Great Meadows Regional School District
| Great Meadows Regional School District | |||||
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| Superintendent: | Dr. Timothy Frederiks | ||||
| Business Administrator: | Julie Mumaw | ||||
| Address: | P.O. Box 74 Great Meadows, NJ 07838 |
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| Grade Range: | K-8 | ||||
| School facilities: | 3 | ||||
| Enrollment: | 959 (as of 2008-09)[1] | ||||
| Faculty (in FTEs): | 81.6 | ||||
| Student–teacher ratio: | 11.8 | ||||
| District Factor Group: | GH | ||||
| Web site: | http://www.gmrsd.com | ||||
| Ind. | Per Pupil | District Spending |
Rank (*) |
K-8 Average |
%± vs. Average |
| 1 | Comparative Cost | $11,324 | 23 | $12,420 | -8.8% |
| 2 | Classroom Instruction | 7,294 | 34 | 7,588 | -3.9% |
| 6 | Support Services | 1,502 | 25 | 1,771 | -15.2% |
| 8 | Administrative Cost | 1,218 | 14 | 1,411 | -13.7% |
| 10 | Operations & Maintenance | 1,302 | 30 | 1,462 | -10.9% |
| 16 | Median Teacher Salary | 55,533 | 47 | 54,453 | |
| Data from NJDoE 2009 Comparative Spending Guide.[2] *Of K-8 districts with 751+ students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=88 |
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The Great Meadows Regional School District is a regional public school district in Warren County, New Jersey. The district serves students in kindergarten through eighth grade from Independence and Liberty townships.[3]
Students in grades 9 - 12 attend Hackettstown High School in Hackettstown as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Hackettstown School District.[4]
As of the 2008-09 school year, the district's three schools had an enrollment of 959 students and 81.6 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.8.[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.[5]
The board of education consists of nine members, with six from Independence Township and three from Liberty Township. A member represents the Board on the Hackettstown Board of Education to deal with issues pertaining to Hackettstown High School and the Hackettstown School District.
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[edit] Schools
Schools in the district (with 2008-09 school year enrollment from the National Center for Education Statistics[6]) are:
- Elementary Schools (K-5)
- Independence Central School (393 students)
- Liberty School (240 students)
- Middle School (6-8)
- Great Meadows Middle School (326 students)
[edit] Administration
Core members of the district's administration are:[7]
- Dr. Tim Frederiks, Superintendent
- Julie Mumaw, Business Administrator
[edit] References
- ^ a b District information for the Great Meadows Regional School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed March 15, 2011.
- ^ Comparative Spending Guide March 2009, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed October 28, 2009.
- ^ Novak, Stephen J. "State court says Liberty Township cannot withdraw from Great Meadows school district", The Express-Times, April 2, 2009. Accessed March 15, 2011. "Formed in 1993, Great Meadows has three schools: Liberty Elementary, Independence Township Central School and Great Meadows Regional Middle School. Both townships send students to Hackettstown High School for grades nine through 12. Liberty Township sought to break from Independence Township in 2004 after a contentious budget season."
- ^ Hackettstown High School 2010 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed March 15, 2011. "Hackettstown High School serves the communities of Hackettstown, Allamuchy, Independence, and Liberty."
- ^ NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed October 27, 2009.
- ^ Data for the Great Meadows Regional School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed March 15, 2011.
- ^ District Business Office, Great Meadows Regional School District. Accessed March 15, 2011.
[edit] External links
- Great Meadows Regional School District
- Great Meadows Regional School District's 2009–10 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
- Data for the Great Meadows Regional School District, National Center for Education Statistics
Coordinates: 40°54′30″N 74°52′18″W / 40.908379°N 74.871735°W
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