Mount Holly Township Public Schools

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Mount Holly Township Public Schools
330 Levis Drive
Mount Holly, NJ 08060
District information
Grades pre-K to 8
Superintendent James DiDonato
Business administrator Evon DiGangi
Schools 3
Students and staff
Enrollment 905 (as of 2011-12)[1]
Faculty 87.8 FTEs
Student-teacher ratio 10.31:1
Other information
District Factor Group B
Website www.mtholly.k12.nj.us
Ind. Per Pupil District
Spending		 Rank
(*)		 K-8
Average		  %± vs.
Average
1A Total Spending $18,689 66 $18,891 -1.1%
1 Budgetary Cost 14,607 51 14,159 3.2%
2 Classroom Instruction 8,662 47 8,659 0.0%
6 Support Services 1,853 24 2,167 -14.5%
8 Administrative Cost 1,666 53 1,547 7.7%
10 Operations & Maintenance 2,192 81 1,612 36.0%
13 Extracurricular Activities 234 81 104 125.0%
16 Median Teacher Salary 71,148 78 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

The Mount Holly Township Public schools are a comprehensive community public school district, that serves students in pre-Kindergarten through eighth grade from Mount Holly Township, in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States.

As of the 2011-12 school year, the district's three schools had an enrollment of 905 students and 87.8 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.31:1.[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]

For ninth through twelfth grades, public school students attend the Rancocas Valley Regional High School, a comprehensive regional public high school serving students from five communities encompassing approximately 40 square miles (100 km2) and including the communities of Eastampton Township, Hainesport Township, Lumberton Township, Mount Holly Township and Westampton Township.[4][5] The school is located in Mount Holly and is part of the Rancocas Valley Regional High School District.[6]

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2011-12 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[7]) are:[8][9]

Elementary schools
Middle School (6-8)

On May 2, 2013, Holbein Principal Roy Rakszawski was approved to become the new superintendent of the Edgewater Park School District.[13] On May 3, Folwell Principal and District Director of Special Education John Tirico resigned. Robert Mungo was hired to replace him as Principal of Folwell.[14]

Administration

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

  • James DiDonato, Superintendent[16]
  • Evon DiGangi, Business Administrator / Board Secretary[17]

On May 31, 2013, Superintendent Dr. Eric M. Hibbs officially submitted his resignation to take the leadership position at the Marlboro Public Schools.[18] Delores Szymanski was hired to serve as Interim Superintendent effective July 26, 2013 for three days a week on a per diem basis. The Board also announced that it was considering Director of Curriculum & Instruction James DiDonato to serve as permanent superintendent.[19]

Board of Education

As of 2013, members of the Mount Holly Township Public Schools' Board of Education are:[20]

  • Samuel "Skip" Reale, President (Term expires January 2014)
  • Tim Young, Vice President (Term expires January 2015)
  • Johanna Keeley (Term expires January 2014)
  • Brian Grant (Term expires January 2016)
  • Cynthia Regn (Term expires January 2016)

On January 25, 2012, the Board voted, 3-1, to move school elections from April to November[21] following new legislation allowing New Jersey school districts, municipal governing bodies, or citizen petition committees to do so.[22]

On November 5, 2013, voters re-elected Samuel "Skip" Reale and newcomer Glynn "Lee" Eckart Jr to serve three-year terms [23]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 District information for Mount Holly Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed August 21, 2014.
  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. ↑ Rancocas Valley Regional High School District 2014 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed March 21, 2015. "The Rancocas Valley Regional High School (RVRHS) District serves five sending districts covering approximately 40 square miles in Burlington County: Eastampton, Hainesport, Lumberton, Mount Holly and Westampton. RVRHS is situated on a picturesque campus in Mount Holly, the county seat."
  5. ↑ History of the Schools, Rancocas Valley Regional High School. Accessed August 21, 2014. "Rancocas Valley Regional High School District, located in historic Mount Holly, serves approximately 40 square miles of the suburban, single-family home townships of Eastampton (6,528), Hainesport (5,951), Lumberton (11,957), Mount Holly (10,230) and Westampton (8,661)."
  6. ↑ Esposito, Martha. "Regional School Districts", Burlington County Times, March 14, 2012, Update January 20, 2014. Accessed August 21, 2014. "RANCOCAS VALLEY REGIONAL - Serves: Eastampton, Hainesport, Lumberton, Mount Holly, Westampton"
  7. ↑ School Data for the Mount Holly Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed August 21, 2014.
  8. ↑ Site Map, Mount Holly Township Public Schools. Accessed August 21, 2014.
  9. ↑ New Jersey School Directory for the Mount Holly Township School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed August 21, 2014.
  10. ↑ John Brainerd School, Mount Holly Township Public Schools. Accessed August 21, 2014.
  11. ↑ Gertrude C. Folwell School, Mount Holly Township Public Schools. Accessed October 19, 2013.
  12. ↑ F. W. Holbein Middle School, Mount Holly Township Public Schools. Accessed August 21, 2014.
  13. ↑ Edgewater Park School Board Hires Superintendent
  14. ↑ Introducing Mr. Mungo, Mount Holly Township Public Schools. Accessed June 30, 2013.
  15. ↑ New Jersey School Directory for Burlington County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed August 21, 2014.
  16. ↑ Office of the Superintendent, Mount Holly Township Public Schools. Accessed August 21, 2014.
  17. ↑ Office of the Business Administrator/Board Secretary, Mount Holly Township Public Schools. Accessed August 21, 2014.
  18. ↑ Krebs, Rose. "Mount Holly superintendent resigns", Burlington County Times, June 4, 2013. Accessed June 29, 2013. "Superintendent Eric Hibbs said he formally submitted his resignation to the district Friday.Hibbs soon will take over as chief school administrator in Marlboro, Monmouth County."
  19. ↑ Krebs, Rose. "Mt. Holly hires longtime educator as interim superintendent", Burlington County Times, June 30, 2013. Accessed June 30, 2013. "The school board tapped Delores Szymanski last Wednesday as interim chief administrator, starting July 26. She will work three days a week at a per-diem rate of $550, according to outgoing Superintendent Eric Hibbs.... Reale said Jim DiDonato, the district’s director of curriculum and instruction, is working to become certified as a superintendent. If he does, the district will consider him for the post, he said."
  20. ↑ 2011-2012 Board Members, Mount Holly Township Public Schools. Accessed June 30, 2013.
  21. ↑ Public Meeting Minutes Jan 25, 2012, Mount Holly Township Public Schools. Accessed June 30, 2013.
  22. ↑ Rundquist, Jeanette. "Gov. Christie signs bill changing school board elections, budget votes", The Star-Ledger, January 18, 2012. Accessed June 30, 2013. "The new law allows school districts to move their April elections to the November general election, either by asking voters for their OK — or by a resolution of the local school board or governing body."
  23. ↑ "Mount Holly School Board Election", Burlington County Times, November 5, 2013. Accessed August 21, 2014.

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