The Monroe Township Public Schools is a comprehensive public school district serving the educational needs of students in kindergarten through twelfth grade from Monroe Township, in Gloucester County, New Jersey, United States. Services are also provided for preschool handicapped students as well as other students with special needs.
As of the 2011-12 school year, the district's six schools had an enrollment of 5,921 students and 437.8 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a studentâ€"teacher ratio of 13.52:1.
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.
History
Superintendent goes crazy at Board of Ed Meeting in Monroe Twp. NJ - Dr. Kenneth Hamilton, Superintendent of Monroe Twp. School District, goes nuts on a resident voicing his opinion at a Board of Ed Meeting on March 5, 2013. In the news: http://www.mycentraljersey....
In October 2017, Holly Glen Elementary School was closed for extensive decontamination for a minimum of three weeks, after high levels of mold -- including aspergillus / penicillium and cladosporium -- were discovered in the building. Days later, the district announced that all of its schools would be closed for a minimum of a week to allow for testing in all of the district's facilities of what was described as a "possible mold infestation." Whitehall Elementary School was closed slightly after Holly Glen Elementary School. The former was remediated and students were allowed back in the school on January 2, 2018.
Schools
Schools in the district (with 2011-12 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics) are:
- Elementary schools
- Holly Glen Elementary School (565 students; in grades K-4)
- Oak Knoll Elementary School (553; K-4)
- Radix Elementary School (726; K-4)
- Whitehall Elementary School (392; K-4)
- Middle school
- Williamstown Middle School (1,905) for grades 5-8
- High school
- Williamstown High School (1,780) for grades 9-12
Administration
Core members of the district's administration are:
- Charles Earling Jr., Superintendent
- Lisa Schulz, Business Administrator / Board Secretary
References
External links
- Monroe Township Public Schools
- Monroe Township Public Schools's 2015â€"16 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
- School Data for the Monroe Township Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics
