Summit Public Schools Explained
The Summit Public Schools is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade from Summit, in Union County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[1]
As of the 2018–19 school year, the district, comprised of nine schools, had an enrollment of 3,961 students and 349.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.3:1.[2]
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.[3]
In 2019 Niche.com ranked the Summit school district as 6 out of 383 safest and 2 out of 249 in best athletics in regards to New Jersey school districts.[4]
Schools
Schools in the district (with 2018–19 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[5]) are:[6] [7]
- Preschools
- Jefferson Primary Center[8] (128 students; in grades PreK-K)
- Wilson Primary Center[9] (138; PreK-K)
- Elementary schools
- Brayton School[10] (340; 1-5)
- Franklin School[11] (336; 1-5)
- Janice Tierney, principal
- Jefferson School[12] (227; 1-5)
- Joseph Cordero, principal
- Lincoln-Hubbard School[13] (314; 1-5)
- Matthew Carlin, principal
- Washington School[14] (346; 1-5)
- Middle school
- Lawton C. Johnson Summit Middle School[15] (942; 6-8)
- High school
Administration
Core members of the district's administration are:[17] [18]
- Scott Hough, superintendent[19]
- Derek J. Jess, business administrator and board secretary[20]
Board of education
The district's board of education is comprised of seven members who set policy and oversee the fiscal and educational operation of the district through its administration. As a Type I school district, the board's trustees are appointed by the mayor to serve three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with either two or three members up for reappointment each year. Of the more than 600 school districts statewide, Summit is one of about a dozen districts with appointed school boards. 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] [24] [25] [26]
External links
Notes and References
- https://www.straussesmay.com/seportal/Public/DistrictPolicy.aspx?policyid=0110&id=dba5768ac0164fb49fb5accc8a413db8 Summit Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification
- https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3415900&DistrictID=3415900 District information for Summit Public School District
- http://www.state.nj.us/education/finance/rda/dfg.shtml NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts
- Web site: Website Ranks Summit as One of NJ's Best School Districts. February 11, 2019.
- https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3415900 School Data for the Summit Public Schools
- https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/selectreport/2022-2023/39/5090 School Performance Reports for the Summit Public Schools
- https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/school/districtid/5090 New Jersey School Directory for the Summit Public Schools
- https://www.summit.k12.nj.us/schools/jefferson-primary Jefferson Primary Center
- https://www.summit.k12.nj.us/schools/wilson-primary Wilson Primary Center
- https://www.summit.k12.nj.us/schools/brayton Brayton School
- https://www.summit.k12.nj.us/schools/franklin Franklin School
- https://www.summit.k12.nj.us/schools/jefferson Jefferson School
- https://www.summit.k12.nj.us/schools/lincoln-hubbard Lincoln-Hubbard School
- https://www.summit.k12.nj.us/schools/washington Washington School
- https://www.summit.k12.nj.us/schools/lcj-summit-middle-school Lawton C. Johnson Summit Middle School
- https://www.summit.k12.nj.us/schools/summit-high-school Summit High School
- https://www.summit.k12.nj.us/district/administration Administration
- https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/district/county/union New Jersey School Directory for Union County
- Staff. "New Providence Assistant Superintendent Scott Hough Selected as Next Superintendent of Summit Public Schools", TAP into Summit, July 7, 2020. Accessed August 16, 2020. "Scott Hough, who has served as Assistant Superintendent for the New Providence School District for the past five years, has been selected by the Summit Board of Education to serve as the next Superintendent of Schools for the Summit Public Schools. Hough, who is expected to begin his tenure on August 17, will assume the role currently held by Acting Superintendent of Schools Robert Gardella who transitioned into the position upon the departure of former Superintendent of Schools June Chang."
- https://www.summit.k12.nj.us/district/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.nj.gov/education/finance/fp/acfr/search/23/5090.pdf#page=43 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report of the Summit School District
- https://www.summit.k12.nj.us/board-of-education Board of Education: About the Board
- https://www.summit.k12.nj.us/board-of-education/members Board of Education Members
- Roll, Erin. "Montclair Parents Debate Appointed Vs. Elected School Board", Montclair Local, April 4, 2019. Accessed May 9, 2020. "Montclair is one of 11 school districts in New Jersey in which the board of education is appointed by the mayor, rather than elected.... As of 2018, Montclair was one of only 11 Type I school districts in New Jersey. The other 10 are Ventnor, Port Republic, Rockleigh, Pine Valley, East Orange, East Newark, Union City, Harrison, Trenton and Summit."
- https://www.njspotlightnews.org/2022/03/mayors-13-nj-municipalties-choose-school-board-members-600-plus-chosen-by-residents-votes-montclair-first-time-voting/ "NJ municipalities whose mayors choose the school board"
