Lower Township School District

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, New Jersey, United States.[3]

Lower Township School District
Address
834 Seashore Road
Lower Township, NJ 08204
United States
Coordinates38.970405°N 74.920651°W / 38.970405; -74.920651
District information
GradesPreK-6
SuperintendentJeff Samaniego
Business administratorJohn Hansen
Schools4
Students and staff
Enrollment1,718 (as of 2017-18)[1]
Faculty143.0 FTEs[1]
Student–teacher ratio12.0:1[1]
Other information
District Factor GroupB
WebsiteDistrict website
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

As of the 2017–18 school year, the district, comprising four schools, had an enrollment of 1,718 students and 143.0 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 "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 2017-18 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[9]) are Richard M. Teitelman Middle School[10] with 458 students in grades 7-8 and Lower Cape May Regional High School[11] with 871 students in grades 9-12.[12]

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.[13]

Schools
Charles W. Sandman Consolidated School

Schools in the district (with 2017-18 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[14]) are:[15][16]

  • David C. Douglass Veterans Memorial School[17] with 410 students in grades PreK-K
    • Sherry Bosch, Principal[18]
  • Carl T. Mitnick School[19] with 401 students in grades 1-2
    • Christopher Shivers, Principal[18]
  • Maud T. Abrams School[20] with 436 students in grades 3-4
    • John King, Principal[18]
  • Charles W. Sandman Consolidated School[21] with 449 students in grades 5-6
    • Van Cathcart, Principal[18]

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:[18][22]

  • Jeff Samaniego, Superintendent
  • John Hansen, Business Administrator / Board Secretary

The district's board of education has 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.[23][24][25]

References
  1. District information for Lower Township Elementary School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed November 1, 2019.
  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 February 11, 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 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. Interdistrict Public School Choice, Lower Cape May Regional School District. Accessed February 11, 2020. "Lower Cape May Regional High School is a four year comprehensive public High School that serves students from Cape May, West Cape May, Lower Township, Cape May Point and now Choice School students."
  8. Linehan, Mary. "Cape May makes new push to dissolve Lower Cape May Regional school district", The Gazette of Cape May, June 20, 2013. Accessed January 11, 2018. "The regional school district was formed in 1956 and now serves as a limited purpose regional school district educating students from Cape May, Cape May Point, West Cape May and Lower Township. Cape May Point students attend on a 'sending-receiving' basis."
  9. School Data for the Lower Cape May Regional High School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed November 1, 2019.
  10. General Information, Richard M. Teitelman Middle School. Accessed February 11, 2020.
  11. General Information, Lower Cape May Regional High School. Accessed February 11, 2020.
  12. New Jersey School Directory for the Lower Cape May Regional School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 26, 2016.
  13. 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.
  14. School Data for the Lower Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed November 1, 2019.
  15. Student-Parent Handbook 2019-2020, Lower Township School District. Accessed February 11, 2020.
  16. New Jersey School Directory for the Lower Township School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
  17. [httsp://lowertwpschools.com/memorial-principal David C. Douglass Veterans Memorial School], Lower Township School District. Accessed February 11, 2020.
  18. Staff, Lower Township School District. Accessed February 11, 2020.
  19. Carl T. Mitnick School, Lower Township School District. Accessed February 11, 2020.
  20. Maud T. Abrams School, Lower Township School District. Accessed February 11, 2020.
  21. Charles W. Sandman Consolidated School, Lower Township School District. Accessed February 11, 2020.
  22. New Jersey School Directory for Cape May County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
  23. 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.
  24. Comprehensive Annual Financial Report of the Lower Township School District, New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2018. Accessed February 3, 2020. "Description of the Reporting Entity - The Lower Township School District (District) is a Tlpe II gchool 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 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."
  25. Board of Education, Lower Township School District. Accessed February 11, 2020.
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