Clinton-Glen Gardner School District

The Clinton-Glen Gardner School District is a community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade from the Town of Clinton and the Borough of Glen Gardner, in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, United States. Before Glen Gardner, a non-operating district, was consolidated into the district, students from the borough had attended the district's school as part of a sending/receiving relationship. Other students attend the school on a tuition basis.[3] Formerly known as the Town of Clinton School District, the district's board of education voted in November 2009 to revise the name to Clinton-Glen Gardner School District to reflect the merger.[4]

Clinton-Glen Gardner School District
Address
10 School Street Clinton, NJ 08809 United States
Coordinates	40.635181°N 74.907655°W / 40.635181; -74.907655
District information
Grades	PreK-8
Superintendent	Dr. Seth Cohen
Business administrator	Bernadette Wang
Schools	1
Students and staff
Enrollment	431 (as of 2018–19)[1]
Faculty	44.7 FTEs[1]
Student–teacher ratio	9.6:1[1]
Other information
District Factor Group	I
Website	District website
Ind. Per pupil District spending Rank (*) K-8 average %± vs. average 1A Total Spending $18,909 40 $18,891 0.1% 1 Budgetary Cost 14,861 33 14,159 5.0% 2 Classroom Instruction 9,306 38 8,659 7.5% 6 Support Services 2,586 39 2,167 19.3% 8 Administrative Cost 1,605 35 1,547 3.7% 10 Operations & Maintenance 1,157 7 1,612 −28.2% 13 Extracurricular Activities 208 48 104 100.0% 16 Median Teacher Salary 60,695 48 61,136 Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[2] *Of K-8 districts with up to 400 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=71

As of the 2018–19 school year, the district, comprised of one school, had an enrollment of 431 students and 44.7 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 9.6:1.[1]

The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "I", the second-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.[5]

Public school students in ninth through twelfth grades attend either North Hunterdon High School in Annandale or Voorhees High School in Glen Gardner as part of the North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional High School District. North Hunterdon High School serves students from Clinton Town, along with those from Clinton Township, Bethlehem Township, Franklin Township, Union Township, and Lebanon Borough, while students from Glen Gardner attend Voorhees High School, which also serves students from Califon, Hampton, High Bridge, Lebanon Township and Tewksbury Township.[6] As of the 2018–19 school year, North Hunterdon High School had an enrollment of 1,584 students and 123.2 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.9:1.[7] and Voorhees High School had an enrollment of 982 students and 83.1 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.8:1.[8]

Awards and recognition

Clinton Public School was named as a "Star School" by the New Jersey Department of Education, the highest honor that a New Jersey school can achieve, in the 1994-95 school year.[9]

School

Clinton Public School had an enrollment of 443 students in grades PreK-8as of the 2017–18 school year.[10]

• Dr. Seth Cohen, Principal[11]
• Jacqueline Turner, Assistant Principal / Curriculum Coordinator[11]

The school building was built in 1923 to replace a previous structure destroyed in a large fire, with additions in 1969, 1996, and 2001.

Sports

• Boys' and Girls' Soccer
• Boys' and Girls' Cross Country - Boys Cross Country team won the 2013 North Hunterdon-Voorhees District Meet after going 9-1, winning the title over their only loss from High Bridge Middle School by 4 points. Clinton Public had 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, and 18th place in the boys' race.
• Girls' Volleyball-The girls volleyball team won the 2013 and 2014 district volleyball Tournament and in 2015 they placed 2nd.
• Boys' and Girls' Basketball
• Girls' Cheerleading
• Boys' Baseball
• Girls' Softball

Administration

Core members of the district's administration include:[11][12]

• Dr. Seth Cohen, Superintendent[13]
• Bernadette Wang, Business Administrator / Board Secretary

Board of education

The district's board of education is comprised of five 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 either one or two seats up for election each year held (since 2012) as part of the November general election.[14][15][16]

References

1. District information for Clinton-Glen Gardner 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. Clinton-Glen Gardner School District 2014 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed March 18, 2015. 'Clinton Public School is a Pre-Kindergarten through Grade Eight school located in the historic Town of Clinton in Hunterdon County. The school serves approximately 500 students from the Town of Clinton and the Borough of Glen Gardner."
4. Letter dated November 30, 2009, Clinton Public School. Accessed May 23, 2013. "Previously named the Town of Clinton Board of Education and Town of Clinton School District, the passing of the by-law changed the names to be The Clinton-Glen Gardner Board of Education and The Clinton-Glen Gardner School District.... This change occurred as a result of the State government's June 30, 2009 passing of PL 2009 c. 78 which required the elimination of non-operating school districts and the creation of a merged district between the non-operating and receiving school."
5. NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed October 25, 2014.
6. About the North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional High School District Archived 2008-07-20 at the Wayback Machine, North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional High School District. Accessed May 23, 2013. "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."
7. School data for North Hunterdon High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2020.
8. School data for Voorhees High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2020.
9. Star School Award recipient detail, New Jersey Department of Education, Archived December 18, 2006. Accessed November 25, 2009.
10. School Data for Clinton-Glen Gardner School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed November 1, 2019.
11. Contact Us, Clinton-Glen Gardner School District. Accessed February 18, 2020.
12. New Jersey School Directory for Hunterdon County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
13. Superintendent/Principal's Page, Clinton-Glen Gardner School District. Accessed February 18, 2020.
14. 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.
15. Comprehensive Annual Financial Report of the Clinton-Glen Gardner School District, New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2018. Accessed February 18, 2020. "The 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."
16. Frequently Asked Question, Clinton-Glen Gardner School District. Accessed February 18, 2020. "What is the Board of Education? The Clinton - Glen Gardner Board of Education is a five member elected body that adopts policy for the daily operation of schools and sees that school laws are properly explained, enforced, and observed. Currently, the Board consists of five members elected at-large from the Towns of Clinton and Glen Gardner."

External links

• Clinton-Glen Gardner School District website
• Clinton Public School's 2015–16 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
• School Data for the Clinton-Glen Gardner School District, National Center for Education Statistics
• North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional High School District