Matawan-Aberdeen Regional School District

Matawan-Aberdeen Regional School District
Address
1 Crest Way
Aberdeen, NJ 07747
United States
Coordinates 40°24′40″N 74°14′22″W / 40.411042°N 74.239377°W / 40.411042; -74.239377Coordinates: 40°24′40″N 74°14′22″W / 40.411042°N 74.239377°W / 40.411042; -74.239377
District information
Grades K-12
Superintendent Joseph G. Majka
Business administrator Alex Ferreira
Schools 7
Students and staff
Enrollment 3,861 (as of 2011-12)[1]
Faculty 333.3 FTEs
Student-teacher ratio 11.6:1
Other information
District Factor Group FG
Website http://www.marsd.org
Ind.Per pupilDistrict
spending		Rank
(*)		K-12
average		%± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$17,44335$18,891-7.7%
1Budgetary Cost13,4303114,783-9.2%
2Classroom Instruction8,279328,763-5.5%
6Support Services1,903252,392-20.4%
8Administrative Cost1,385401,485-6.7%
10Operations & Maintenance1,373221,783-23.0%
13Extracurricular Activities3589226833.6%
16Median Teacher Salary62,2003564,043
Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[2]
*Of K-12 districts with more than 3,500 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=103

The Matawan-Aberdeen Regional School District is a regional public school district in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. The district serves students from pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade from the communities of Aberdeen Township and Matawan Borough.[3]

As of the 2015-16 school year, the district's seven schools had an enrollment of 3,861 students and 333.3 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.6:1.[1]

The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "FG", the fourth-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]

The Matawan-Aberdeen Regional School District Central Offices are located at 1 Crest Way, in Aberdeen.

History

In 2015, New Jersey Superior Court judge David F. Bauman dismissed a case filed against the district filed by a student of the district and by the American Humanist Association that argued that a discriminatory climate was created by the inclusion of the phrase "under God" in the Pledge of Allegiance recited by students, making non-believers "second-class citizens" by elevating religious belief. He noted; "As a matter of historical tradition, the words 'under God' can no more be expunged from the national consciousness than the words 'In God We Trust' from every coin in the land, than the words 'so help me God' from every presidential oath since 1789, or than the prayer that has opened every congressional session of legislative business since 1787."[5][6]

Schools

The district is a comprehensive system comprising seven schools, which includes one preschool, three elementary schools grades K-3, one 4-5 school, one middle school grades 6-8, one high school grades 9-12. Schools in the district (with 2015-16 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[7]) are:[8]

Preschool
  • Cambridge Park Developmental Learning Center[9] (Preschool; 96 students)
Elementary schools
  • Cliffwood Elementary School[10] (K-3; 351)
  • Ravine Drive Elementary School[11] (K-3; 377)
  • Strathmore Elementary School[12] (K-3; 464)
  • Lloyd Road Elementary School[13] (4-5; 593)
Middle school
  • Matawan Aberdeen Middle School[14] (6-8; 889)
High school

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:[16]

  • Joseph G. Majka, Superintendent of Schools[17]
  • Alex Ferreira, Business Administrator / Board Secretary[18]

References

  1. 1 2 District information for Matawan-Aberdeen Regional School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed September 22, 2018.
  2. ↑ Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
  3. ↑ 2012 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book, Rutgers University Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, March 2013, p. 211.
  4. ↑ NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed January 22, 2015.
  5. ↑ Rizzo, Salvador. "Hearing 'Under God' in Pledge of Allegiance does not violate rights of atheist students, NJ judge rules", The Record (Bergen County), May 12, 2015, backed up by the Internet Archive as of May 14, 2015. Accessed February 25, 2018. "A student filed a lawsuit last year against the Matawan-Aberdeen school district in Monmouth County, arguing that the phrase “under God” fostered a climate of discrimination in the classroom because it exalted religion and made non-believers feel like 'second-class citizens.'... State Superior Court Judge David F. Bauman dismissed the case in February, noting that the student was free to skip the pledge. The judge upheld a New Jersey law that says pupils must recite the Pledge of Allegiance unless they have 'conscientious scruples' that do not allow it."
  6. ↑ Sullivan, Maureen. "Judge Refuses To Kick God Out Of Public Schools", Forbes, February 7, 2015. Accessed February 25, 2018. "'Under God' is as much a part of the Pledge of Allegiance as red, white and blue are part of the American flag. That was the ruling this week by a New Jersey judge who said an atheist student did not face discrimination or coercion during the recitation of the daily Pledge in the classroom. State Superior Court Judge David F. Bauman upheld the right of the Matawan-Aberdeen Regional School District in Monmouth County to follow the state statute that mandates daily recitation of the pledge. Students are allowed, however, to abstain from participating in the pledge for any reason they choose."
  7. ↑ School Data for the Matawan-Aberdeen Regional School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed September 22, 2016.
  8. ↑ New Jersey School Directory for the Matawan-Aberdeen Regional School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
  9. ↑ Cambridge Park Developmental Learning Center, Matawan-Aberdeen Regional School District. Accessed January 22, 2015.
  10. ↑ Cliffwood Elementary School, Matawan-Aberdeen Regional School District. Accessed January 22, 2015.
  11. ↑ Ravine Drive Elementary School, Matawan-Aberdeen Regional School District. Accessed January 22, 2015.
  12. ↑ Strathmore Elementary School, Matawan-Aberdeen Regional School District. Accessed January 22, 2015.
  13. ↑ Lloyd Road Elementary School, Matawan-Aberdeen Regional School District. Accessed January 22, 2015.
  14. ↑ Matawan Aberdeen Middle School, Matawan-Aberdeen Regional School District. Accessed January 22, 2015.
  15. ↑ Matawan Regional High School, Matawan-Aberdeen Regional School District. Accessed January 22, 2015.
  16. ↑ New Jersey School Directory for Monmouth County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
  17. ↑ Superintendent, Matawan-Aberdeen Regional School District. Accessed September 22, 2018.
  18. ↑ Business Office, Matawan-Aberdeen Regional School District. Accessed September 22, 2018.
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