Franklin Borough School District

The Franklin Borough School District is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade from Franklin, in Sussex County, New Jersey, United States.[3]

Franklin Borough School District
Address
50 Washington Avenue Franklin, NJ 07416 Sussex County United States
Coordinates	41.116955°N 74.583373°W
District information
Grades	PreK-8
Superintendent	J.R. Giacchi
Business administrator	Barbara Decker
Schools	1
Students and staff
Enrollment	439 (as of 2018–19)[1]
Faculty	47.6 FTEs[1]
Student–teacher ratio	9.2:1[1]
Other information
District Factor Group	CD
Website	District website
Ind. Per pupil District spending Rank (*) K-8 average %± vs. average 1A Total Spending $18,099 29 $18,891 −4.2% 1 Budgetary Cost 15,975 45 14,159 12.8% 2 Classroom Instruction 9,286 42 8,659 7.2% 6 Support Services 2,344 38 2,167 8.2% 8 Administrative Cost 1,985 62 1,547 28.3% 10 Operations & Maintenance 2,136 59 1,612 32.5% 13 Extracurricular Activities 218 55 104 109.6% 16 Median Teacher Salary 58,835 29 61,136 Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[2] *Of K-8 districts with 401-750 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=64

As of the 2018–19 school year, the district, comprised of one school, had an enrollment of 439 students and 47.6 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 9.2:1.[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]

For ninth through twelfth grades, public school students attend Wallkill Valley Regional High School which also serves students from Hardyston Township, Hamburg Borough and Ogdensburg Borough, and is part of the Wallkill Valley Regional High School District.[5] As of the 2018–19 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 604 students and 56.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.8:1.[6]

History

A two-room school opened in 1871 with an enrollment of 50 students as Franklin's first public school. The building was expanded in 1914 to accommodate a vocational school in the central portion of the building, a left wing was added in 1922 and a right wing was constructed in 1926 at a cost of $150,000, opening in September 1927. Franklin Industrial School had its first graduating class in 1924 with nine students, which rose to `4 in 1928 when the first full class graduated.[7]

School history records that Babe Ruth, a frequent visitor to the Franklin area, and a group of local engineers oversaw the design of a baseball field whose dimensions matched those of the original Yankee Stadium. A 1960 construction project that added an auditorium and gymnasium to the school necessitated moving the field's original grandstand, considered at the time to be one of the best in the country.[7]

1972 featured the school's largest graduating class, which declined after the opening of Vernon Township High School. Until then, students from Hamburg, Hardyston Township, Jefferson Township, Ogdensburg and Vernon Township, New Jersey all attended the high school as part of sending/receiving relationships.[7]

In September 1982, Wallkill Valley Regional High School opened its doors, and Franklin High School closed theirs, making the class of 1982 the final class to graduate from Franklin High School. Franklin School K-12 then became Franklin Elementary School K-8.[7]

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2018–19 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics)[8] are:

• Franklin Borough School (438 students)
  • Dr. Lisa Vallacchi, Vice Principal[9]

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:[9][10]

• J.R. Giacchi, Superintendent / Principal
• Barbara Decker, Business Administrator / Board Secretary

Board of education

The district's board of education, comprised of 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.[11][12][13]

References

1. District information for Franklin 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. Franklin Borough Board of Education Bylaw 0110 - Identification, Franklin Borough School District. Accessed September 3, 2020. "Composition: The Franklin School District shall be comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of the Borough of Franklin for the purpose of providing a program of education in grades Kindergarten through 8."
4. NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed October 7, 2014.
5. Jennings, Rob. "Wallkill Valley grad named superintendent/principal", New Jersey Herald, August 26, 2015. Accessed October 28, 2017. "Wallkill Valley Regional High School enrolls students from Hamburg, Hardyston, Ogdensburg and Franklin."
6. School data for Wallkill Valley Regional High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2020.
7. Franklin School History, Franklin Borough School District. Accessed September 3, 2020.
8. School Data for the Franklin Borough School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2020.
9. [http://www.fboe.org/contact_school Contact School, Franklin Borough School District. Accessed September 3, 2020.
10. New Jersey School Directory for Sussex County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
11. 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.
12. Comprehensive Annual Financial Report of the Franklin Borough School District, New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2019. Accessed September 3, 2020. "The Franklin Borough School District is one of 616 school districts in the State of New Jersey and one of 26 school districts in Sussex County. The School District provides education for its preschool through eighth grade students. Geographically, the District is comprised of the Borough of Franklin only. The School District's total area is 4.5 square miles. The 437 elementary students enrolled in the Franklin Borough School District attend the one school comprising the District. Students for 9th through 12th grade attend the Wallkill Valley Regional High School in Hardyston, N.J. An elected nine-member Board of Education (the 'Board') serves as the policy maker for the School District."
13. Board of Education, Franklin Borough School District. Accessed September 3, 2020.

External links

• Franklin Borough School District
• Franklin Borough School District's 2015–16 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
• School Data for the Franklin Borough School District, National Center for Education Statistics
• Wallkill Valley Regional High School