Green Township School District

Green Township School District
Address
69 Mackerley Road Greendell , Sussex County , New Jersey , 07839 United States
Coordinates	40°58′20″N74°49′08″W / 40.972191°N 74.818977°W / 40.972191; -74.818977
District information
Grades	kindergarten-eighth grade
Superintendent	Jennifer Cenatiempo
Business administrator	Karen Constantino
Schools	1
Students and staff
Enrollment	380 (as of 2020–21) [1]
Faculty	39.9 FTEs [1]
Student–teacher ratio	9.5:1 [1]
Other information
District Factor Group	I
Website	www.greenhills.org
Ind. Per pupil District spending Rank (*) K-8 average  %± vs. average 1A Total Spending $17,245 22 $18,891 −8.7% 1 Budgetary Cost 13,926 30 14,159 −1.6% 2 Classroom Instruction 8,504 31 8,659 −1.8% 6 Support Services 1,843 17 2,167 −15.0% 8 Administrative Cost 1,981 60 1,547 28.1% 10 Operations & Maintenance 1,482 25 1,612 −8.1% 13 Extracurricular Activities 105 27 104 1.0% 16 Median Teacher Salary 67,465 53 61,136 Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending. [2] *Of K-8 districts with 401-750 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=64

The Green Township School District is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in kindergarten through eighth grade from Green Township, in Sussex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. ^{[3] [4] [5] [6]}

As of the 2020–21 school year, the district, comprised of one school, had an enrollment of 380 students and 39.9 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 9.5:1. ^[1]

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. ^[7]

Public school students in ninth through twelfth grades attend Newton High School in Newton, together with students from Andover Borough and Andover Township, as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Newton Public School District. ^[8] As of the 2020–21 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 719 students and 61.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.8:1. ^[9]

History

The earliest school in Green Township was established near Huntsville in 1790, and there were four schools in the township by 1902, including in the Tranquility section. A school in Huntsville that had been constructed in 1865 was in the path of the route of the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad's Lackawanna Cut-off, so the company agreed to arrange for the construction of a new school facility. ^[10]

School

As of the 2020–21 school year, Green Hills School has an enrollment of 371 students in grades K-8. ^[11]

• Jon Paul Bollette, principal ^[12]

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are: ^{[13] [14]}

• Jennifer Cenatiempo, superintendent
• Karen Constantino, 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 2013) 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] [15] [16]}

References

1. District information for Green Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 15, 2022.
2. Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
3. Green Township Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, Green Township School District. Accessed July 29, 2022. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades Pre-Kindergarten through eight in the Green Township School District. Composition: The Green Township School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Green Township."
4. Public School Directory 2023-2024, Sussex County, New Jersey. Accessed March 1, 2024.
5. School Performance Reports for the Green Township School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 3, 2024.
6. New Jersey School Directory for the Green Township School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
7. NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 7, 2014.
8. Green Township School District 2016 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed July 13, 2017. "The Green Hills School provides a comprehensive education for the students of Green Township from grades Kindergarten through eighth grade, while sending its secondary students to Newton High School through a sending/receiving relationship. Green Hills is a Public School Choice district and can accept students from a 20-mile radius."
9. School data for Newton High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 15, 2022.
10. About Us, Green Township School District. Accessed July 29, 2022.
11. School Data for the Green Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 15, 2022.
12. Principal/Coordinator of Instruction, Green Township School District. Accessed July 29, 2022.
13. School Board, Green Township School District. Accessed July 29, 2022.
14. New Jersey School Directory for Sussex County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
15. New Jersey Boards of Education by District Election Types - 2018 School Election, New Jersey Department of Education, updated February 16, 2018. Accessed January 26, 2020.
16. Annual Comprehensive Financial Report for the Green Township School District, New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2023. Accessed April 12, 2024. "The Board is an instrumentality of the State of New Jersey, established to function as an educational institution. The Board consists of elected officials and is responsible for the fiscal control of the District. A superintendent is appointed by the Board and is responsible for the administrative control of the District."

External links

• Green Township Public Schools
• School Performance Reports for the Green Township Public Schools , New Jersey Department of Education
• School Data for the Green Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics
• Newton Public Schools