Lower Township School District

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Lower Township School District
Carl T. Mitnick School zoomed A.jpg
Carl T. Mitnick School in Cold Spring, which houses grades 1-2 and the school district administration
Address
905 Seashore Road
Lower Township
, Cape May County , New Jersey , 08204
United States
Coordinates 38°58′13″N74°55′14″W / 38.970405°N 74.920651°W / 38.970405; -74.920651
District information
Grades PreK-6
SuperintendentJeff Samaniego
Business administratorPatricia Ryan
Schools4
Students and staff
Enrollment1,519 (as of 2020–21) [1]
Faculty149.6 FTEs [1]
Student–teacher ratio10.2:1 [1]
Other information
District Factor Group B
Website lowertwpschools.com
Ind.Per pupilDistrict
spending		Rank
(*)		K-6
average		 %± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$16,92925$18,891−10.4%
1Budgetary Cost13,6111913,649−0.3%
2Classroom Instruction8,170198,366−2.3%
6Support Services2,259302,1614.5%
8Administrative Cost1,28491,467−12.5%
10Operations & Maintenance1,714381,55210.4%
16Median Teacher Salary55,8992557,437
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 Lower Township School District is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through sixth grade from Lower Township, in Cape May County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. [3]

Contents

As of the 2020–21 school year, the district, comprised of four schools, had an enrollment of 1,519 students and 149.6 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.2:1. [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]

The Lower Township School District participates in the Interdistrict Public School Choice Program, which allows non-resident students to attend the district's schools without cost to their parents, with tuition paid by the state. Seats in the program for non-resident students are specified by the district and are allocated by lottery. [5] [6]

For seventh through twelfth grades, public school students attend the schools of the Lower Cape May Regional School District, which also serves students from Cape May City and West Cape May, along with students from Cape May Point who attend the district as part of a sending/receiving relationship. [7] [8] Schools in the district (with 2022–23 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics [9] ) are Richard M. Teitelman Middle School [10] with 433 students in grades 7-8 and Lower Cape May Regional High School (LCMRHS) [11] with 757 students in grades 9-12. [12] [13]

History

In 1931, Cape May Point School District closed its only school and began sending students to Lower Township schools. [14] Currently Cape May Point sends to Cape May City Elementary School.

Awards and recognition

Maud Abrams School was recognized by Governor Jim McGreevey in 2003 as one of 25 schools selected statewide for the First Annual Governor's School of Excellence award. [15]

Schools and facilities

Schools in the district (with 2020–21 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics [16] ) are: [17] [18] [19]

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are: [23] [43]

Board of education

The district's board of education is comprised of nine members who set policy and oversee 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. [44] [45] [46]

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  1. 1 2 3 4 District information for Lower Township Elementary 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. ↑ Lower Township Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, Lower Township School District. Accessed August 4, 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 six in the Lower Township School District. Composition: The Lower Township School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Lower Township."
  4. ↑ NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 17, 2014.
  5. ↑ Interdistrict Public School Choice Program List of Operating Choice Districts: 2018-2019 School Year, New Jersey Department of Education, September 18, 2017. Accessed January 11, 2018.
  6. ↑ Lower Township Elementary District Choice Program Profile, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed January 11, 2018.
  7. ↑ Lower Cape May Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, Lower Cape May Regional School District. Accessed August 29, 2024. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades seven through twelve. Composition: The Lower Cape May Regional School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Cape May, Lower Township, and West Cape May."
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 Johnson, Virgil; and Kirtland, James L. "A Feasibility Study to Reconfigure the Lower Cape May Regional School District", Statistical Forecasting LLC, June 2013. Accessed August 29, 2024. "Cape May City is one of three constituent communities served by the Lower Cape May Regional School District ('Lower Cape May Regional'), a limited purpose school district providing education for the middle and high school students from Cape May City, Lower Township, and West Cape May.... Students from Cape May Point attend on a sending-receiving basis."
  9. ↑ School Data for the Lower Cape May Regional High School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 1, 2024.
  10. ↑ General Information, Richard M. Teitelman Middle School. Accessed August 29, 2024.
  11. ↑ General Information, Lower Cape May Regional High School. Accessed August 29, 2024.
  12. ↑ School Performance Reports for the Lower Cape May Regional School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 3, 2024.
  13. ↑ New Jersey School Directory for the Lower Cape May Regional School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
  14. ↑ Degener, Richard (March 27, 2013). "No students to support in Cape May Point school budget". Press of Atlantic City . Retrieved June 6, 2021.
  15. ↑ McGreevey Celebrates Schools that are "Getting it Right": Schools of Excellence Winners Demonstrate Effectiveness of Governor's Education Priorities Archived 2012-10-18 at the Wayback Machine , New Jersey Department of Education press release dated November 211, 2003. Accessed December 15, 2009.
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  17. ↑ Student-Parent Handbook 2019-2020, Lower Township School District. Accessed August 4, 2022.
  18. ↑ School Performance Reports for the Lower Township Elementary School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 3, 2024.
  19. ↑ New Jersey School Directory for the Lower Township School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
  20. ↑ David C. Douglass Veterans Memorial School, Lower Township School District. Accessed February 11, 2020.
  21. ↑ "2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Villas CDP, NJ" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved September 23, 2020.
    The area was identical as of the 2000 U.S. Census: "CENSUS 2000 BLOCK MAP: VILLAS CDP" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved September 23, 2020. - Pages 1 and 2.
    Also identical in the 1990 U.S. Census: "1990 COUNTY BLOCK MAP (RECREATED): CAPE MAY County" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved September 23, 2020. - Villas CDP is on pages 25 and 29.
    Memorial School is in the CDP.
  22. ↑ "Memorial Directions". Lower Township School District. Retrieved September 23, 2020. [...]Memorial Elementary School - 2600 Bayshore Road, Villas, NJ 08204
  23. 1 2 3 4 5 Staff, Lower Township School District. Accessed August 29, 2024.
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  32. ↑ Campbell, Al (January 5, 2010). "Two Boys, Two Families Rejoice at Births on New Year's Day 2010". Cape May County Herald . Retrieved May 16, 2021. [...]Maud Abrams Elementary School in Cold Spring[...]
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  34. ↑ Charles W. Sandman Consolidated School, Lower Township School District. Accessed February 11, 2020.
  35. ↑ Hovik, Johanna (August 29, 2016). "Teacher Preps for New School Year". Cape May County Herald . Retrieved May 16, 2021. [...]Charles W. Sandman Consolidated School in Cold Spring,[...]
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  41. ↑ "Interdistrict Public School Choice". Lower Township School District. October 10, 2009. Archived from the original on October 10, 2009. Retrieved May 16, 2021. [...]the Administration Office (brown Victorian structure).
  42. ↑ "WORK SESSION MINUTES" (PDF). Lower Township School District. April 25, 2017. p. 1.
  43. ↑ New Jersey School Directory for Cape May County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
  44. ↑ 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.
  45. ↑ Annual Comprehensive Financial Report of the Lower Township School District, New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2023. Accessed April 15, 2024. "The Lower Township School District (District) is a Type II school district located in Cape May County, New Jersey and covers an area of approximately 31 square miles. As a Type II school district, it 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 member’s terms expire each year. The purpose of the district is to provide educational services for all of Lower Township’s students in grades preschool through 6. Students in grades 7 through 12 attend Lower Cape May Regional." See "Roster of Officials" on page 12.
  46. ↑ Board of Education, Lower Township School District. Accessed August 29, 2024.
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