Fredon Township School District

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

Fredon Township School
Address
459 Route 94 Newton, NJ 07860 United States
Coordinates	41.034719°N 74.815094°W
District information
Grades	PreK-6
Superintendent	Matthew Beck
Business administrator	Karen Constantino
Schools	1
Students and staff
Enrollment	192 (as of 2018–19)[1]
Faculty	27.6 FTEs[1]
Student–teacher ratio	7.0:1[1]
Other information
District Factor Group	GH
Website	District website
Ind. Per pupil District spending Rank (*) K-6 average %± vs. average 1A Total Spending $17,203 26 $18,891 −8.9% 1 Budgetary Cost 14,201 30 13,649 4.0% 2 Classroom Instruction 7,827 12 8,366 −6.4% 6 Support Services 2,653 43 2,161 22.8% 8 Administrative Cost 1,984 57 1,467 35.2% 10 Operations & Maintenance 1,545 29 1,552 −0.5% 13 Extracurricular Activities 169 41 39 333.3% 16 Median Teacher Salary 52,007 11 57,437 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 192 students and 27.6 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 7.0:1.[1]

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

Students in seventh through twelfth grade for public school attend Kittatinny Regional High School located in Hampton Township, which serves students who reside in Fredon Township, Hampton Township, Sandyston Township, Stillwater Township and Walpack Township.[5] The high school is located on a 96-acre (39 ha) campus in Hampton Township, about seven minutes outside of the county seat of Newton. As of the 2018–19 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 941 students and 97.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 9.7:1.[6] Kittatinny Regional High School was recognized as a National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence in 1997-98.[7]

In the wake of protests by parents about the exposure of students to electromagnetic fields and threats by the district to close the school, PSE&G agreed in 2011 to contribute $950,000 towards a construction project that would relocate a playground situated near high voltage lines that pass by the school.[8]

Awards and recognition

Fredon School was awarded the National Blue Ribbon Award for Academic Excellence in November 2001, the highest level of recognition granted to an American school.[7]

Schools

Fredon Township School had an enrollment of 189 students in grades PreK-6 as of the 2018–19 school year.[9]

• • LeeAnn Smith, Vice Principal

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:[10][11]

• Matthew Beck, Superintendent[12]
• Karen Constantino, Business Administrator / Board Secretary

Board of education

The district's board of education, with five 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 either one or two seats up for election each year held (since 2013) as part of the November general election. The board appoints a superintendent to oversee the day-to-day operation of the district.[13][14][15]

References

1. District information for Fredon Township 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. Fredon Township Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, Fredon Township School District. Accessed May 22, 2020. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades Kindergarten through six in the Fredon Township School District. Composition: The Fredon Township School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Fredon Township in the County of Sussex."
4. NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 7, 2014.
5. Kittatiny Regional School District 2015 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed May 28, 2016. "Located in beautiful, rural Sussex County in northwest New Jersey, Kittatinny Regional School District serves the five municipalities of Fredon Township, Hampton Township, Sandyston Township, Stillwater Township and the Township of Walpack. The District is comprised of 125 square miles and has a school population of approximately 1100 students."
6. School data for Kittatinny Regional High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2020.
7. Blue Ribbon Schools Program: Schools Recognized 1982-1983 through 1999-2002 (PDF), National Blue Ribbon Schools Program. Accessed March 23, 2011.
8. Moszczynski, Joe. "Sussex County school plans to move playground from high-voltage lines", The Star-Ledger, January 30, 2011. Accessed December 7, 2014. "After nearly a year’s delay, construction is expected to start this spring to reconfigure the grounds at the Fredon School in an effort to keep students away from high-voltage power lines."
9. School data for Fredon Township School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2020.
10. Contact Us, Fredon Township School District. Accessed May 22, 2022.
11. New Jersey School Directory for Sussex County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
12. Directory, Fredon Township School District. Accessed May 22, 2022.
13. 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.
14. Comprehensive Annual Financial Report of the Fredon Township School District, New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2018. Accessed May 1, 2020. "The Fredon Township School District (the 'Board' or the 'District') is an instrumentality of the State of New Jersey, established to function as an education institution. The Board consists of five elected officials and is responsible for the fiscal control of the district."
15. Board of Education, Fredon Township School District. Accessed May 22, 2020.

External links

• Fredon Township School District
• Fredon Township School District's 2015–16 School Performance Report from the New Jersey Department of Education
• Data for Fredon Township School, National Center for Education Statistics
• Kittatinny Regional High School