Little Egg Harbor Township School District

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Little Egg Harbor Township School District
Address
307 Frog Pond Road
Little Egg Harbor Township
, Ocean County , New Jersey , 08087
United States
Coordinates 39°37′42″N74°19′44″W / 39.628458°N 74.328832°W / 39.628458; -74.328832
District information
Grades PreK-6
SuperintendentPatte Blood
Business administratorRobert Green
Schools3
Students and staff
Enrollment1,672 (as of 2021–22) [1]
Faculty156.7 FTEs [1]
Student–teacher ratio10.7:1 [1]
Other information
District Factor Group B
Website www.lehsd.org
Ind.Per pupilDistrict
spending		Rank
(*)		K-6
average		 %± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$18,69035$18,891−1.1%
1Budgetary Cost13,4071813,649−1.8%
2Classroom Instruction8,464238,3661.2%
6Support Services2,508382,16116.1%
8Administrative Cost1,402221,467−4.4%
10Operations & Maintenance1,01421,552−34.7%
13Extracurricular Activities5439−87.2%
16Median Teacher Salary61,9724357,437
Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending. [2]
*Of K-6 districts with any number of students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=59

The Little Egg Harbor Township School District is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through sixth grade from Little Egg Harbor Township, in Ocean County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. [3]

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As of the 2021–22 school year, the district, comprised of three schools, had an enrollment of 1,672 students and 156.7 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.7:1. [1]

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. [4]

Public school students in seventh through twelfth grades attend the schools of the Pinelands Regional School District, which also serves students from Bass River Township, Eagleswood Township and Tuckerton Borough. [5] [6] [7] [8] Schools in the district (with 2021–22 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics [9] ) are Pinelands Regional Junior High School [10] with 532 students in grades 7–8 and Pinelands Regional High School [11] with 1,070 students in grades 9–12. [12] [13] [14] The high school district's board of education is comprised of nine members directly elected by the residents of the constituent municipalities to three-year terms on a staggered basis, with three seats up for election each year. [15] Little Egg Harbor Township is allocated six of the nine seats. [16]

History

The district is composed of two elementary schools. The George J. Mitchell School opened in 1953 as the "Little Egg Harbor Elementary School", housing grades K-6. In 1989, a new school, the Frog Pond Elementary School opened as the "Little Egg Harbor Intermediate School", housing grades 3–6, while the Mitchell School housed grades K-2 from then on.

Starting with the 2009–10 school year, both schools were renovated and converted into K-6 schools, with the Intermediate School being renamed to its current name.

Based on the results of a study performed by the Southern Regional Institute and Educational Technology Training Center of Stockton University, [17] and in the wake of declining enrollment and rising costs, the Bass River Township School District decided to have all of its PreK-6 students attend the Little Egg Harbor district as part of a sending/receiving relationship, starting in the 2020-21 school year. [18]

Strafing incident

On November 4, 2004, at around 9pm, an F-16 Fighting Falcon jet from the 113th Wing of the District of Columbia Air National Guard, based at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland on a training mission at the Fort Dix United States Army installation in Warren Grove was climbing upward at 8,000 feet (2,400 m). The test was going pretty well, until a heavy gun from the left wing fired 25 rounds of 20mm ammunition up in the air, which fell to the ground, with eight striking the roof of the school, and the rest hitting the parking lot and the side of the building. No one was injured in the incident.

On November 1, 2006, the district and the United States Air Force announced that a settlement had been reached, whereby the district would be paid $519,070.70 to cover damage to the roof of the school caused in the incident. This is less than the $900,000 that the superintendent had indicated would be needed to cover the costs of replacing the roof damaged in the incident and in the process of evaluating the roof's condition after the incident. [19]

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2021–22 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics. [20] ) are: [21] [22] [23]

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are: [27] [28]

