Union Public School District (New Jersey) Explained

Township of Union Public School District
Superintendent:Gerry Benaquista
Businessadmin:Yolanda Koon
Address:2369 Morris Avenue
City:Union Township
County:Union County
State:New Jersey
Zipcode:07083
Country:United States
Coordinates:40.7012°N -74.2862°W
Grades:PreK-12
Schools:10
Enrollment:7,503 (as of 2021–22)
Faculty:576.7 FTEs
Ratio:13.0:1
Free Label:District Factor Group
Free Text:DE

The Union Public School District is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade from Union Township, in Union County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[1] [2]

As of the 2021–22 school year, the district, comprising 10 schools, had an enrollment of 7,503 students and 576.7 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.0:1.[3]

The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "DE", the fifth-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.[4]

History

In 1969, the Union school district was threatened with being the first town north of the Mason–Dixon line to be penalized for school segregation. The area of Vauxhall was primarily black and Jefferson Elementary School was disproportionately black compared to the rest of the town. Union avoided problems by converting Jefferson Elementary into a sixth-grade only school called Central 6 and bused all children in the district in 6th grade to Jefferson Elementary School. It was later renamed Central 5 housing all fifth-grade students because the two junior highs, Burnet and Kawameeh, became middle schools and took on sixth grade students.[5]

Schools

The schools in the district (with 2021–22 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[6]) are:[7] [8]

Elementary schools
Middle schools
High school

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:[19] [20]

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.[21] [22] [23]

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://www.twpunionschools.org/about_union About Union
  2. https://www.straussesmay.com/seportal/Public/DistrictPolicy.aspx?policyid=0110&id=dbfe7ecfb2c74c6eb08517ca818cbe8f Township of Union Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification
  3. https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3416500&DistrictID=3416500 District information for Township Of Union School District
  4. http://www.state.nj.us/education/finance/rda/dfg.shtml NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts
  5. Sullivan, Ronald. "Jersey Township Gets Busing Plan; Union School Board Adopts Integration Proposal", The New York Times, February 19, 1969. Accessed May 24, 2013.
  6. https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3416500 School Data for the Union Public School District
  7. https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/selectreport/2022-2023/39/5290 School Performance Reports for the Township of Union School District
  8. https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/school/districtid/5290 New Jersey School Directory for the Union Public School District
  9. http://battlehill.twpunionschools.org/ Battle Hill Elementary School
  10. http://hannah.twpunionschools.org Hannah Caldwell Elementary School
  11. http://connecticut.twpunionschools.org Connecticut Farms Elementary School
  12. http://franklin.twpunionschools.org Franklin Elementary School
  13. http://livingston.twpunionschools.org Livingston Elementary School
  14. http://washington.twpunionschools.org Washington Elementary School
  15. http://jefferson.twpunionschools.org Jefferson Elementary School
  16. http://burnet.twpunionschools.org Burnet Middle School
  17. http://kawameeh.twpunionschools.org Kawameeh Middle School
  18. http://uhs.twpunionschools.org/ Union High School
  19. https://cdnsm5-ss20.sharpschool.com/UserFiles/Servers/Server_144314/File/Administration/Administration%20Office/superintendent%20office.pdf Superintendent's Office
  20. https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/district/county/union New Jersey School Directory for Union County
  21. https://www.nj.gov/education/finance/fp/dwb/DistrictByTypeList2018.pdf New Jersey Boards of Education by District Election Types - 2018 School Election
  22. https://www.nj.gov/education/finance/fp/acfr/search/21/5290.pdf#page=44 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report of the Township of Union School District
  23. https://www.twpunionschools.org/board_of_ed Board Of Education

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