Mansfield Township School District

The Mansfield Township School District is a community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through sixth grade from Mansfield Township, in Warren County, New Jersey, United States.[3]

Mansfield Township School District
Address
50 Port Murray Road
Port Murray, NJ 07865
Coordinates40.77465°N 74.913927°W / 40.77465; -74.913927
District information
GradesPreK-6
SuperintendentAnthony Giordano
Business administratorPaul DeAngelo
Schools1
Students and staff
Enrollment607 (as of 2018–19)[1]
Faculty56.8 FTEs[1]
Student–teacher ratio10.7:1[1]
Other information
District Factor GroupFG
WebsiteDistrict website
Ind.Per pupilDistrict
spending		Rank
(*)		K-6
average		%± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$14,2422$18,891−24.6%
1Budgetary Cost11,376713,649−16.7%
2Classroom Instruction7,827128,366−6.4%
6Support Services1,57192,161−27.3%
8Administrative Cost1,06441,467−27.5%
10Operations & Maintenance89311,552−42.5%
16Median Teacher Salary74,1105857,437
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 one school, had an enrollment of 607 students and 56.8 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.7:1.[1]

The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "FG", the fourth-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]

Public school students in seventh through twelfth grades attend the schools of the Warren Hills Regional School District, which also serves students from the municipalities of Franklin Township, Washington Borough and Washington Township, along with those from Oxford Township (for 9-12 only, attending on a tuition basis).[5][6][7] Schools in the district (with 2018–19 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[8]) are Warren Hills Regional Middle School[9] with 542 students in grades 7 and 8 (located in Washington Borough) and Warren Hills Regional High School[10] with 1,205 students in grades 9 - 12 (located in Washington Township).[11][12]

Awards and recognition

For the 2005-06 school year, the district was recognized with the "Best Practices Award" by the New Jersey Department of Education for its "Design Your Dream House" Mathematics program at Mansfield Township Elementary School.[13]

School

Mansfield Township Elementary School serves students in pre-Kindergarten through sixth grade. The school had an enrollment of 609 students as of the 2018–19 school year.[14]

  • John Melitsky, Principal[15]

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:[15][16]

  • Anthony Giordano, Superintendent
  • Paul DeAngelo, 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. The board appoints a superintendent to oversee the day-to-day operation of the district.[17][18][19]

References
  1. District information for Mansfield Township Elementary 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. 2019-2020 Public School Directory, Warren County, New Jersey. Accessed June 6, 2020.
  4. NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 8, 2014.
  5. Warren Hills Regional Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, Warren Hills Regional School District. Accessed June 6, 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 Warren Hills Regional School District. Composition: The Warren Hills Regional School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Franklin Township, Mansfield Township, Washington Borough, Washington Township in the County of Warren."
  6. Warren Hills Regional School District 2014 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed June 6, 2020. "At Warren Hills Regional, we provide our students with a strong academic foundation. From the receiving districts of Franklin Township, Mansfield Township, Oxford (high school tuition students), Washington Borough and Washington Township, students progress along the academic continuum led by a faculty committed to planning and implementing a variety of instructional strategies and activities that facilitate the preparation of our students for the challenge of mastering the New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards and the Common Core State Standards."
  7. Our History, Warren Hills Regional School District. Accessed June 6, 2020. "The Warren Hills Regional School District services students from Franklin Township, Mansfield Township, Washington Borough and Washington Township. Oxford Township currently sends its high school students to the Warren Hills Regional High School on a tuition basis."
  8. Warren Hills Regional School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2020.
  9. Warren Hills Regional Middle School, Warren Hills Regional School District. Accessed June 6, 2020.
  10. Warren Hills Regional High School, Warren Hills Regional School District. Accessed June 6, 2020.
  11. Municipal Guide to Public School Districts, Warren County, New Jersey. Accessed January 5, 2017.
  12. New Jersey School Directory for the Warren Hills Regional School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
  13. New Jersey Department of Education Best Practices Award recipient for 2005-06, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed October 23, 2006.
  14. School Data for the Mansfield Township Elementary School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2020.
  15. Staff Directory, Mansfield Township School District. Accessed October 9, 2018.
  16. New Jersey School Directory for Warren County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
  17. 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.
  18. Comprehensive Annual Financial Report of the Mansfield Township School District, New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2019. Accessed June 7, 2020. "The District is a Type II District located in the County of Warren, State of New Jersey. As a Type II District, the school district functions independently through a Board of Education. The Board has nine members elected to three-year-terms. The purpose of the District is to educate students in Grades K-6."
  19. Board of Education, Mansfield Township School District. Accessed June 6, 2020.
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