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. [30] [31] [32]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 District information for Little Egg Harbor Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 1, 2022.
  2. ↑ Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
  3. ↑ Little Egg Harbor Township Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, Little Egg Harbor Township School District. Accessed May 21, 2022. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades Pre-K through sixth in the Little Egg Harbor School District. Composition: The Little Egg Harbor School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Little Egg Harbor."
  4. ↑ NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed September 29, 2014.
  5. ↑ Pinelands Regional School District 2016 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed January 22, 2020. "The Pinelands Regional School District is a regional school district located in southern Ocean County. The District consists of a Junior High School for grades 7-9 and a High School for grades 10-12. The communities of Bass River, Eagleswood, Little Egg Harbor, and Tuckerton are served by the District with approximately 1,700 students in grades 7-12."
  6. ↑ School Choice Pinelands Regional School District. Accessed January 22, 2020. "Pinelands Regional School District is comprised of a Junior High School and a High School. The District serves students in grades 7 through 12 living in the communities of: Bass River Township (Burlington County), Eagleswood Township, Little Egg Harbor Township, Tuckerton Borough"
  7. ↑ Staff. "Regional School Districts", Burlington County Times , April 26, 2015. Accessed June 1, 2016. "Pinelands Regional - Serves: Bass River in Burlington County; Eagleswood, Little Egg Harbor and Tuckerton in Ocean County"
  8. ↑ Greenfield, Bruce. "Ocean County Report On Consolidation and Regionalization", Report of the Executive County Superintendent, March 15, 2010. Accessed April 21, 2011. "Pinelands Regional - Eagleswood, Tuckerton, Bass River, Little Egg Harbor"
  9. ↑ School Data for the Pinelands Regional School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 1, 2022.
  10. ↑ Junior High School, Pinelands Regional School District. Accessed August 2, 2023.
  11. ↑ Senior High School, Pinelands Regional School District. Accessed August 2, 2023.
  12. ↑ Public Schools Directory 2023-2024; Living & Learning in Ocean County, Ocean County, New Jersey. Accessed February 1, 2024.
  13. ↑ School Performance Reports for the Pinelands Regional School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 3, 2024.
  14. ↑ New Jersey School Directory for the Pinelands Regional School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
  15. ↑ Annual Comprehensive Financial Report for the Pinelands Regional School District, New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2023. Accessed April 15, 2024. "The Pinelands Regional School District is a Type II School District located in the County of Ocean, State of New Jersey. As a Type II School District, the School District functions independently through a Board of Education. The Board is comprised of nine members elected to three-year terms. These terms are staggered so that three members’ terms expire each year. The purpose of the School District is to educate students in grades seven through twelfth. The operation of the District includes one regional junior high and one senior high school, located Little Egg Harbor." See "Roster of Officials" on page 19.
  16. ↑ Board of Education: About Us, Pinelands Regional School District. Accessed January 22, 2020. "The Board of Education is composed of nine citizens elected to serve terms of three years each. Representatives are elected on the basis of constituent population - one from Bass River Township, one from Eagleswood Township, six from Little Egg Harbor Township, and one from the Borough of Tuckerton."
  17. ↑ Bass River Township School District Feasibility Study, Stockton University. Accessed May 21, 2022.
  18. ↑ Lowe, Claire."Bass River Township students to attend Little Egg Harbor schools next year", The Press of Atlantic City , April 6, 2020. Accessed May 22, 2022. "Students from Bass River Township will attend Little Egg Harbor Schools next year as financial and academic challenges have crippled the district’s ability to operate.... The decision to enter into an agreement with Little Egg Harbor Township was reached at a March 25 school board meeting and will go into effect on July 1. The formal agreement has yet to be a finalized.... The 45,299-square-foot building which houses the preschool through sixth grade has the capacity for 205 students, but enrollment is less than half that.... Bass River has been losing both enrollment and state aid over the last few years, and has made several reductions in staff, but it hasn’t been enough to keep up with rising costs."
  19. ↑ Spahr, Rob. "Little Egg school shot by jet to get $519,000", The Press of Atlantic City , November 2, 2006. Accessed September 29, 2014. "Superintendent of Schools Frank Kasyan, along with Assemblyman Brian Rumpf, announced Wednesday that after a lengthy tort-claims process, the Air Force has agreed to pay the school board more than $500,000."
  20. ↑ School Data for the Little Egg Harbor Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 15, 2022.
  21. ↑ Public Schools Directory 2023-2024; Living & Learning in Ocean County, Ocean County, New Jersey. Accessed February 1, 2024.
  22. ↑ School Performance Reports for the Little Egg Harbor Township School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 3, 2024.
  23. ↑ New Jersey School Directory for the Little Egg Harbor Township School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
  24. ↑ Robert C. Wood Sr. Early Childhood Center, Little Egg Harbor School District. Accessed August 2, 2023.
  25. ↑ George J. Mitchell Elementary School, Little Egg Harbor School District. Accessed August 2, 2023.
  26. ↑ Frog Pond Elementary School, Little Egg Harbor School District. Accessed August 2, 2023.
  27. ↑ Central Office, Little Egg Harbor School District. Accessed August 2, 2023.
  28. ↑ New Jersey School Directory for Ocean County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
  29. ↑ Business Administration, Little Egg Harbor School District. Accessed August 2, 2023.
  30. ↑ 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.
  31. ↑ Annual Comprehensive Financial Report for the Little Egg Harbor Township School District, New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2023. Accessed April 1, 2024. "The Little Egg Harbor Township School District 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." See "Roster of Officials" on page 10.
  32. ↑ Board of Education, Little Egg Harbor School District. Accessed August 2, 2023. "The Little Egg Harbor Board of Education is an elected seven-member body comprised of township residents."
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