Franklin Township Public Schools (Gloucester County, New Jersey)

The Franklin Township Public Schools are a community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through sixth grade from Franklin Township, in Gloucester County, New Jersey, United States.[3]

Franklin Township Public Schools
Address
3228 Coles Mill Road
Franklinville, NJ 08322
United States
Coordinates39.619665°N 75.018811°W / 39.619665; -75.018811
District information
GradesPreK-6
SuperintendentTroy Walton
Business administratorElizabeth A. DiPietro
Schools3
Students and staff
Enrollment1,408 (as of 2018–19)[1]
Faculty114.0 FTEs[1]
Student–teacher ratio12.4:1[1]
Other information
District Factor GroupCD
WebsiteDistrict website
Ind.Per pupilDistrict
spending		Rank
(*)		K-6
average		%± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$16,40119$18,891−13.2%
1Budgetary Cost12,229913,649−10.4%
2Classroom Instruction7,35578,366−12.1%
6Support Services1,618102,161−25.1%
8Administrative Cost1,350171,467−8.0%
10Operations & Maintenance1,668361,5527.5%
13Extracurricular Activities151139−61.5%
16Median Teacher Salary52,0131257,437
Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[2]
*Of K-6 districts with any number of students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=59

As of the 2018–19 school year, the district, comprising three schools, had an enrollment of 1,408 students and 114.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.4:1.[1]

The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "CD", the sixth-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.[4]

Students in public school from Newfield attend the Franklin Township district's schools as part of a sending/receiving relationship in which Newfield accounts for about 100 of the nearly 1,400 students in the district.[5]

For seventh through twelfth grades, students attend the Delsea Regional School District, which serves students from both Elk Township and Franklin Township.[6][7] Students from Newfield attend the district as part of a sending/receiving relationship begun in September 2010 after Newfield ended its prior relationship with the Buena Regional School District.[8] As of the 2018–19 school year, the regional high school district, comprising two schools, had an enrollment of 1,661 students and 123.8 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.4:1.[9] Schools in the district (with 2018–19 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[10]) are Delsea Regional Middle School[11] with 563 students in grades 7 and 8, and Delsea Regional High School[12] with 1,047 students in grades 9 - 12.[13][14]

The New Jersey Department of Education has considered a vote by the Franklin Township Board of Education in June 2010 requesting that the district withdraw from the Delsea Regional School District, which would require that the Delsea region be dissolved as about 80% of the regional district's students come from Franklin. With the withdrawal of Franklin Township, two options being considered were to either have Franklin and Elk Townships create a new regional district with Newfield students attending on a send-receive basis, or having Franklin Township establish its own PreK-12 district which would receive students from both Elk Township and Newfield.[15][16]

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2018–19 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[17]) are:[18][19]

  • Mary F. Janvier Elementary School[20] with 597 students in grades K-2
    • Henry Kobik, Principal[21]
  • Main Road School[22] with 394 students in grades 3-4
    • Amy Morley, Principal[21]
  • Caroline L. Reutter School[23] with 406 students in grades 5-6
    • Ted Peters, Principal[21]

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:[21][24]

  • Troy Walton, Superintendent
  • Elizabeth Ann DiPietro, Business Administrator / Board Secretary

Board of education

The district's board of education, with nine members, sets policy and oversees 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 three seats up for election each year held (since 2014) as part of the November general election.[25][26][27]

References
  1. District information for Township Of Franklin 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. Township of Franklin Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, Franklin Township Public Schools. Accessed May 12, 2020. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades Pre Kindergarten through six in the Township of Franklin School District. Composition: The Township of Franklin School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Franklin Township."
  4. NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 24, 2014.
  5. Township of Franklin Public School District 2016 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed May 12, 2020. "The Township of Franklin Public School District, covering 56 square miles, is located in the southeast corner of Gloucester County. Our schools have an enrollment of approximately 1425 and service grades K-6 and a Pre-School Disabilities program. The enrollment includes nearly 100 students from the Newfield School District."
  6. Delsea Regional Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, Delsea Regional School District. Accessed May 12, 2020. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades 7 through 12 in the Delsea Regional High School District. Composition: The Delsea Regional High School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Elk Township and Franklin Township."
  7. 2019-2020 School Profile, Delsea Regional High School. Accessed May 12, 2020. "Delsea Regional High School serves the students of Franklin, Elk, and Newfield Townships."
  8. Romalino, Carly. "State OKs Newfield's break with Buena district", The Gloucester County Times, June 17, 2009. Accessed December 24, 2014. "In a phase-in process, according to Delsea Regional School District Superintendent Frank Borelli, Delsea schools will first accept Newfield students entering grades seven and nine in September 2010. Students entering grades 10, 11 and 12 as of September 2010 would continue to be educated at Buena High School."
  9. District information for Delsea Regional High School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2020.
  10. School Data for the Delsea Regional School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2020.
  11. Delsea Regional Middle School, Delsea Regional School District. Accessed May 12, 2020.
  12. Delsea Regional High School, Delsea Regional School District. Accessed May 12, 2020.
  13. Schools, Delsea Regional School District. Accessed May 12, 2020.
  14. New Jersey School Directory for the Delsea Regional School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
  15. Bumpus, Robert L. Report of the Interim Executive County Superintendent of Schools on the Withdrawal of Franklin Township School District from Delsea Regional School District, a Limited Purpose Regional School District, New Jersey Department of Education, March 30, 2012. Accessed September 8, 2013.
  16. Cooney, Joe. "Vote could end Delsea district; Franklin board seeks K-12 system", Asbury Park Press, July 13, 2012. Accessed December 24, 2014. "Franklin — The township's school board is seeking approval for a referendum that could lead to dissolution of the Delsea Regional School District. Franklin and Elk currently make up the regional district for students in grades 7 to 12. If a vote takes place, residents in those communities would decide on whether to create a new district for both municipalities' students in prekindergarten through 12th grade.... Newfield, which previously sent its kids to Buena Regional schools, now sends its students to Franklin and Delsea."
  17. School Data for the Franklin Township Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2020.
  18. Schools, Township of Franklin Public Schools. Accessed May 12, 2020.
  19. New Jersey School Directory for the Franklin Township Public Schools, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
  20. Mary F. Janvier Elementary School, Township of Franklin Public Schools. Accessed May 12, 2020.
  21. District Profile, Township of Franklin Public Schools. Accessed May 12, 2020.
  22. Main Road School, Township of Franklin Public Schools. Accessed May 12, 2020.
  23. Caroline L. Reutter School, Township of Franklin Public Schools. Accessed May 12, 2020.
  24. New Jersey School Directory for Gloucester County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
  25. 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.
  26. Comprehensive Annual Financial Report of the Franklin Township School District, New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2018. Accessed May 12, 2020. "The Township of Franklin School District (hereafter referred to as the “District”) is a Type II district located in the County of Gloucester, 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. These terms are staggered so that three members’ terms expire each year."
  27. Board of education, Franklin Township Public Schools. Accessed May 12, 2020.
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