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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Franklin Township School District (Warren County, New Jersey)

The Franklin Township School District is a community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through sixth grade from Franklin Township, in Warren County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.

As of the 2022–23 school year, the district, comprising one school, had an enrollment of 197 students and 25.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 7.9:1.

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.

Public school students in seventh through twelfth grades attend the schools of the Warren Hills Regional School District, which also serves students from the municipalities of Mansfield Township, Washington Borough, Washington Township and Oxford Township (for 9-12 only, attending on a tuition basis). Schools in the district (with 2022–23 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics) are Warren Hills Regional Middle School with 468 students in grades 7 and 8 (located in Washington Borough) and Warren Hills Regional High School with 1,068 students in grades 9 - 12 (located in Washington Township).

School

The Franklin Township School had an enrollment of 199 students in grades PreK-6 as of the 2022–23 school year.

  • Matt Eagleburger, principal

Administration

Core members of the district's administration include:

  • Matt Eagleburger, superintendent
  • Timothy Duryea, business administrator and 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 district's day-to-day operations and a business administrator to supervise the business functions of the district.

References

  1. ^ District information for Franklin Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 1, 2024.
  2. ^ Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
  3. ^ Warren County 2023-2024 Public School Directory, Warren County, New Jersey. Accessed March 1, 2024.
  4. ^ School Performance Reports for the Franklin Township School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 3, 2024.
  5. ^ New Jersey School Directory for the Franklin Township School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
  6. ^ NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 7, 2014.
  7. ^ Warren Hills Regional Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, Warren Hills Regional School District. Accessed March 6, 2024. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades 7 through 12 in the Warren Hills Regional School District. Composition: The Warren Hills Regional School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Franklin Township, Mansfield Township, Washington Borough, Washington Township in the County of Warren."
  8. ^ Warren Hills Regional School District 2014 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed March 19, 2015. "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."
  9. ^ Our History, Warren Hills Regional School District. Accessed January 5, 2017. "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."
  10. ^ School Data for the Warren Hills Regional School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 1, 2024.
  11. ^ Home Page, Warren Hills Regional Middle School. Accessed March 6, 2024.
  12. ^ Home Page, Warren Hills Regional High School. Accessed March 6, 2024.
  13. ^ School Performance Reports for the Warren Hills Regional School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 3, 2024.
  14. ^ New Jersey School Directory for the Warren Hills Regional School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
  15. ^ School Data for the Franklin Township School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 1, 2024.
  16. ^ Staff, Franklin Township School District. Accessed March 6, 2024.
  17. ^ New Jersey School Directory for Warren County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
  18. ^ 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.
  19. ^ Annual Comprehensive Financial Report of the Franklin Township School District, New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2023. Accessed March 6, 2024. "The 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."
  20. ^ Board of Education, Franklin Township School District. Accessed March 6, 2024.