Edison Township Public Schools

Edison Township Public Schools
Superintendent:		Dr. Richard O'Malley
Business Administrator:		Daniel P. Michaud
Address:		312 Pierson Avenue Edison, NJ 08837
Grade Range:		K-12
School facilities:		17
Enrollment:		14,012 (as of 2008-09)
Faculty (in FTEs):		1,163.7
Student–teacher ratio:		12.0
District Factor Group:		GH
Web site:		http://www.edison.k12.nj.us
Ind.	Per Pupil	District Spending	Rank (*)	K-12 Average	%± vs. Average
1	Comparative Cost	$11,576	21	$13,632	-15.1%
2	Classroom Instruction	7,894	59	8,035	-1.8%
6	Support Services	1,414	8	2,166	-34.7%
8	Administrative Cost	894	2	1,379	-35.2%
10	Operations & Maintenance	1,218	16	1,674	-27.2%
13	Extracurricular Activities	139	11	258	-46.1%
16	Median Teacher Salary	71,078	96	57,597
Data from NJDoE 2009 Comparative Spending Guide. *Of K-12 districts with 3,501+ students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=105

The Edison Township Public Schools is a comprehensive community public school system, serving students in Kindergarten through 12th grade from Edison, in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. The school district has 11 elementary schools, four middle schools and two high schools that are part of the district, serving a culturally diverse student population.

As of the 2008-09 school year, the district's 17 schools had an enrollment of 14,012 and 1,163.7 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis) for a student–teacher ratio of 12.0.

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.

Schools

The two public high schools separate the South and North ends of Edison. In the Edison High School zone to the south, there are six K - 5 elementary schools, while in the J.P. Stevens High School zone there are five K-5 elementary schools. Schools in the district (with 2008-09 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics) include the following:

Elementary Schools (K-5, except as indicated)

• Benjamin Franklin Elementary (573 students)
• Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary (581; PreK-5)
• Lincoln Elementary (710)
• Lindeneau Elementary (511)
• James Madison Primary School (644; PreK-2), who then move on to James Madison Intermediate
• James Madison Intermediate School (561; 3-5)
• John Marshall Elementary (542)
• Menlo Park Elementary (780)
• James Monroe Elementary (427)
• Washington Elementary (618; PreK-5)
• Woodbrook School with 798 students

Middle Schools (6-8)

• John Adams Middle School (760; from James Madison Intermediate and MLK Jr.)
• Herbert Hoover Middle School (824; from Franklin, Lincoln and Monroe)
• Thomas Jefferson Middle School (746; from Lindeneau, Marshall and Washington)
• Woodrow Wilson Middle School (827; from Menlo Park and Woodbrook)

High Schools (9-12)

• Edison High School (1,958; from Hoover and Jefferson)
• J.P. Stevens High School (2,151; from Adams and Wilson)

The schools in the Southern end of the township are largely Caucasian (47%). The schools in the northern end of the town, however, are largely Asian-American (57%), with only 35% of students being Caucasian.

J.P. Stevens was the 65th-ranked public high school in New Jersey out of 322 schools statewide, in New Jersey Monthly magazine's September 2010 cover story on the state's "Top Public High Schools", after being ranked 52nd in 2008 out of 316 schools. Edison High School was ranked 169th in 2010 and 177th in 2008.

Redistricting

For the 2008-09 school year, in order to alleviate overcrowding in Menlo Park Elementary and other North Edison schools, the Edison school district decided to redistrict some students who would normally attend schools in North Edison, to schools in South Edison. This has caused some resentment among parents of those North Edison students being transferred as John P. Stevens High School, located in North Edison, is generally ranked higher than Edison High School. In addition, home values in areas being redistricted are believed to have been readjusted further increasing frustration of some residents.^{[citation needed]}

Connect-ED

For the 2007-08 school year, students were asked to provide home telephone numbers for the new ConnectED system. This automated notification system allows automated telephone calls to be placed to parents and staff in the event of an emergency. The system is also connected to the district-wide attendance system. Should a student be absent from school, a call is automatically placed to the telephone number provided.

Board of Education

The Edison school district is run by an elected Board of Education independent of the township's municipal government. The Board provides oversight of the district's senior administrators, who in turn directly manage the schools.

Board members

• Gene I. Maeroff - President
• Aimee Szilagyi - Vice President
• William H. Van Pelt
• David J. Dickinson
• Joseph Romano
• Lori A. Bonderowitz
• Veena Iyer
• Deborah A. Anes
• Theresa E. Ward

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:

• Dr. Richard O'Malley, Superintendent
• Daniel P. Michaud, Business Administrator

External links

• Edison Township Public Schools
• Edison Township Public Schools's 2009–10 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
• Data for the Edison Township Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics