finance/fp/cafr/search/19/4930.pdf#page=65 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report of the Southampton Township School District
- https://www.southampton.k12.nj.us/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=1312372&type=d&pREC_ID=1512736 Board Members
