Washington Borough Public Schools

The Washington Borough Public Schools is a community public school district that serves students in kindergarten through sixth grade from Washington Borough, in Warren County, New Jersey, United States.[3]

Washington Borough Public Schools
Address
300 West Stewart Street Washington, NJ 07882 United States
Coordinates	40.758675°N 74.991122°W
District information
Grades	PreK-6
Superintendent	Jacqueline Nassry
Business administrator	Timothy Mantz
Schools	2
Students and staff
Enrollment	481 (as of 2018–19)[1]
Faculty	44.6 FTEs[1]
Student–teacher ratio	10.8:1[1]
Other information
District Factor Group	DE
Website	www.washboroschools.org
Ind. Per pupil District spending Rank (*) K-6 average %± vs. average 1A Total Spending $15,737 12 $18,891 −16.7% 1 Budgetary Cost 13,347 17 13,649 −2.2% 2 Classroom Instruction 9,316 32 8,366 11.4% 6 Support Services 1,658 11 2,161 −23.3% 8 Administrative Cost 1,102 5 1,467 −24.9% 10 Operations & Maintenance 1,272 13 1,552 −18.0% 16 Median Teacher Salary 65,090 52 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 two schools, had an enrollment of 481 students and 44.6 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.8:1.[1]

The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "DE", the fifth-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 public school for seventh through twelfth grades attend the Warren Hills Regional School District, which serves students from Washington Borough, along with those from Franklin Township, Mansfield Township and Washington Township, as well as students from Oxford Township (for 9-12 only, attending on a tuition basis).[5][6] Schools in the district (with 2018–19 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[7]) are Warren Hills Regional Middle School[8] located in Washington Borough with 542 students in grades 7-8 and Warren Hills Regional High School[9] located in Washington Township with 1,205 students in grades 9-12.[3][10]

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2018–19 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[11]) are:[12][3][13]

• Taylor Street School[14] with 188 students in grades PreK - 2
  • Sherry N. Koeppen, Principal[15]
• Memorial School[16] with 293 students in grades 3 - 6
  • Jacqueline Nassry, Principal

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:[15][17]

• Jacqueline Nassry, Superintendent
• Timothy Mantz, Business Administrator / Board Secretary[18]

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. The board appoints a superintendent to oversee the day-to-day operation of the district.[18][19][20]

References

1. District information for Washington 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. 2019-2020 Public School Directory, Warren County, New Jersey. Accessed June 18, 2020.
4. NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed March 11, 2015.
5. Warren Hills Regional School District 2014 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed June 18, 2020. "At Warren Hills Regional, we provide our students with a strong academic foundation. From the receiving districts of Franklin Township, Mansfield Township, Oxford (high school tuition students), Washington Borough and Washington Township, students progress along the academic continuum led by a faculty committed to planning and implementing a variety of instructional strategies and activities that facilitate the preparation of our students for the challenge of mastering the New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards and the Common Core State Standards."
6. Our History, Warren Hills Regional School District. Accessed June 18, 2020. "The Warren Hills Regional School District services students from Franklin Township, Mansfield Township, Washington Borough and Washington Township. Oxford Township currently sends its high school students to the Warren Hills Regional High School on a tuition basis."
7. Warren Hills Regional School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2020.
8. Warren Hills Regional Middle School, Warren Hills Regional School District. Accessed June 18, 2020.
9. Warren Hills Regional High School, Warren Hills Regional School District. Accessed June 18, 2020.
10. New Jersey School Directory for the Warren Hills Regional School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
11. School Data for the Washington Borough Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2020.
12. Contact Us, Washington Borough School District. Accessed June 18, 2020.
13. New Jersey School Directory for the Washington Borough Public Schools, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
14. Taylor Staff and Faculty, Washington Borough School District. Accessed June 18, 2020.
15. Administration, Washington Borough Public Schools. Accessed June 18, 2020.
16. Memorial Staff and Faculty, Washington Borough School District. Accessed June 18, 2020.
17. New Jersey School Directory for Warren County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
18. Board of Education, Washington Borough School District. Accessed June 18, 2020.
19. 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.
20. Comprehensive Annual Financial Report of the Washington Borough School District, New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2019. Accessed June 18, 2020. "The Washington Borough School District is a Type II district located in the County of Warren, State of New Jersey. As a Type II district, the School District functions independently through a Board of Education. The board is comprised of nine members elected to three-year terms. The purpose of the district is to educate students in grades K-6."

External links

• Washington Borough Public Schools
• Washington Borough Public Schools's 2015–16 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
• School Data for the Washington Borough Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics
• Warren Hills Regional School District