West Long Branch Public Schools Explained
The West Long Branch Public Schools is a community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade from West Long Branch, in Monmouth County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[1] Students from Interlaken attend the district as part of a sending/receiving relationship in which students attend on a tuition basis,[2] as do students from Loch Arbour, New Jersey, who began attending schools in West Long Branch starting in the 2017–18 school year, after leaving the Ocean Township School District[3] [4] and those from Allenhurst, after a 2017 decision that terminated a relationship with the Asbury Park Public Schools.[5] [6]
As of the 2021–22 school year, the district, comprising two schools, had an enrollment of 551 students and 61.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 9.0:1.[7]
The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "FG", the fourth-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.[8]
For ninth through twelfth grades, public school students attend Shore Regional High School, a regional high school located in West Long Branch that also serves students from the constituent districts of Monmouth Beach, Oceanport and Sea Bright, together with out-of-district students who pay tuition to attend the school.[9] [10] As of the 2021–22 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 613 students and 55.7 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.0:1.[11]
Schools
Schools in the district (with 2021–22 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[12]) are:[13] [14] [15]
- Betty McElmon Elementary School[16] with 330 students in pre-Kindergarten through fourth grade
- James J. Erhardt, principal[17]
- Frank Antonides School[18] with 214 students in fifth through eighth grades
- Allyson Winter, principal[19]
Administration
Core members of the district's administration are:[20] [21]
- Christina Egan, superintendent
- Corey Lowell, business administrator and board secretary
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.[22] [23] [24]
External links
Notes and References
- https://www.wlbschools.com/site/handlers/filedownload.ashx?moduleinstanceid=3897&dataid=8592&FileName=0110%20Identification.pdf West Long Branch Board of Eeucation District Policy 0110 - Identification
- http://www.interlakenboro.com/uploads/2/1/3/0/21304132/boardofed9-28-15_mtg.pdf Board of Education of the Borough of Interlaken Meeting Minutes
- Radel, Dan. "Loch Arbour votes to leave Ocean Twp. schools", Asbury Park Press, April 4, 2017. Accessed August 1, 2018. "Village voters have decided by an overwhelming margin to leave the Ocean Township School District and forge a (cheaper) different path. The tally Tuesday was 93 in favor to 4 opposed, according to the unofficial results from the Office of the Monmouth County Clerk.... The village's per-pupil education cost for Ocean Township now totals about $143,000, according to Mayor Paul Fernicola. He said the village will instead send students to West Long Branch and Shore Regional High School on a per-pupil tuition rate, not yet determined, that is substantially less than the current tab."
- http://www.locharbournj.us/locharbourfaqs.html Frequently Asked Questions
- https://www.nj.gov/education/legal/commissioner/2017/jul/204-17.pdf In The Matter Of The Petition Of The Board Of Education Of The Borough Of Allenhurst, Monmouth County, For Authorization To Sever A Sending-Receiving Relationship With The Board Of Education Of The City Of Asbury Park, Monmouth County, And To Enter Into A Sending-Receiving Relationship With The Board Of Education Of The Borough Of West Long Branch, Monmouth County, And The Board Of Education Of The Shore Regional High School District, Monmouth County.
- Stine, Don. "Allenhurst Ends Sending-Receiving Relationship with Asbury Park School District", The Coaster, August 7, 2017. "Allenhurst is following in the footsteps of its two neighboring towns and will begin to send its students to West Long Branch Elementary School and to Shore Regional High School on a per-pupil tuition basis. Board of Education President Larry O’Rourke said that Allenhurst school board officials saw Interlaken and Loch Arbour recently make the same move with permission of state Acting-Commissioner of Education Kimberly Harrington.... O’Rourke said Allenhurst has about 38 school-age children and that some may be able to start attending their new schools this September but he added that no contracts with the two schools have yet been signed."
- https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3417490&DistrictID=3417490 District information for West Long Branch 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/25/4760/000.html Shore Regional High School District 2015 Report Card Narrative
- Walter, Kenny. "SRHS $15.7M budget calls for flat tax levy; School taxes decrease for three of four sending towns", The Hub, April 4, 2013. Accessed January 28, 2017. "Three of the four sending districts that comprise the Shore Regional High School District — Oceanport, Monmouth Beach and West Long Branch — will pay less in taxes for the 2013-14 school year. Taxes will increase, however, for property owners in Sea Bright, which will pay a higher percentage of the regional school budget."
- https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3414940&ID=341494004100 School data for Shore Regional High School
- https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3417490 School Data for the West Long Branch Public Schools
- https://www.visitmonmouth.com/page.aspx?Id=241 County School List S-W
- https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/selectreport/2022-2023/25/5640 School Performance Reports for the West Long Branch School District
- https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/school/districtid/5640 New Jersey School Directory for the West Long Branch Public Schools
- https://www.wlbschools.com/Domain/127 Betty McElmon Elementary School
- https://www.wlbschools.com/domain/134 Principal's Corner
- https://www.wlbschools.com/Domain/38 Frank Antonides School
- https://www.wlbschools.com/domain/44 Principal's Corner
- https://www.wlbschools.com/domain/363 Administration
- https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/district/county/monmouth New Jersey School Directory for Monmouth County
- 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/22/5640.pdf#page=47 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report of the West Long Branch School District
- https://www.wlbschools.com/domain/15 Board of Education
