Pequannock Township School District

The Pequannock Township School District is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade from Pequannock Township, in Morris County, New Jersey, United States.[3]

Pequannock Township School District
Address
538 Newark-Pompton Turnpike Pompton Plains, NJ 07444 United States
Coordinates	40.965174°N 74.295146°W / 40.965174; -74.295146
District information
Grades	PreK-12
Superintendent	Michael Portas
Business administrator	Sallyann McCarty
Schools	5
Students and staff
Enrollment	2,123 (as of 2018–19)[1]
Faculty	167.5 FTEs[1]
Student–teacher ratio	12.7:1[1]
Other information
District Factor Group	GH
Website	District website
Ind. Per pupil District spending Rank (*) K-12 average %± vs. average 1A Total Spending $17,109 24 $18,891 −9.4% 1 Budgetary Cost 14,572 47 14,783 −1.4% 2 Classroom Instruction 8,895 56 8,763 1.5% 6 Support Services 2,173 43 2,392 −9.2% 8 Administrative Cost 1,550 37 1,485 4.4% 10 Operations & Maintenance 1,434 22 1,783 −19.6% 13 Extracurricular Activities 487 55 268 81.7% 16 Median Teacher Salary 62,395 30 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 five schools, had an enrollment of 2,123 students and 167.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.7:1.[1]

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

Awards and recognition

During the 2009–10 school year, Hillview School was awarded the Blue Ribbon School Award of Excellence by the United States Department of Education, the highest award an American school can receive.[5]

NAMM named the district in its 2008 survey of the "Best Communities for Music Education", which included 110 school districts nationwide.[6]

Schools

Pequannock Valley Middle School, site of the Mandeville Inn

Schools in the district (with 2018–19 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[7]) are:[8]

Elementary schools

• Stephen J. Gerace Elementary School[9] 290 with students in grades K-5
  • Matthew Reiner, Principal[10]
• Hillview Elementary School[11] 313 with students in grades K-5
  • Allison Stager, Principal [10]
• North Boulevard Elementary School[12] 340 with students in grades K-5
  • Theodore Loeffler, Principal[10]

Middle school

• Pequannock Valley School[13] with 459 students in grades 6-8
  • John Seborowski, Principal[10]

High school (9-12)

• Pequannock Township High School[14] with 701 students in grades 9-12
  • Richard M. Hayzler, Principal[10]

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:[10][15]

• Michael Portas, Superintendent
• Sallyann McCarty, Business Administrator / Board Secretary

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 2015) as part of the November general election.[16][17]

References

1. District information for Pequannock Township 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. Pequannock Township Board of Education District Bylaw 0110 - Identification, Pequannock Township School District. Accessed May 3, 2020. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades K through 12 in the Pequannock Township School District. Composition: The Pequannock Township School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Pequannock Township."
4. NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed October 1, 2014.
5. 2009 Blue Ribbon Schools: All Public and Private Schools, United States Department of Education. Accessed May 3, 2020.
6. "NAMM Foundation Names the 'Best Communities for Music Education'", NAMM, April 30, 2008. Accessed November 13, 2009.
7. School Data for the Pequannock Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2020.
8. New Jersey School Directory for the Pequannock Township School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
9. Stephen J. Gerace Elementary School, Pequannock Township School District. Accessed May 3, 2020.
10. District Leadership Team, Pequannock Township School District. Accessed May 3, 2020.
11. Hillview Elementary School, Pequannock Township School District. Accessed May 3, 2020.
12. North Boulevard Elementary School, Pequannock Township School District. Accessed May 3, 2020.
13. Pequannock Valley School, Pequannock Township School District. Accessed May 3, 2020.
14. Pequannock Township High School, Pequannock Township School District. Accessed May 3, 2020.
15. New Jersey School Directory for Morris County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
16. 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.
17. Board Members, Pequannock Township School District. Accessed May 3, 2020.

External links

• Pequannock Township School District
• Pequannock Township School District's 2015–16 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
• Pequannock Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics