Lower Township School District
| Lower Township School District | |||||
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| Superintendent: | Joseph Cirrinicione | ||||
| Business Administrator: | George Drozdowski | ||||
| Address: | 834 Seashore Road Cape May, NJ 08204 |
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| Grade Range: | K-6 | ||||
| School facilities: | 4 | ||||
| Enrollment: | 1,837 (as of 2007-08)[1] | ||||
| Faculty (in FTEs): | 126.4 | ||||
| Student–teacher ratio: | 14.5 | ||||
| District Factor Group: | B | ||||
| Web site: | http://lowertwpschools.com/ | ||||
| Ind. | Per Pupil | District Spending |
Rank (*) |
K-6 Average |
%± vs. Average |
| 1 | Comparative Cost | $13,097 | 35 | $12,195 | 7.4% |
| 2 | Classroom Instruction | 7,616 | 29 | 7,366 | 3.4% |
| 6 | Support Services | 2,031 | 38 | 1,832 | 10.9% |
| 8 | Administrative Cost | 1,172 | 10 | 1,389 | -15.6% |
| 10 | Operations & Maintenance | 2,002 | 50 | 1,472 | 36.0% |
| 16 | Median Teacher Salary | 60,429 | 54 | 52,691 | |
| Data from NJDoE 2009 Comparative Spending Guide.[2] *Of K-6 districts with any number of students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=62 |
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The Lower Township School District is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in prekindergarten through sixth grade from Lower Township, in Cape May County, New Jersey, United States.
For grades 7 - 12, public schools students attend the schools of the Lower Cape May Regional School District, which also serves students from Cape May and West Cape May, along with students from Cape May Point, who attend as part of a sending/receiving relationship.[3] Schools in the district (with 2005-06 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[4]) are Richard M. Teitelman School (grades 7 and 8; 647 students) and Lower Cape May Regional High School (grades 9-12; 1,195).
The district participates in the Interdistrict Public School Choice Program.[5] Seats in the program for non-resident students are specified by the district and are allocated by lottery, with tuition paid for participating students by the New Jersey Department of Education.[6]
As of the 2007-08 school year, the district's four schools had an enrollment of 1,837 students and 126.4 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 14.5.[1]
The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "B", the second lowest 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.[7]
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[edit] Awards and recognition
Maud Abrams School was recognized by Governor Jim McGreevey in 2003 as one of 25 schools selected statewide for the First Annual Governor's School of Excellence award.[8]
[edit] Schools
Schools in the district (with 2007-08 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[9]) are
- David C. Douglass Veterans Memorial School (PreK and K; 425 students)
- Shelleymarie Magan - Principal
- Carl T. Mitnick School (1 and 2; 444)
- Sherry Bosch - Principal
- Maud Abrams School (3 and 4; 488)
- Barbara Dalrymple - Principal
- Charles W. Sandman Consolidated School (5 and 6; 480)
- Denise LaBov - Principal
[edit] Administration
Core members of the district's administration are:[10]
- Joseph Cirrinicione, Superintendent
- George Drozdowski, Business Administrator / Board Secretary
[edit] References
- ^ a b District information for the Lower Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed November 5, 2009.
- ^ Comparative Spending Guide March 2009, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed October 28, 2009.
- ^ High School, Lower Cape May Regional School District. Accessed June 19, 2008. "Lower Cape May Regional High School is a four year public school that serves students from four communities including Cape May, Lower Township, West Cape May and Cape May Point."
- ^ Data for the Lower Cape May Regional High School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed July 27, 2008.
- ^ Interdistrict Public School Choice Program: Approved Choice Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed June 19, 2008.
- ^ Interdistrict Public School Choice Program: Introduction, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed June 19, 2008.
- ^ NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed October 27, 2009.
- ^ McGreevey Celebrates Schools that are "Getting it Right": Schools of Excellence Winners Demonstrate Effectiveness of Governor’s Education Priorities, New Jersey Department of Education press release dated November 211, 2003. Accessed December 15, 2009.
- ^ Data for the Lower Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed November 28, 2009.
- ^ Cape May County School Directory, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed November 5, 2009.
[edit] External links
- Lower Township School District
- Lower Township School District's 2009–10 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
- Data for the Lower Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics
- Lower Cape May Regional School District
Coordinates: 38°58′13″N 74°55′14″W / 38.970405°N 74.920651°W
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