Woodstown-Pilesgrove Regional School District Explained

Woodstown-Pilesgrove Regional School District
Superintendent:Virginia Grossman
Businessadmin:Rose Chin
Address:135 East Avenue
City:Woodstown
County:Salem County
State:New Jersey
Zipcode:08098
Coordinates:39.6516°N -75.3219°W
Grades:PreK-12
Schools:4
Enrollment:1,425 (as of 2020–21)
Faculty:126.5 FTEs
Ratio:11.3:1
Free Label:District Factor Group
Free Text:FG

The Woodstown-Pilesgrove Regional School District is a comprehensive regional public school district serving students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade form five communities in Salem County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The district serves students from Woodstown and Pilesgrove Township for K-12, along with students from neighboring Alloway Township, Oldmans Township and Upper Pittsgrove Township who attend the district's high school as part of sending/receiving relationships.[1] [2] [3] A majority of public school students in grades 9-12 from Oldmans Township attend Penns Grove High School as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Penns Grove-Carneys Point Regional School District, with the balance attending Woodstown High School.[4]

As of the 2020–21 school year, the district, comprised of four schools, had an enrollment of 1,425 students and 126.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.3:1.[5]

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.[6]

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2020–21 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[7]) are:[8] [9] [10]

Elementary schools
Middle school
High school

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:[12] [16]

Board of education

The district's board of education, comprised of 11 members, sets policy and oversees the fiscal and educational operation of the district through its administration. As a Type II school district, nine members of 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.[17] [18] Seats on the board of education are allocated based on the population of the constituent districts, with five seats assigned to Pilesgrove and for to Woodstown; the sending districts of Alloway Township and Upper Pittsgrove Township each send a member designated by the board of education of the sending district.[19] [20]

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://www.straussesmay.com/seportal/Public/DistrictPolicy.aspx?policyid=0110&id=2b0344900e4c4437b9bf03082698a504 Woodstown-Pilesgrove Regional Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification
  2. https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/1516/33/5910/000.html Woodstown-Pilesgrove Regional School District 2016 Report Card Narrative
  3. https://www.woodstown.org/domain/787 About Us
  4. Bumpus, Robert L. "Salem County Report on Consolidation and Regionalization", Office of the Executive County Superintendent of Salem County, March 15, 2010, available at the website of the Asbury Park Press. Accessed July 5, 2011. "A contiguous elementary district, Oldmans Township, sends its students primarily to Penns Grove High School and a smaller number of students to Woodstown High School."
  5. https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3418330&DistrictID=3418330 District information for Woodstown-Pilesgrove Regional School District
  6. http://www.state.nj.us/education/finance/rda/dfg.shtml NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts
  7. https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3418330 School Data for the Woodstown-Pilesgrove Regional School District
  8. https://www.woodstown.org/domain/787 About Us
  9. https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/selectreport/2022-2023/33/5910 School Performance Reports for the Woodstown-Pilesgrove Regional School District
  10. https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/school/districtid/5910 New Jersey School Directory for the Woodstown-Pilesgrove Regional School District
  11. https://woodstown.org/Domain/533 William Roper Early Childhood Learning Center
  12. http://woodstown.org/domain/438 Administrators
  13. https://woodstown.org/Domain/10 Mary S. Shoemaker Elementary School
  14. https://www.woodstown.org/Domain/9 Woodstown Middle School
  15. https://www.woodstown.org/Domain/8 Woodstown High School
  16. https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/district/county/Salem New Jersey School Directory for Salem County
  17. https://www.nj.gov/education/finance/fp/dwb/DistrictByTypeList2018.pdf New Jersey Boards of Education by District Election Types - 2018 School Election
  18. https://www.nj.gov/education/finance/fp/cafr/search/19/5910.pdf#page=41 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report of the Woodstown-Pilesgrove Regional School District
  19. https://www.woodstown.org/domain/365 Board of Education Members
  20. https://www.straussesmay.com/seportal/Public/DistrictPolicy.aspx?policyid=0141.2&id=2b0344900e4c4437b9bf03082698a504 Woodstown-Pilesgrove Regional Board of Education Home District Policy 0141.2 - Board Member And Term - Receiving District