Warren Township Schools Explained
The Warren Township Schools are a community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade from Warren Township, in Somerset County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[1]
As of the 2020–21 school year, the district, comprising five schools, had an enrollment of 1,525 students and 188.3 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 8.1:1.[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]
Students in public school for ninth through twelfth grades attend Watchung Hills Regional High School on Stirling Road next to Woodland School. The school also serves students from Warren as well as the neighboring communities of Watchung, Green Brook (in Somerset County), and Long Hill Township (in Morris County).[4] [5] As of the 2020–21 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 1,909 students and 157.6 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.1:1.[6]
Awards and recognition
Woodland School was one of nine public schools recognized in 2017 as Blue Ribbon Schools by the United States Department of Education.[7]
Schools
Schools in the district (with 2020–21 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics.[8]) are:[9] [10] [11] [12]
- Elementary schools
- Central School[13] with 293 students in grades K-5
- Mt. Horeb School[14] with 202 students in grades PreK-5
- Angelo L. Tomaso School[15] with 248 students in grades K-5
- Christine Smith, principal
- Woodland School[16] with 229 students in grades K-5
- Middle school
- Warren Middle School[17] with 544 students in grades 6-8
Administration
Core members of the district's administration are:[18] [19]
- Matthew Mingle, superintendent
- Christopher Heagele, business administrator and board secretary[20]
Board of education
The district's board of education is comprised of nine members who set policy and oversee 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=153ba97a5add4f11a391ba9bd9cda815 Warren Township Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification
- https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3416980&DistrictID=3416980 District information for Warren Township School District
- http://www.state.nj.us/education/finance/rda/dfg.shtml NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts
- http://www.nj.gov/education/pr/1415/narrative/35/5550/000.html Watchung Hills Regional High School 2015 Report Card Narrative
- http://www.co.somerset.nj.us/home/showdocument?id=12598 Somerset County School Districts-Sending/Receiving/Regional
- https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3417220&ID=341722005320 School data for Watchung Hills Regional High School
- http://www.nj.gov/education/news/2017/0928brs.htm "Nine New Jersey Public Schools Earn National Blue Ribbon Award from the U.S. Department of Education"
- https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3416980 School Data for the Warren Township Schools
- https://www.warrentboe.org/schools/ Schools
- https://www.co.somerset.nj.us/home/showpublisheddocument/52025/638309014197200000#page=42 Public Schools Directory 2023–2024
- https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/selectreport/2022-2023/35/5470 School Performance Reports for the Warren Township School District
- https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/school/districtid/5470 New Jersey School Directory for the Warren Township Schools
- https://www.warrentboe.org/schools/central Central School
- https://www.warrentboe.org/schools/mthoreb Mt. Horeb School
- https://www.warrentboe.org/schools/alt Angelo L. Tomaso School
- https://www.warrentboe.org/schools/woodland Woodland School
- https://www.warrentboe.org/schools/middle Warren Middle School
- http://www.warrentboe.org/board/contact/ Board of Education
- https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/district/county/somerset New Jersey School Directory for Somerset County
- https://www.warrentboe.org/business/ 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/18/5470.pdf#page=45 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report of the Warren Township School District
- https://www.warrentboe.org/board/Members/ Board of Education Members
