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

As of the 2018–19 school year, the district, comprising two schools, had an enrollment of 746 students and 64.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.6:1.

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.

Public school students in Shamong Township in ninth through twelfth grades attend Seneca High School located in Tabernacle Township, which also serves students from Southampton Township, Tabernacle Township and Woodland Township. The school is part of the Lenape Regional High School District, which also serves students from Evesham Township, Medford Lakes, Medford Township and Mount Laurel Township. As of the 2018–19 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 1,137 students and 109.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.4:1.

Schools

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

Elementary school
  • Indian Mills Elementary School with 394 students in grades PreK-4
    • Nicole Moore, principal
Middle school
  • Indian Mills Memorial Middle School with 348 students in grades 5-8
    • Timothy Carroll, principal

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:

  • Christine Vespe, superintendent
  • Laura Archer, business administrator and board secretary

Board of education

The district's board of education, composed of 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 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 Shamong 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. ^ NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed November 11, 2014.
  4. ^ Seneca High School 2015 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed June 2, 2016. "Attendance Area: Shamong, Southampton, Tabernacle and Woodland Townships"
  5. ^ Lenape Regional High School District 2016 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 5, 2017. "The Lenape Regional High School District (LRHSD) serves the eight municipalities of Evesham, Medford, Mount Laurel, Shamong, Southampton, Tabernacle and Woodland Townships and Medford Lakes Borough. Encompassing an area of 350 square miles the Lenape District is the largest school district in Burlington County."
  6. ^ Staff. "Regional School Districts", Burlington County Times, April 26, 2015. Accessed May 28, 2016. "Lenape Regional Serves: Evesham, Medford, Medford Lakes, Mount Laurel, Shamong, Southampton, Tabernacle, Woodland"
  7. ^ School data for Seneca High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2020.
  8. ^ School Data for the Shamong Township Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2020.
  9. ^ Contact Us, Shamong Township Schools. Accessed May 14, 2020.
  10. ^ Public Schools Directory 2023–2024, Burlington County, New Jersey. Accessed March 1, 2024.
  11. ^ School Performance Reports for the Shamong Township School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 3, 2024.
  12. ^ New Jersey School Directory for the Shamong Township School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
  13. ^ Indian Mills Elementary School, Shamong Township School District. Accessed May 14, 2020.
  14. ^ Indian Mills Memorial Middle School, Shamong Township School District. Accessed May 14, 2020.
  15. ^ New Jersey School Directory for Burlington County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
  16. ^ 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.
  17. ^ Annual Comprehensive Financial Report of the Shamong Township School District, New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2019. Accessed May 14, 2020. "The Shamong Township 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 is nine [sic] members elected to three-year terms. These terms are staggered so that three members’ terms expire each year."
  18. ^ Shamong Township Board of Education District Policy 9110 - Membership and Terms of Office, Shamong Township School District. Accessed May 14, 2020. "The Board of Education shall be comprised of five (5) members who are qualified voters and residents of the school district, and who are elected by the voters of the district, at the annual School Board election. The term of a Board Member shall be three years, except that a member appointed to fill a vacancy shall serve until the organization meeting following the next annual election."
  19. ^ Board of Education, Shamong Township School District. Accessed May 14, 2020.
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