Wall Township Public Schools Explained
The Wall Township Public Schools are a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade from Wall Township, in Monmouth County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[1]
As of the 2020–21 school year, the district, comprising seven schools, had an enrollment of 3,319 students and 377.1 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 8.8:1.[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]
Schools
Schools in the district (with 2020–21 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[4]) are:[5] [6] [7] [8]
- Special education
- Wall Primary School[9] with 51 students in grades PreK
- Erin Embon, principal[10]
- Elementary schools
- Allenwood Elementary School[11] with 402 students in grades K-5
- Erin O'Connell, principal[12]
- Central Elementary School[13] with 495 students in grades K-5
- Efstratios Monafis, Acting principal[14]
- Old Mill Elementary School[15] with 357 students in grades K-5
- Jill Antoniello, principal[16]
- West Belmar Elementary School[17] with 116981 students in grades K-5
- Anthony Abeal, principal[18]
- Middle school
- Wall Intermediate School[19] with 777 students in grades 6–8
- Eric Laughlin, principal[20]
- High school
Administration
Core members of the district's administration are:[23] [24]
- Tracy Handerhan, superintendent[25]
- Brian Smyth, business administrator and board secretary[26]
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.[27] [28] [29]
External links
Notes and References
- https://www.straussesmay.com/seportal/Public/DistrictPolicy.aspx?policyid=0110&id=c225768111b1489aa024ba0abfc4a200 Wall Township Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification
- https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3416890&DistrictID=3416890 District information for Wall Township Public 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=3416890 School Data for the Wall Township Public Schools
- https://www.wallpublicschools.org/domain/85 Our Schools
- https://www.visitmonmouth.com/page.aspx?Id=241 County School List S-W
- https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/selectreport/2022-2023/25/5420 School Performance Reports for the Wall Township Public School District
- https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/school/districtid/5420 New Jersey School Directory for the Wall Township Public Schools
- https://www.wallpublicschools.org/Primary Wall Primary School
- https://www.wallpublicschools.org/domain/843 Administration
- https://www.wallpublicschools.org/Allenwood Allenwood Elementary School
- https://www.wallpublicschools.org/domain/837 Administration
- https://www.wallpublicschools.org/Central Central Elementary School
- https://www.wallpublicschools.org/domain/838 Administration
- https://www.wallpublicschools.org/Oldmill Old Mill Elementary School
- https://www.wallpublicschools.org/domain/840 Administration
- https://www.wallpublicschools.org/WB West Belmar Elementary School
- https://www.wallpublicschools.org/domain/845 Administration
- https://www.wallpublicschools.org/WIS Wall Intermediate School
- https://www.wallpublicschools.org/domain/836 Administration
- https://www.wallpublicschools.org/whs Wall High School
- https://www.wallpublicschools.org/domain/163 Administration
- https://www.wall.k12.nj.us/apps/staff/ Staff
- https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/district/county/monmouth New Jersey School Directory for Monmouth County
- https://www.wallpublicschools.org/Page/262 Office of the Superintendent
- https://www.wallpublicschools.org/domain/59 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/21/5420.pdf#page=61 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report of the Wall Township School District
- https://www.wallpublicschools.org/domain/92 Board Members
