South Hunterdon Regional School District
South Hunterdon Regional School District | |||||||||||||
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301 Mt. Airy-Harbourton Road Lambertville, NJ 08530 | |||||||||||||
District information | |||||||||||||
Grades | Pre-K to 12 | ||||||||||||
Superintendent | Dr. Louis Muenker | ||||||||||||
Business administrator | Kerry Sevilis | ||||||||||||
Schools | 4 | ||||||||||||
Students and staff | |||||||||||||
Enrollment | 961 (as of 2014-15)[1] | ||||||||||||
Faculty | 94.7 FTEs[1] | ||||||||||||
Student-teacher ratio | 10.1:1[1] | ||||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||||
District Factor Group | FG | ||||||||||||
Website | www.shrsd.org | ||||||||||||
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South Hunterdon Regional School District is a regional public school district serving students in pre-kindergarten though twelfth grades from three communities in southern Hunterdon County, New Jersey, United States. The district was established for the 2014-15 school year by consolidating the K-6 districts for Lambertville, Stockton and West Amwell Township together with South Hunterdon Regional High School to create a K-12 district.[3]
As of the 2014-15 school year, the district and its four schools had an enrollment of 961 students and 94.7 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.1:1.[1]
Contents
1 History
2 Schools
3 Administration
4 References
5 External links
History
In a special election held in September 2013, voters from Lambertville, Stockton and West Amwell Township passed referenda to dissolve the South Hunterdon Regional High School District and to combine the three existing school districts from each municipality (Lambertville City School District, Stockton Borough School District and West Amwell Township School District), with majorities in each community passing both ballot items.[4] A single combined regional district was created, serving students in preK-12, in which property taxes are levied under a formula in which 57% is based on property values and 43% on the number of students. The executive county superintendent appointed an interim board of education for the new regional district, which was responsible for implementing the merger.[5]
A study commissioned by the district prepared by McKissick Associates looked at options for using, modifying and expanding school facilities in the district, in light of long-term trends indicating a decline in the number of school-aged children in the three municipalities. In a February 2016, a presentation prepared for the Board of Education outlined various scenarios, which could involve options ranging from retaining all existing facilities to consolidating all schools at a single site. After reviewing a matrix of all 10 options and weighing each on several factors identified as relevant, committee members ranked the choices; based on committee votes, the three preferred choices were (1) to keep K-5 students in Lambertville and West Amwell, while moving 6th grade to the high school complex, (2) keeping all facilities at their present locations with equity additions as needed and (3) a consolidated K-12 at a single site.[6]
Schools
Schools in the district (with 2014-15 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[7]) are:[8][9]
- Elementary schools
- Lambertville Public School[10] (244 students; grades PreK-6)
- Stockton Borough School[11] (grades 2-6)
- West Amwell School[12] (grades K-6)
- High school
South Hunterdon Regional High School[13] (grades 9-12)
Administration
Core members of the district's administration are:[14]
- Dr. Louis Muenker, Superintendent
- Kerry Sevilis, Business Administrator / Board Secretary[15]
References
^ abcd District information for South Hunterdon Regional School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 7, 2016.
^ Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
^ South Hunterdon Regional School District 2015 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed June 2, 2016. "Bordering the Delaware River and located in the culturally rich and rural region of Southern Hunterdon County, South Hunterdon Regional School District serves the communities of Lambertville, Stockton, and West Amwell."
^ Lambertville Public School District 2013 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed November 24, 2014. "In September, 2013, the communities of West Amwell, Lambertville and Stockton voted to approve the dissolution of the South Hunterdon Regional High School District and the formation of a new pre K-12 school district."
^ Tredrea, John. "LAMBERTVILLE: Schools turn how to make merger work; After historic vote, decisions on buildings, contracts need to be made", The Beacon, October 2, 2013. Accessed October 15, 2013. "Now that the two referendum questions on merging the Stockton, West Amwell, Lambertville and South Hunterdon Regional High School districts into one pre-k to grade 12 district have been overwhelmingly approved, the process of implementing the regionalization can begin."
^ Use/MasterPlanningBoardPresentation02292016.pdf District Wide Master Planning Study: Phas II - Board Summary, South Hunterdon Regional School District, February 29, 2016. Accessed January 30, 2017.
^ School Data for the South Hunterdon Regional School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 7, 2016.
^ 2016-2017 School Directory, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. Accessed January 30, 2017.
^ New Jersey School Directory for the South Hunterdon Regional School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
^ Lambertville Public School, South Hunterdon Regional School District. Accessed January 29, 2017.
^ Stockton Borough School, South Hunterdon Regional School District. Accessed January 29, 2017.
^ West Amwell School, South Hunterdon Regional School District. Accessed January 29, 2017.
^ South Hunterdon Regional High School, South Hunterdon Regional School District. Accessed January 29, 2017.
^ New Jersey School Directory for Hunterdon County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
^ Business Office, South Hunterdon Regional School District. Accessed January 29, 2017.
External links
- South Hunterdon Regional School District
South Hunterdon Regional School District's 2015–16 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
School Data for the South Hunterdon Regional School District, National Center for Education Statistics
Coordinates: 40°23′19″N 74°53′28″W / 40.38868°N 74.891029°W / 40.38868; -74.891029