Washington Township Schools

The Washington Township Schools are a community public school district that serves students in kindergarten through eighth grade from Washington Township, in Morris County, New Jersey, United States.[3]

Washington Township Schools
Address
53 West Mill Road Long Valley, NJ 07853
Coordinates	40.783359°N 74.784265°W
District information
Grades	K-8
Superintendent	Jeffrey S. Mohre
Business administrator	Elizabeth George
Schools	4
Students and staff
Enrollment	2,082 (as of 2017-18)[1]
Faculty	202.7 FTEs[1]
Student–teacher ratio	10.3:1[1]
Other information
District Factor Group	I
Website	District website
Ind. Per pupil District spending Rank (*) K-8 average %± vs. average 1A Total Spending $18,672 64 $18,891 −1.2% 1 Budgetary Cost 14,751 55 14,159 4.2% 2 Classroom Instruction 9,319 66 8,659 7.6% 6 Support Services 2,572 71 2,167 18.7% 8 Administrative Cost 1,253 12 1,547 −19.0% 10 Operations & Maintenance 1,529 43 1,612 −5.1% 13 Extracurricular Activities 79 34 104 −24.0% 16 Median Teacher Salary 66,158 71 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

As of the 2017-18 school year, the district, comprising four schools, had an enrollment of 2,082 students and 202.7 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.3:1.[1]

The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "I", the second-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 ninth through twelfth grades attend West Morris Central High School, which is located in the township, but has a Chester mailing address. The school is part of the West Morris Regional High School District, which also serves students from the surrounding Morris County school districts of Chester Borough, Chester Township, Mendham Borough, Mendham Township, who attend West Morris Mendham High School.[5] As of the 2017-18 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 2,237 students and 178.4 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.5:1.[6]

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2017-18 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[7]) are:[8][9]

Elementary schools

Benedict A. Cucinella Elementary School[10] with 497 students in grades K-5

• • Melissa Keiser, Principal
  • Denise Scairpon, Assistant Principal
• Flocktown-Kossmann School[11] with 460 students in grades K-5

• • Michael Craver, Principal
  • John Winsted, Assistant Principal
• Old Farmers Road School[12] with 328 students in grades K-5

• • Joseph Ciulla, Principal

Middle school

• Long Valley Middle School[13] with 776 students in grades 6-8

• • Mark Ippolito, Principal
  • Danielle Schweitzer, Assistant Principal

Administration

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

• Jeffrey S. Mohre, Superintendent[15]
• Elizabeth George, Business Administrator / Board Secretary[16]

The district's board of education has nine members who set policy and oversee 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]

References

1. District information for Washington Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed November 1, 2019.
2. Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
3. Washington Township Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, Washington Township Schools. Accessed February 13, 2020. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades Preschool Handicapped through eighth in the Washington Township School District. Composition: The Washington Township School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Washington Township, Morris County."
4. NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed March 12, 2015.
5. West Morris Regional High School District 2015 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed June 4, 2016. "Established in 1958, the West Morris Regional High School District operates two schools, West Morris Central High School and West Morris Mendham High School. The regional district serves the students of five Morris County communities: Chester Borough, Chester Township, Mendham Borough, Mendham Township and Washington Township. Students from Washington Township attend West Morris Central High School, and students from the Chesters and the Mendhams attend West Morris Mendham High School."
6. School data for Washington Township High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed November 1, 2019.
7. School Data for the Washington Township Schools, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed November 1, 2019.
8. Our Schools, Washington Township Schools. Accessed February 13, 2020.
9. New Jersey School Directory for the Washington Township Schools, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
10. Benedict A. Cucinella Elementary School, Washington Township Schools. Accessed February 13, 2020.
11. Flocktown-Kossmann School, Washington Township Schools. Accessed February 13, 2020.
12. Old Farmers Road School, Washington Township Schools. Accessed February 13, 2020.
13. Long Valley Middle School, Washington Township Schools. Accessed February 13, 2020.
14. New Jersey School Directory for Morris County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
15. Superintendents Office, Washington Township Schools. Accessed February 13, 2020.
16. Business Administrator/Board Secretary, Washington Township Schools. Accessed February 13, 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. Board of Education, Washington Township Schools. Accessed February 13, 2020.

External links

• Washington Township Schools
• Washington Township Schools's 2015–16 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
• School Data for the Washington Township Schools, National Center for Education Statistics
• West Morris Central High School
• West Morris Regional High School District