Freehold Borough Schools

The Freehold Borough Schools are a community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade from Freehold Borough in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States.

Freehold Borough Schools
Address
280 Park Avenue Freehold, NJ 07728 United States
Coordinates	40.251999°N 74.280297°W
District information
Grades	PreK-8
Superintendent	Dr. Rocco G. Tomazic
Business administrator	Joseph Howe
Schools	3
Students and staff
Enrollment	1,698 (as of 2018–19)[1]
Faculty	140.0 FTEs[1]
Student–teacher ratio	12.1:1[1]
Other information
District Factor Group	B
Website	www.freeholdboro.k12.nj.us
Ind. Per pupil District spending Rank (*) K-8 average %± vs. average 1A Total Spending $15,619 15 $18,891 −17.3% 1 Budgetary Cost 11,248 8 14,159 −20.6% 2 Classroom Instruction 6,963 6 8,659 −19.6% 6 Support Services 1,688 18 2,167 −22.1% 8 Administrative Cost 1,547 42 1,547 0.0% 10 Operations & Maintenance 934 2 1,612 −42.1% 13 Extracurricular Activities 78 32 104 −25.0% 16 Median Teacher Salary 53,080 6 61,136 Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[2] *Of K-8 districts with more than 750 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=84

As of the 2018–19 school year, the district, comprising three schools, had an enrollment of 1,698 students and 140.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.1:1.[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.[3]

Students in public school for ninth through twelfth grades attend Freehold High School, as part of the Freehold Regional High School District or may apply to attend the district's specialized programs housed in other high schools in the FRHSD.[4][5] As of the 2018–19 school year, Freehold Borough High School had an enrollment of 1,422 students and 103.8 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.7:1.[6] The Freehold Regional High School District also serves students from Colts Neck Township, Englishtown, Farmingdale, Freehold Township (which also has some students at Freehold Borough High School), Howell Township, Manalapan Township and Marlboro Township.[7]

Freehold Borough was awarded a research grant in 2004 by the National Institute of Justice, a research branch of the United States Department of Justice. The $360,000 grant was entitled "Teacher-Parent Authentication Security System II: The Next Generation of Iris Recognition Technology in Schools" and was awarded to the Freehold Borough Board of Education.[8]

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2018–19 school enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[9]) are:[10]

• Freehold Learning Center[11] with 619 students in grades PreK-2
  • William Smith, Principal[12]
• Park Avenue Elementary School[13] with 532 students in grades 3-5
  • Patrick Mulhern, Principal[12]
• Freehold Intermediate School[14] with 515 students in grades 6-8
  • Ronnie Dougherty, Principal[12]

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:[12][15]

• Dr. Rocco G. Tomazic, Superintendent
• Joseph Howe, 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 2012) as part of the November general election.[16][17][18]

References

1. District information for Freehold Borough 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. NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed March 18, 2015.
4. Freehold Borough Public School District 2016 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 9, 2017. "The Freehold Borough Public School District serves a growing and diverse population of PK-8 students in historic Freehold Borough, the county seat of Monmouth County. The Borough covers 1.9 square miles allowing nearly all children to walk to school. Upon graduation from 8th grade, the students enter the Freehold Regional High School District for grades 9-12, which is under a separate governing board of education."
5. FRHSD Attendance Boundaries; Which High School Will My Child Attend?, Freehold Regional High School District. Accessed January 6, 2017. "The following is a list of streets, by municipality, that are assigned to a Freehold Regional District high school outside of their hometown."
6. School data for Freehold Borough High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2020.
7. Freehold Regional High School District 2016 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 9, 2017. "The Freehold Regional High School District, the largest regional high school District in New Jersey, has six high schools with over 11,000 students and over 1,500 employees and spans 200 square miles. District members include the townships of Colts Neck, Freehold, Howell, Manalapan, and Marlboro, and the boroughs of Englishtown, Farmingdale, and Freehold."
8. Cohen, Jeffrey P. "Keeping an Eye on School Security: The Iris Recognition Project in New Jersey Schools", NIJ Journal, July 2006. Accessed April 11, 2007.
9. School Data for the Freehold Borough Schools, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2020.
10. New Jersey School Directory for the Freehold Borough Schools, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
11. Freehold Learning Center, Freehold Borough Schools. Accessed May 15, 2020.
12. District Administrators, Freehold Borough Schools. Accessed May 15, 2020.
13. Park Avenue Elementary School, Freehold Borough Schools. Accessed May 15, 2020.
14. Freehold Intermediate School, Freehold Borough Schools. Accessed May 15, 2020.
15. New Jersey School Directory for Monmouth County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
16. 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.
17. Comprehensive Annual Financial Report of the Freehold Borough School District, New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2019. Accessed May 15, 2020. "The Borough of Freehold School District (the "District") is a Type II district located in the County of Monmouth, State of New Jersey. As a Type II district, the District functions independently through a Board of Education (the "Board"). The Board is comprised of nine (9) members elected to three-year staggered terms. The purpose of the District is to educate students in grades K-8."
18. Meet the Board of Education, Freehold Borough Schools. Accessed May 15, 2020.

External links

• Freehold Borough Schools
• Freehold Borough Schools's 2015–16 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
• School Data for the Freehold Borough Schools, National Center for Education Statistics