Plumsted Township School District

Plumsted Township School District
Address
117 Evergreen Road New Egypt , Ocean County , New Jersey , 08533 United States
Coordinates	40°04′47″N74°31′56″W / 40.079825°N 74.532119°W / 40.079825; -74.532119
District information
Grades	PreK-12
Superintendent	Michelle Halperin-Krain
Business administrator	Sean Gately
Schools	3
Students and staff
Enrollment	1,216 (as of 2019–20) [1]
Faculty	126.6 FTEs [1]
Student–teacher ratio	9.6:1 [1]
Other information
District Factor Group	DE
Website	www.newegypt.us
Ind. Per pupil District spending Rank (*) K-12 average  %± vs. average 1A Total Spending $17,880 26 $18,891 −5.4% 1 Budgetary Cost 13,234 17 14,783 −10.5% 2 Classroom Instruction 7,752 20 8,763 −11.5% 6 Support Services 2,046 27 2,392 −14.5% 8 Administrative Cost 1,495 13 1,485 0.7% 10 Operations & Maintenance 1,390 10 1,783 −22.0% 13 Extracurricular Activities 531 34 268 98.1% 16 Median Teacher Salary 57,680 18 64,043 Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending. [2] *Of K-12 districts with up to 1,800 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=49

The Plumsted Township School District is a comprehensive community public school district that educates students in kindergarten through twelfth grade (in addition to special education students in pre-kindergarten) from Plumsted Township, in Ocean County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. ^[3]

As of the 2019–20 school year, the district, comprised of three schools, had an enrollment of 1,216 students and 126.6 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 9.6:1. ^[1]

The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "DE", the fifth-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. ^[4]

History

Plumsted Township voters approved a December 1997 referendum under which $16.5 million would be borrowed to build new school facilities, while the existing middle school would be converted for use as a high school. ^[5] Later that month, the commissioner of Education approved the withdrawal, as the feasibility study prepared showed no negative financial impact to either district and would not substantially impact the racial makeup of the students enrolled at Allentown High School. ^[6] The high school opened its doors in September 1999 and admitted 100 ninth-graders who would graduate in spring 2003, ending a sending/receiving relationship that had existed for more than 50 years with the Upper Freehold Regional School District under which students from the township attended Allentown High School. ^[7]

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2019–20 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics ^[8] ) are: ^{[9] [10] [11] [12] [13]}

Elementary schools

• Dr. Gerald H. Woehr Elementary School ^[14] with 538 students in grades PreK-5
  • Walter Therien, principal

Middle school

• New Egypt Middle School ^[15] with 294 students in grades 6-8
  • Andrea Caldes, principal

High school

• New Egypt High School ^[16] with 375 students in grades 9-12
  • Fred Geardino, principal

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are: ^{[17] [18]}

• Michelle Halperin-Krain, superintendent
• Sean Gately, business administrator and board secretary

Board of education

The district's board of education, comprised of nine members,^{[ contradictory ]} 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. ^{[19] [20] [21]}

References

1. District information for Plumsted Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2021.
2. Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
3. Plumsted Township Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, Plumsted Township School District. Accessed May 17, 2020. "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 twelve in the Plumsted Township School District. Composition: The Plumsted Township School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Plumsted Township."
4. NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed March 18, 2015.
5. Woodberry Jr., Warren. "Planning begins now that Plumsted High School has OK", Asbury Park Press , December 28, 1997. Accessed April 14, 2021, via Newspapers.com. "With the township's approval Dec. 16 of a $16.5 million bond referendum to convert the New Egypt Middle School on Evergreen Road into a high school, district officials are now developing plans for the kind of school they, parents and students want built..... For more than 50 years, high school students here have attended Allentown High School as part of a sending-receiving relationship with the Upper Freehold Regional School District. The state Department of Education must first approve the Plumsted school district's plan to withdraw 400 students from Allentown. The new school is planned to be operating by September 1999."
6. Board of Education of the Township of Plumsted, Ocean County v. Board of Education of the Upper Freehold Regional School District, New Jersey Department of Education, December 12, 1997. Accessed April 14, 2021.
7. Vosseller, Bob. "NHS receives high praise for curriculum", The New Egypt Press, September 14, 1999. Accessed August 12, 2014. "History will be made this week when 100 ninth-graders enter the New Egypt High School marking its inaugural class. Two years ago Plumsted Township voters in a strong majority vote withdrew from Allentown High School in the Upper Freehold Regional School District through a referendum vote."
8. School Data for the Plumsted Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2021.
9. Schools, Plumsted Township School District. Accessed April 14, 2021.
10. About Plumsted, Plumsted Township School District. Accessed April 14, 2021.
11. Public Schools Directory 2023-2024; Living & Learning in Ocean County, Ocean County, New Jersey. Accessed February 1, 2024.
12. School Performance Reports for the Plumsted Township School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 3, 2024.
13. New Jersey School Directory for the Plumsted Township School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
14. Dr. Gerald H. Woehr Elementary School, Plumsted Township School District. Accessed April 14, 2021.
15. New Egypt Middle School, Plumsted Township School District. Accessed April 14, 2021.
16. New Egypt High School, Plumsted Township School District. Accessed April 14, 2021.
17. Administration, Plumsted Township School District. Accessed April 14, 2021.
18. New Jersey School Directory for Ocean County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
19. 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.
20. Annual Comprehensive Financial Report of the Plumsted Township School District, New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2023. Accessed May 7, 2024. "The School District is a Type II district located in the County of Ocean, State of New Jersey. As a Type II district, the School District functions independently through a Board of Education (the Board). 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 District is to educate students in grades kindergarten through twelfth." See "Roster of Officials" on page 14.
21. Board of Education Members, Plumsted Township School District. Accessed April 14, 2021.

External links

• Plumsted Township School District
• School Performance Reports for the Plumsted Township School District , New Jersey Department of Education
• School Data for the Plumsted Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics