Hillside Public Schools

The Hillside Public Schools are a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in kindergarten through twelfth grade from Hillside, in Union County, New Jersey, United States.[3]

Hillside Public Schools
Address
195 Virginia Street Hillside, NJ 07205 United States
Coordinates	40.689405°N 74.222453°W / 40.689405; -74.222453
District information
Grades	K-12
Superintendent	A. Robert Gregory (acting)
Business administrator	David Eichenholtz
Schools	6
Students and staff
Enrollment	3,123 (as of 2018–19)[1]
Faculty	260.7 FTEs[1]
Student–teacher ratio	12.0:1[1]
Other information
District Factor Group	CD
Website	District website
Ind. Per pupil District spending Rank (*) K-12 average %± vs. average 1A Total Spending $18,788 48 $18,891 −0.5% 1 Budgetary Cost 13,925 38 14,783 −5.8% 2 Classroom Instruction 8,026 30 8,763 −8.4% 6 Support Services 2,071 36 2,392 −13.4% 8 Administrative Cost 1,735 56 1,485 16.8% 10 Operations & Maintenance 1,852 52 1,783 3.9% 13 Extracurricular Activities 216 5 268 −19.4% 16 Median Teacher Salary 64,238 39 64,043 Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[2] *Of K-12 districts with 1,800-3,500 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=68

As of the 2018–19 school year, the district, comprising six schools, had an enrollment of 3,123 students and 260.7 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.0:1.[1]

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

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2018–19 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[5]) are:[6][7]

Elementary schools

• Abram P. Morris Early Childhood Center[8] (636 students; in grades PreK-1)
  • April Lowe, Principal
• Calvin Coolidge Elementary School[9] (205; grade 2)
  • James Harden, Principal
• Hurden Looker School[10] (461; 3-4)
  • Tracey Wolff, Principal
• George Washington School[11] (488; grade 5)
  • Sharon Festante, Principal

Middle school

• Walter O. Krumbiegel Middle School[12] (452; 6-8) **Joyce Caine, Principal

High school

• Hillside High School[13] (842; 9-12)
  • Christine Sidwa, Principal

History

Hillside High School on Liberty Avenue was originally constructed in 1947, replacing the Coe Avenue (A.P. Morris) School which became a grammar school. Additions were later added to accommodate the baby-boomers of the 1950s and 1960s. In the mid-1960s the high school held some 1,500 students.

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:[14][15]

• A. Robert Gregory, Acting Superintendent[16]
• David Eichenholtz, Business Administrator / Board Secretary[17]

Board of education

The district's board of education, with 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.[18][19]

References

1. District information for Hillside Public School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2020.
2. Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
3. Hillside Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, Hillside Public Schools. Accessed April 24, 2020. "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 twelve in the Hillside Township School District. Composition The Hillside Township School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Hillside Township."
4. NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed March 18, 2015.
5. School Data for the Hillside Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2020.
6. Schools, Hillside Public Schools. Accessed April 24, 2020.
7. New Jersey School Directory for the Hillside Public Schools, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
8. Abram P. Morris Early Childhood Center, Hillside Public Schools. Accessed April 24, 2020.
9. Calvin Coolidge Elementary School, Hillside Public Schools. Accessed April 24, 2020.
10. Hurden Looker School, Hillside Public Schools. Accessed April 24, 2020.
11. George Washington School, Hillside Public Schools. Accessed April 24, 2020.
12. Walter O. Krumbiegel Middle School, Hillside Public Schools. Accessed April 24, 2020.
13. Hillside High School, Hillside Public Schools. Accessed April 24, 2020.
14. Hillside High School 2020-2021 Program of Studies, Hillside Public Schools. Accessed April 24, 2020.
15. New Jersey School Directory for Union County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
16. Acting Superintendent, Hillside Public Schools. Accessed April 24, 2020.
17. Business Office, Hillside Public Schools. Accessed April 24, 2020.
18. 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.
19. Board of Education, Hillside Public Schools. Accessed April 24, 2020. "There are nine members of the Board of Education who are elected in accordance with the provisions of the statute governing Type II school districts. Three of these nine members are elected each year for a three-year term."

External links

• Hillside Public Schools
• Hillside Public Schools's 2015–16 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
• School Data for the Hillside Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics