Maple Shade School District

The Maple Shade School District is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in kindergarten through twelfth grade from Maple Shade Township, in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States.[3][4]

Maple Shade School District
Address
170 Frederick Avenue Maple Shade, NJ 08052 United States
Coordinates	39.952721°N 74.994508°W
District information
Grades	K-12
Superintendent	Beth Norcia
Business administrator	Michael Blake
Schools	4
Students and staff
Enrollment	2,224 (as of 2018–19)[1]
Faculty	183.1 FTEs[1]
Student–teacher ratio	12.1:1[1]
Other information
District Factor Group	CD
Website	District website
Ind. Per pupil District spending Rank (*) K-12 average %± vs. average 1A Total Spending $17,764 32 $18,891 −6.0% 1 Budgetary Cost 13,564 31 14,783 −8.2% 2 Classroom Instruction 8,283 39 8,763 −5.5% 6 Support Services 2,040 32 2,392 −14.7% 8 Administrative Cost 1,396 19 1,485 −6.0% 10 Operations & Maintenance 1,449 24 1,783 −18.7% 13 Extracurricular Activities 326 15 268 21.6% 16 Median Teacher Salary 63,016 32 64,043 Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[2] *Of K-12 districts with 1,800-3,500 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=68

As of the 2018–19 school year, the district, comprising four schools, had an enrollment of 2,224 students and 183.1 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.1:1.[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.[5]

History

Prior to the opening of Maple Shade High School in 1972, the township's students had been sent for 40 years to Merchantville High School in neighboring Camden County. With the loss of Maple Shade students, Merchantville closed its high school after the end of the 1971-72 school year and started sending its students to Pennsauken High School for grades nine through twelve.[6]

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2018–19 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[7]) are:[8]

Elementary schools

• Howard R. Yocum Elementary School[9] with 556 students in grades K to 2
  • Stephen Cappello, Principal[10]
• Maude M. Wilkins Elementary School[11] with 406 students in grades 3-4
  • Steve Ormsby, Principal[10]
• Ralph J. Steinhauer Elementary School[12] with 369 students in grades 5-6
  • Joshua Zagorski, Principal[10]

High school

• Maple Shade High School[13] with 861 students in grades 7-12
  • Scott Arnauer, Principal[10]

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:[10][14]

• Beth Norcia, Superintendent[15]
• Michael Blake, Business Administrator / Board Secretary[16]

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.[17][18][19]

References

1. District information for Maple Shade 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. Maple Shade Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, Maple Shade School District. Accessed May 7, 2020. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades Pre-Kindergarten through twelve in the Maple Shade School District. Composition: The Maple Shade School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Maple Shade."
4. 2018-19 Public Schools Directory, Burlington County, New Jersey. Accessed May 7, 2020.
5. NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed September 2, 2014.
6. McPherson, Gary. "Looking back through the Maple Shade archives", The Central Record, December 8, 2010. Accessed September 2, 2014. "With the then brand new Maple Shade High School slated to open its doors in 1972, Merchantville residents were faced with a dilemma. Keep the high school open and support a 200 student building or close the school and send local students to Pennsauken High School instead."
7. School Data for the Maple Shade School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2020.
8. New Jersey School Directory for the Maple Shade School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
9. Howard R. Yocum Elementary School, Maple Shade School District. Accessed May 7, 2020.
10. District Directory, Maple Shade School District. Accessed May 7, 2020.
11. Maude M. Wilkins Elementary School, Maple Shade School District. Accessed May 7, 2020.
12. Ralph J. Steinhauer Elementary School, Maple Shade School District. Accessed May 7, 2020.
13. Maple Shade High School, Maple Shade School District. Accessed May 7, 2020.
14. New Jersey School Directory for Burlington County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
15. Superintendent, Maple Shade School District. Accessed May 7, 2020.
16. Michael Blake, Maple Shade School District. Accessed May 7, 2020.
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 Maple Shade Township School District, New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2018. Accessed May 7, 2020. "The Township of Maple Shade School District ('School District') is a Type II district located in the County of Burlington, State of New Jersey. As a Type II district the School District functions independently through a Board of Education. The Board of Education is comprised of nine members elected to three-year terms. These terms are staggered so that three member's terms expire each year."
19. Board Members, Maple Shade School District. Accessed May 7, 2020.

External links

• Maple Shade School District
• Maple Shade School District's 2015–16 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
• Data for the Maple Shade School District, National Center for Education Statistics