Monroe Township Public Schools

The Monroe Township Public Schools is a comprehensive public school district serving the educational needs of students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade from Monroe Township, in Gloucester County, New Jersey, United States. Services are also provided for preschool handicapped students as well as other students with special needs.

For the school district in Monroe Township, Middlesex County, see Monroe Township School District.
Monroe Township Public Schools
75 East Academy Street
Williamstown, NJ 08094
District information
GradesPreK-12
SuperintendentRichard Perry (interim)
Business administratorLisa Schulz
Schools6
Students and staff
Enrollment6,122 (as of 2016-17)[1]
Faculty439.1 FTEs
Student–teacher ratio13.9:1
Other information
District Factor GroupCD
Websitewww.monroetwp.k12.nj.us
Ind.Per pupilDistrict
spending		Rank
(*)		K-12
average		%± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$15,64410$18,891−17.2%
1Budgetary Cost11,853714,783−19.8%
2Classroom Instruction6,79228,763−22.5%
6Support Services1,984312,392−17.1%
8Administrative Cost1,311271,485−11.7%
10Operations & Maintenance1,521401,783−14.7%
13Extracurricular Activities22845268−14.9%
16Median Teacher Salary56,150964,043
Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[2]
*Of K-12 districts with more than 3,500 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=103

As of the 2016-17 school year, the district's six schools had an enrollment of 6,122 students and 439.1 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.9:1.[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.[3]

History

In October 2017, Holly Glen Elementary School was closed for extensive decontamination for a minimum of three weeks, after high levels of mold -- including aspergillus / penicillium and cladosporium -- were discovered in the building.[4] Days later, the district announced that all of its schools would be closed for a minimum of a week to allow for testing in all of the district's facilities of what was described as a "possible mold infestation."[5] Whitehall Elementary School was closed slightly after Holly Glen Elementary School. The former was remediated and students resumed classes on January 2, 2018. [6]

Awards and recognition

Radix Elementary School was honored by the National Blue Ribbon Schools Program in 2019, one of nine schools in the state recognized as Exemplary High Performing Schools.[7]

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2016-17 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[8]) are:[9]

Elementary schools
  • Holly Glen Elementary School[10] (613 students; in grades PreK-4)
  • Oak Knoll Elementary School[11] (559; K-4)
  • Radix Elementary School[12] (669; PreK-4)
  • Whitehall Elementary School[13] (386; K-4)
Middle school
  • Williamstown Middle School[14] (1,959; 5-8)
High school

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:[16][17]

  • Richard Perry, Interim Superintendent
  • Lisa Schulz, Business Administrator / Board Secretary

References
  1. District information for Monroe Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed July 22, 2019.
  2. Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
  3. NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 30, 2014.
  4. Hefler, Jan. "Mold closes Gloucester County elementary school, found on toys, doors & desks", The Philadelphia Inquirer, October 6, 2017. Accessed November 15, 2017. "After mold was discovered on doors, windows, desks, and even rubber toys inside an elementary school in Gloucester County, school officials closed the building Friday and reassigned the children to other facilities. Holly Glen Elementary School in Williamstown, which has 537 students in kindergarten through grade four, is expected to be closed at least three weeks to be decontaminated."
  5. McCarthy, Erin; Hefler, Jan; and Burney, Melanie. "Parents voice concerns over Monroe Twp. closing all its schools", The Philadelphia Inquirer, October 9, 2017. Accessed November 15, 2017. "Sitting cross-legged in aisles and standing shoulder to shoulder against walls, hundreds of Monroe Township parents and students packed into Williamstown High School’s theater for an emergency meeting Monday night prompted by the township school district’s announcement that it was closing all of its schools for at least a week because of possible mold infestation."
  6. WILLIAMSTOWN, N.J. (WPVI) -- "Whitehall Elementary School in Gloucester County reopens after mold scare", 6abc Action News, January 2, 2018. Accessed January 7,2018. "Some students in Gloucester County started the New Year by going back to their home school. Whitehall Elementary School in Williamstown reopened Tuesday morning. It had been closed since the fall when mold problems were discovered in the building. Students had been attending classes at other district schools. Holly Glen Elementary will remain closed for the rest of the school year as mold concerns are addressed at that school."
  7. 2019 National Blue Ribbon Schools Exemplary High Performing Schools, National Blue Ribbon Schools Program. Accessed September 26, 2019.
  8. School Data for the Monroe Township Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed July 22, 2019.
  9. New Jersey School Directory for the Monroe Township Public Schools, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
  10. Holly Glen Elementary School, Monroe Township Public Schools. Accessed July 23, 2019.
  11. Oak Knoll Elementary School, Monroe Township Public Schools. Accessed July 23, 2019.
  12. Radix Elementary School, Monroe Township Public Schools. Accessed July 23, 2019.
  13. Whitehall Elementary School, Monroe Township Public Schools. Accessed July 23, 2019.
  14. Williamstown Middle School, Monroe Township Public Schools. Accessed July 23, 2019.
  15. Williamstown High School, Monroe Township Public Schools. Accessed July 23, 2019.
  16. Administration, Monroe Township Public Schools. Accessed July 23, 2019.
  17. New Jersey School Directory for Gloucester County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.

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