Spring Lake School District

Spring Lake School District
Address
411 Tuttle Avenue Spring Lake , Monmouth County , New Jersey , 07762 United States
Coordinates	40°09′28″N74°01′49″W / 40.157642°N 74.030169°W / 40.157642; -74.030169
District information
Grades	Pre-K to 8
Superintendent	Stephen LaValva
Business administrator	Joanette Femia
Schools	1
Students and staff
Enrollment	153 (as of 2022–23) [1]
Faculty	21.4 FTEs [1]
Student–teacher ratio	7.2:1 [1]
Other information
District Factor Group	I
Website	www.hwmountz.k12.nj.us
Ind. Per pupil District spending Rank (*) K-8 average  %± vs. average 1A Total Spending $21,855 52 $18,891 15.7% 1 Budgetary Cost 21,202 66 14,159 49.7% 2 Classroom Instruction 10,713 58 8,659 23.7% 6 Support Services 5,110 69 2,167 135.8% 8 Administrative Cost 1,848 60 1,547 19.5% 10 Operations & Maintenance 3,225 65 1,612 100.1% 13 Extracurricular Activities 296 58 104 184.6% 16 Median Teacher Salary 62,085 57 61,136 Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending. [2] *Of K-8 districts with up to 69 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=71

Spring Lake School District is a public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade in Spring Lake, in Monmouth County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. ^{[3] [4] [5] [6]}

As of the 2022–23 school year, the district, comprised of one school, had an enrollment of 153 students and 21.4 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 7.2:1. ^[1] In the 2016–17 school year, Spring Lake had the 43rd smallest enrollment of any school district in the state, with 197 students. ^[7]

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. ^[8]

Students attending public high school for ninth through twelfth grades are assigned to Manasquan High School as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Manasquan Public Schools. Manasquan High School also serves students from Avon-by-the-Sea, Belmar, Brielle, Lake Como, Sea Girt and Spring Lake Heights who attend Manasquan High School as part of sending/receiving relationships with their respective districts. ^{[9] [10]} As of the 2018–19 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 969 students and 72.9 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.3:1. ^[11]

Students may also attend one of the magnet schools in the Monmouth County Vocational School District — Marine Academy of Science and Technology, Academy of Allied Health & Science, High Technology High School, Biotechnology High School, and Communications High School. ^[12]

History

In 1897, the borough's first public school was built at the corner of Warren Avenue and Fifth Avenue. Later, in the 1950s, the building served as a Masonic meeting room, after the school was relocated to Tuttle Avenue. On May 10, 1962, the Spring Lake public school was renamed to honor its retiring principal, H.W. Mountz. ^[13]

Awards and recognition

In 2015, H.W. Mountz School was one of 15 schools in New Jersey, and one of nine public schools, recognized as a National Blue Ribbon School in the exemplary high performing category by the United States Department of Education. ^{[14] [15]}

In 2002, the science teacher for sixth to eighth grade students, John Bormann, received a National Educator Award from the Milken Family Foundation. ^[16]

On June 5, 2006, Governor of New Jersey Jon Corzine visited H. W. Mountz School to congratulate Katharine Close for winning the Scripps National Spelling Bee. ^{[17] [18]}

School

H. W. Mountz Elementary School had an enrollment of 176 students in grades PreK-8 in the 2018–19 school year. ^[19]

• Stephen La Valva, principal ^[20]

Administration

Core members of the school's administration are: ^{[20] [21]}

• Stephen LaValva, superintendent
• Joanette Femia, interim school business administrator and board secretary

Board of education

The district's board of education, comprised of five elected 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 one or two 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. ^{[22] [23] [24]}

Notable alumni

• Chris Candido (1972–2005), professional wrestler. ^[25]
• Johnny Candido (born 1982), professional wrestler.^{[ citation needed ]}

