Tewksbury Township Schools

Tewksbury Township Schools
Address
173 Old Turnpike Road
Califon
, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, 07830
United States
Coordinates40°42′17″N 74°46′27″W / 40.704782°N 74.774087°W / 40.704782; -74.774087
District information
GradesPreK to 8
SuperintendentJennifer Shouffler
Business administratorHeather Goguen
Schools2
Students and staff
Enrollment500 (as of 2021–22)[1]
Faculty55.8 FTEs[1]
Student–teacher ratio9.0:1[1]
Other information
District Factor GroupJ
Websitewww.tewksburyschools.org
Ind. Per pupil District
spending		 Rank
(*)		 K-8
average		 %± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$19,52945$18,8913.4%
1Budgetary Cost16,0414614,15913.3%
2Classroom Instruction9,623498,65911.1%
6Support Services2,631512,16721.4%
8Administrative Cost1,821451,54717.7%
10Operations & Maintenance1,574321,612−2.4%
13Extracurricular Activities26360104152.9%
16Median Teacher Salary66,4305261,136
Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[2]
*Of K-8 districts with 401-750 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=64

The Tewksbury Township Schools is a community public school district which operates two schools serving students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade from Tewksbury Township, in Hunterdon County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[3]

As of the 2021–22 school year, the district, comprising two schools, had an enrollment of 500 students and 55.8 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 9.0:1.[1]

The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "J", the-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]

Public school students in ninth through twelfth grades attend Voorhees High School in Lebanon Township (although the mailing address is Glen Gardner), which also serves students from Califon Borough, Glen Gardner Borough, Hampton Borough, High Bridge Borough and Lebanon Township.[5][6] As of the 2021–22 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 780 students and 76.4 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.2:1.[7] The school is part of the North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional High School District, which also includes students from Bethlehem Township, Clinton Town, Clinton Township, Franklin Township, Lebanon Borough and Union Township who attend North Hunterdon High School in Annandale.[8][9][10]

History

The community's original elementary school, Sawmill, opened in 1951 and was sold in 2003 for $1 million to the Hunterdon County Educational Services Commission.[11]

Awards and recognition

Tewksbury Elementary School was recognized in 2011 as a Blue Ribbon School by the United States Department of Education.[12]

Old Turnpike School was one of nine schools in New Jersey honored in 2020 by the National Blue Ribbon Schools Program, which recognizes high student achievement.[13][14]

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2021–22 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[15]) are:[16][17][5][18][19]

Elementary school
  • Tewksbury Elementary School[20] with 309 students in grades PreK - 4
    • Lisa Moore, principal[21]
  • Old Turnpike School[22] with 186 students in grades 5 - 8
    • Michael Mitchell, principal[23]

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:[24][25]

  • Jennifer Shouffler, superintendent
  • Heather Goguen, 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 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.[26][27][28]

References

  1. ^ a b c d District information for Tewksbury 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. ^ Tewksbury Township Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, Tewksbury Public Schools. Accessed November 16, 2023. "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 Tewksbury Township School District. Composition The Tewksbury Township School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Tewksbury Township."
  4. ^ NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed September 22, 2014.
  5. ^ a b 2023-2024 Public School Directory, Hunterdon County Department of Education. Accessed November 16, 2023.
  6. ^ Voorhees High School 2015 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed June 3, 2016. "Voorhees High School has consistently ranked among the top high schools in New Jersey and was named a National Blue Ribbon School in 2015. With an enrollment of 1,095 students in grades 9-12, the school serves the communities of Califon, Glen Gardner, Hampton, High Bridge, Lebanon Township, and Tewksbury Township."
  7. ^ School data for Voorhees High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 1, 2022.
  8. ^ About the North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional High School District, North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional High School District. Accessed January 4, 2015. "North Hunterdon High School educates students from: Bethlehem Township, Clinton Town, Clinton Township, Franklin Township, Lebanon Borough, Union Township; Voorhees High School educates students from: Califon, Glen Gardner, Hampton, High Bridge, Lebanon Township, Tewksbury Township"
  9. ^ Information Regarding Choice of District School, North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional High School District. Accessed January 4, 2015. "In the past, parents and students of the North Hunterdon High School sending districts were able to select either North Hunterdon High School or Voorhees High School as their school of choice.... As our student population continued to grow and our two high schools reached, and exceeded, 90% capacity, the option of choosing Voorhees was eliminated in the 2005-2006 school year for the North Hunterdon sending districts (Bethlehem Township, Clinton Township, Franklin Township, Lebanon Borough and Union Township – Clinton Town students still have choice as they are classmates at Clinton Public School with Glen Gardner students, who attend Voorhees)."
  10. ^ About the District, North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional High School District. Accessed January 4, 2015. "North Hunterdon High School educates students from: Bethlehem Township, Clinton Town, Clinton Township, Franklin Township, Lebanon Borough, Union Township; Voorhees High School educates students from: Califon, Glen Gardner, Hampton, High Bridge, Lebanon Township, Tewksbury Township"
  11. ^ Staff. "Tewksbury school board to sell Sawmill School", New Jersey Hills, July 30, 2003. Accessed September 22, 2014. "Under the terms of the negotiated agreement, which school officials are hoping to finalize by the end of August, the Hunterdon County Educational Services Commission would pay $1 million for the circa-1950s school that is located on seven acres."
  12. ^ National Blue Ribbon Schools Program Schools Recognized 1982 through 2016, United States Department of Education. Accessed February 17, 2017.
  13. ^ 2020 National Blue Ribbon Schools All Public and Non-Public Schools, National Blue Ribbon Schools Program. Accessed September 27, 2020.
  14. ^ Clark, Adam. "9 N.J. schools just won a huge national honor", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, September 24, 2020. Accessed September 27, 2020. "Nine New Jersey public schools have been awarded the national Blue Ribbon designation, one of the highest honors in education. The schools were recognized Thursday by the U.S. Department of Education for high student achievement."
  15. ^ School Data for the Tewksbury Township Schools, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 1, 2022.
  16. ^ Schools, Tewksbury Township Board of Education. Accessed November 16, 2023.
  17. ^ School Choice, Tewksbury Township Schools. Accessed November 16, 2023. "The Tewksbury Township School District is a Pre-K through 8 district comprised of two schools with a current enrollment of approximately 485 students. The Tewksbury Elementary School and Old Turnpike School have both been recognized as a National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence."
  18. ^ School Performance Reports for the Tewksbury Township School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 3, 2024.
  19. ^ New Jersey School Directory for the Tewksbury Township Schools, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
  20. ^ Tewksbury Elementary School, Tewksbury Township Schools. Accessed November 16, 2023.
  21. ^ General Information, Tewksbury Elementary School. Accessed November 16, 2023.
  22. ^ Old Turnpike School, Tewksbury Township Board of Education. Accessed November 16, 2023.
  23. ^ Administration, Old Turnpike School. Accessed November 16, 2023.
  24. ^ Central Office Administration, Tewksbury Township Schools. Accessed November 16, 2023.
  25. ^ New Jersey School Directory for Hunterdon County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
  26. ^ 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.
  27. ^ Annual Comprehensive Financial Report of the Tewksbury Township School District, New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2022. Accessed November 16, 2023. "The Tewksbury Township School District is a Type II district located in the County of Hunterdon, State of New Jersey. As a Type II district, the School District functions independently through a Board of Education. The board is comprised of nine members elected to three-year terms. The purpose of the district is to educate students in grades K-8."
  28. ^ Board of Education Members, Tewksbury Township Schools. Accessed November 16, 2023.