Winslow Township School District Explained

Winslow Township School District
Superintendent:H. Major Poteat
Businessadmin:Tyra McCoy-Boyle
Address:30 Cooper Folly Road
City:Atco
County:Camden County
State:New Jersey
Zipcode:08004
Country:United States
Coordinates:39.7494°N -74.9054°W
Grades:PreK to 12
Schools:8
Enrollment:4,650 (as of 2018–19)
Faculty:456.0 FTEs
Ratio:10.2:1
Free Label:District Factor Group
Free Text:CD

The Winslow Township School District is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade from Winslow Township, in Camden County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[1] The district operates four elementary schools (grades PreK-3), two upper elementary schools (grades 4-6), one middle school (grades 7-8) and one high school (grades 9-12).

As of the 2018–19 school year, the district, comprising eight schools, had an enrollment of 4,650 students and 456.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.2:1.[2]

The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "CD", the sixth-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 from Chesilhurst attend the district's schools as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Chesilhurst Borough School District. The Chesilhurst district had served public school students in kindergarten through sixth grade at Shirley B. Foster Elementary School until the completion of the 2008-09 school year, after which the district was no longer operating any schools and began sending all of its students to the Winslow Township district as part of an expansion of the pre-existing sending/receiving relationship that commenced in the 2009-10 school year.[4] [5]

History

The district was formed in 1998, after voters approved a split from the Lower Camden County Regional School District, creating the Edgewood (later renamed Winslow) middle and high schools in 2001 to accompany the previously existing K-6 operation.[6]

Winslow Township High School gained national attention in 2006 because of a shooting plot which was to take place during a lunch period. A student became aware of the plot and alerted school officials who in turn notified the Winslow Township Police Department. The students involved were arrested before the plot could be carried out. The only subject to be sentenced at this point has received four years probation and must undergo counseling and psychological evaluations.[7]

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2018–19 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[8]) are:[9] [10] [11]

Elementary schools
Middle school
High school

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:[20] [21]

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

  1. https://www.winslow-schools.com/pdf/board_policy/identification.pdf Winslow Township Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification
  2. https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3418060&DistrictID=3418060 District information for Winslow Township School District
  3. http://www.state.nj.us/education/finance/rda/dfg.shtml NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts
  4. Osborne, James. "N.J. to investigate Chesilhurst school district", The Philadelphia Inquirer, June 12, 2010. Accessed November 2, 2014. "Up until last year, Chesilhurst functioned as a traditional school district and maintained a single elementary school. In the spring of 2009, the school board voted to close that school and bus its students to Winslow, leaving Chesilhurst to operate in an administrative capacity with a skeleton staff. Chesilhurst, a small district on the edge of the Pinelands, subsequently was declared a non-operating district by the state and set for closure at the end of June 2010."
  5. http://www.state.nj.us/education/finance/fp/cafr/search/10/0810.pdf#page=9 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report for the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2010
  6. Arnold, Stephanie L. "Getting Down To Work On Schools In Winslow, Site Preparation Is One Step Toward Expansions And Renovations.", The Philadelphia Inquirer, August 8, 1999. Accessed November 2, 2014. "DeLosso said the target date for completion of the project was September 2001. That also is the year when the Lower Camden County Regional School District is scheduled to disband. Its seven towns - Berlin Township, Chesilhurst, Clementon, Lindenwold, Pine Hill, Waterford and Winslow - will become responsible for educating their own students."
  7. Klatell, James. "Principal: Kids' Tips Stopped Shooting", CBS News, April 8, 2006. Accessed November 2, 2014. "Authorities say a tip from two girls alerted officials at Winslow Township High School to a plot in which four teenagers were allegedly planning a lunch-period massacre."
  8. https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3418060 School Data for the Winslow Township School District
  9. https://www.winslow-schools.com/ourpages/auto/2019/8/29/49048748/Back%20to%20School%20information%20for%20Community%20Day%202019-2020.pdf Back to School Information Packet 2019-2020
  10. https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/selectreport/2022-2023/07/5820 School Performance Reports for the Winslow Township School District
  11. https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/school/districtid/5820 New Jersey School Directory for the Winslow Township School District
  12. https://school1.winslow-schools.com/ Winslow Township Elementary School No. 1
  13. https://school2.winslow-schools.com/ Winslow Township Elementary School No. 2
  14. https://school3.winslow-schools.com/ Winslow Township Elementary School No. 3
  15. https://school4.winslow-schools.com/ Winslow Township Elementary School No. 4
  16. https://school5.winslow-schools.com/ Winslow Township Elementary School No. 5
  17. https://school6.winslow-schools.com/ Winslow Township Elementary School No. 6
  18. https://middleschool.winslow-schools.com/ Winslow Township Middle School
  19. https://highschool.winslow-schools.com/ Winslow Township High School
  20. https://www.winslow-schools.com/apps/staff// Board Office Staff Directory
  21. https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/district/county/camden New Jersey School Directory for Camden County
  22. https://www.nj.gov/education/finance/fp/dwb/DistrictByTypeList2018.pdf New Jersey Boards of Education by District Election Types - 2018 School Election
  23. https://www.nj.gov/education/finance/fp/cafr/search/19/5820.pdf#page=42 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report of the Winslow Township School District
  24. https://www.winslow-schools.com/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=259732&type=d Board of Education

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