Woodlynne School District Explained

Woodlynne School District
Superintendent:Jackie Walters
Businessadmin:Greg Gontowski
Address:131 Elm Avenue
City:Woodlynne
County:Camden County
State:New Jersey
Zipcode:08107
Coordinates:39.9196°N -75.0941°W
Grades:PreK-8
Schools:1
Enrollment:388 (as of 2022–23)
Faculty:37.8 FTEs
Ratio:10.3:1
Free Label:District Factor Group
Free Text:B

The Woodlynne School District is a community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade from Woodlynne, in Camden County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[1] [2] [3]

As of the 2022–23 school year, the district, comprised of one school, had an enrollment of 388 students and 37.8 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.3:1.[4]

The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "B", the second-lowest 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.[5]

Students in public school for ninth through twelfth grades attend Collingswood High School in neighboring Collingswood as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Collingswood Public Schools, together with students from Oaklyn, New Jersey.[6] [7] As of the 2022–23 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 809 students and 67.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.1:1.[8]

School

Woodlynne Elementary School served 383 students in grades PreK-8 in the 2022–23 school year. The school had an enrollment of 382 students in the 2014–15 school year.[9]

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:[10]

Board of education

The district's board of education, comprised of seven 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 either two or 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.[13] [14] [15]

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://www.straussesmay.com/seportal/Public/DistrictPolicy.aspx?policyid=0110&id=037f8f7d056b430da01971189d2fb897 Woodlynne Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification
  2. https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/selectreport/2022-2023/07/5900 School Performance Reports for the Woodlynne School District
  3. https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/school/districtid/5900 New Jersey School Directory for the Woodlynne School District
  4. https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3418270&DistrictID=3418270 District information for Woodlynne School District
  5. http://www.state.nj.us/education/finance/rda/dfg.shtml NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts
  6. Staff. "Collingswood High School", South Jersey magazine. Accessed November 18, 2014. "Collingswood High School serves about 850 students in grades nine through twelve from the Collingswood, Oaklyn, and Woodlynne school districts."
  7. Giordano, Rita. "N.J. puts pressure on schools to share Collingswood, Oaklyn, and Woodlynne are just three districts being pushed to combine services - or more.", The Philadelphia Inquirer, October 11, 2009. Accessed November 18, 2014. "Collingswood, Oaklyn, and Woodlynne, she said, are reasonable candidates for administrative sharing. Oaklyn Superintendent Tommy Stringer is due to retire in December, and Woodlynne has an interim superintendent, Walter Rudder. Collingswood Superintendent Scott Oswald is established and well-regarded. Oaklyn and Woodlynne students attend Collingswood High School."
  8. https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3403420&ID=340342001474 School data for Collingswood High School
  9. https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3418270 School Data for the Woodlynne School District
  10. https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/district/county/camden New Jersey School Directory for Camden County
  11. https://www.woodlynne.k12.nj.us/domain/77 Superintendent's / Principal Page
  12. https://www.woodlynne.k12.nj.us/domain/10 Business Office
  13. https://www.nj.gov/education/finance/fp/dwb/DistrictByTypeList2018.pdf New Jersey Boards of Education by District Election Types - 2018 School Election
  14. https://www.woodlynne.k12.nj.us/page/school-board-members Board of Education Members
  15. https://www.nj.gov/education/finance/fp/acfr/search/23/5900.pdf#page=35 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report of the Woodlynne School District