References

1. District information for Spring Lake Borough, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 1, 2024.
2. Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
3. Spring Lake Borough Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, Spring Lake School District. Accessed June 21, 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 eight in the Spring Lake Borough School District. Grades nine through twelve students attend Manasquan High School on a sending-receiving relationship. Composition: The Spring Lake Borough School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Spring Lake Borough."
4. County School List S-W, Monmouth County, New Jersey. Accessed March 1, 2024.
5. School Performance Reports for the Spring Lake School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 3, 2024.
6. New Jersey School Directory for the Spring Lake School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
7. Guion, Payton. "These 43 N.J. school districts have fewer than 200 students", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, September 2017. Accessed January 30, 2020. "Based on data from the state Department of Education from the last school year and the Census Bureau, NJ Advance Media made a list of the smallest of the small school districts in the state, excluding charter schools and specialty institutions.... 43. Spring Lake Borough; Enrollment: 197; Grades: K-8; County: Monmouth County; Town population: 2,993"
8. NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed October 27, 2014
9. Manasquan School District 2016 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed June 21, 2020. "Manasquan High School receives students from seven sending districts; Avon, Belmar, Brielle, Lake Como, Sea Girt, Spring Lake, and Spring Lake Heights, as well as our Manasquan Elementary School students."
10. Sending Districts, Manasquan Public Schools. Accessed May 29, 2016. "Manasquan High School receives students from seven different districts; Avon, Brielle, Belmar, Lake Como, Sea Girt, Spring Lake, and Spring Lake Heights. Including our Manasquan students, the high school population is just under one thousand students."
11. School data for Manasquan High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2020.
12. Spring Lake Boro 2013 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed January 6, 2017. "Students in grades 9 through 12 attend Manasquan High School, the Monmouth County Vocational School District, and various other private and parochial high schools."
13. Spring Lake Timeline, Asbury Park Press . Accessed June 5, 2007.
14. 2015 National Blue Ribbon Schools All Public and Private, National Blue Ribbon Schools Program. Accessed November 14, 2016.
15. Mueller, Mark. "Which N.J. schools were named National Blue Ribbon schools?", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, September 29, 2015. Accessed November 14, 2016. "Fifteen New Jersey schools have been recognized by the federal government as National Blue Ribbon Schools, a designation that celebrates excellence in academics or progress in closing the achievement gap among groups of students.... Each of the 15 New Jersey schools was chosen for the 'exemplary high performing' category, which weighs state or national tests, high school graduation rates and the performance of subgroups of students, such as those who are economically disadvantaged."
16. John E. Bormann profile, Milken Family Foundation National Educator Awards. Accessed June 5, 2007. "John E. Bormann not only teaches middle school science at H. W. Mountz School in Spring Lake, but also develops the science curriculum for all of the Spring Lake Community Schools."
17. "Governor Corzine visits national spelling bee champ Katharine Close". Office of the Governor. 2006. Archived from the original on August 10, 2007. Retrieved February 27, 2007.
18. Speller No. 147, Katharine Close Archived 2007-04-22 at the Wayback Machine , 2006 Scripps National Spelling Bee. Accessed June 5, 2007. "School: H. W. Mountz School."
19. School data for H. W. Mountz Elementary School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2020.
20. Contact Us, H. W. Mountz School. Accessed January 15, 2021.
21. New Jersey School Directory for Monmouth County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
22. 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.
23. Annual Comprehensive Financial Report of the Spring Lake School District, New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2019. Accessed June 21, 2020. "The Board of Education of the Borough of Spring Lake ('Board') School District (the 'District') is an instrumentality of the State of New Jersey, established to function as an educational institution. The Borough of Spring Lake School District is a Type II district located in the County of Monmouth, State of New Jersey. As a Type II district, the School District functions independently through a Board of Education. The Board is comprised of five members elected to three-year terms. The purpose of the District is to educate students in grades K-12. A superintendent is appointed by the Board and is responsible for the administrative control of the District."
24. Board of Education Members, H. W. Mountz School. Accessed June 21, 2020.
25. Williams, Carol Gorga. "Wrestler remembered as man who loved life Shore resident Christopher B. Candito, 33, died Thursday in hospital", Asbury Park Press , April 30, 2005. Accessed April 3, 2011. "Born in Edison, Candito, 33, had lived in Spring Lake until moving to Matawan 10 years ago. He attended H.W. Mountz Grammar School in Spring Lake..."

External links

• H. W. Mountz School
• School Performance Reports for the H. W. Mountz School , New Jersey Department of Education
• School Data for the H. W. Mountz School, National Center for Education Statistics