Lawrence Township Public Schools

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Lawrence Township Public Schools
Superintendent: Philip J. Meara
Business Administrator: Thomas Eldridge
Address: 2565 Princeton Pike
Lawrenceville, NJ 08648
Grade Range: K-12
School facilities: 7
Enrollment: 3,804 (as of 2007-08)[1]
Faculty (in FTEs): 268.0
Student–teacher ratio: 14.2
District Factor Group: GH
Web site: http://www.lawrence.k12.nj.us
Ind. Per Pupil District
Spending		 Rank
(*)		 K-12
Average		  %± vs.
Average
1 Comparative Cost $15,494 86 $13,632 13.7%
2 Classroom Instruction 8,230 72 8,035 2.4%
6 Support Services 2,856 92 2,166 31.9%
8 Administrative Cost 1,477 76 1,379 7.1%
10 Operations & Maintenance 1,842 80 1,674 10.0%
13 Extracurricular Activities 296 74 258 14.7%
16 Median Teacher Salary 57,630 49 57,597
Data from NJDoE 2009 Comparative Spending Guide.[2]
*Of K-12 districts with 3,501+ students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=105

The Lawrence Township Public Schools are comprehensive community public school district that serves students in kindergarten through twelfth grade from Lawrence Township, in Mercer County, New Jersey, United States.

As of the 2007-08 school year, the district's seven schools had an enrollment of 3,804 students and 268.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 14.2.[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.[3]

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[edit] Awards and recognition

For the 1999-2000 school year, Lawrence Middle School was named a "Star School" by the New Jersey Department of Education, the highest honor that a New Jersey school can achieve.[4]The Lawrence Township Public Schools are also well known for their excellence in the arts, named as one of the "Best Communities for Music Education" in the nation, by NAMM, in 2005, 2008 and 2009.[5][6]

[edit] Schools

Schools in the district (with 2007-08 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[7]) are:

Elementary Schools
  • Eldridge Park (Grades K-3; 245 students)
    • Kathy Robbins, Principal
  • Ben Franklin (Grades K-3; 413)
    • William Buss, Principal
  • Lawrenceville Elementary (Grades K-3; 350)
    • Judith McLauglin, Principal
  • Slackwood (Grades K-3; 251)
    • Patricia Wendell, Principal
  • Lawrence Intermediate School (Grades 4-6; 822)
    • Jonathan Dauber, Principal (Upper School, Grades 5-6)
    • Christopher Turnbull, Principal (Lower School, Grade 4)
    • Jennifer Dinardi, Assistant Principal
Middle School
High School
  • Lawrence High School (Grades 9-12; 1163). Students from Robbinsville Township (known as Washington Township until 2007) had attended Lawrence High School as part of a sending/receiving relationship which ended with the final group of seniors who graduated in the 2006-07 school year.
    • David Roman, Principal
    • David Adam, Assistant Principal (Grades 9-10)
    • Mindy Milavsky, Assistant Principal (Grade 11)
    • Dave Millinowicz, Assistant Principal (Grade 12)

[edit] Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:[8]

  • Philip J. Meara, Superintendent[9]
  • Thomas Eldridge, Business Administrator / Board Secretary[10]
  • Michael Dean, Technology Coordinator [11]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b District information for the Lawrence Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed November 5, 2009.
  2. ^ Comparative Spending Guide March 2009, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed October 28, 2009.
  3. ^ NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed October 27, 2009.
  4. ^ New Jersey Department of Education Star School Award recipient 1999-2000, accessed May 25, 2006
  5. ^ "NAMM Foundation Names the 'Best Communities for Music Education'", NAMM, April 30, 2008. Accessed November 13, 2009.
  6. ^ "Nationwide Survey Finds the 'Best Communities for Music Education' in U.S.", NAMM, April 16, 2009. Accessed November 13, 2009.
  7. ^ Data for the Lawrence Township Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed November 13, 2009.
  8. ^ Mercer County School Directory, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed November 5, 2009.
  9. ^ Superintendent's Office, Lawrence Township School District. Accessed November 13, 2009.
  10. ^ Business Department, Lawrence Township School District. Accessed November 13, 2009.
  11. ^ http://www.ltps.org/admin.cfm?subpage=7741 Technology Department], Lawrence Township School District. Accessed December 20, 2009.

[edit] External links

Coordinates: 40°16′00″N 74°43′41″W / 40.266668°N 74.728126°W / 40.266668; -74.728126

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