Mount Holly Township Public Schools

Mount Holly Township Public Schools
330 Levis Drive
Mount Holly, NJ 08060
District information
Grades Pre-K to 8
Superintendent James DiDonato
Business administrator Evon DiGangi
Schools 3
Students and staff
Enrollment 1,381 (as of 2014-15)[1]
Faculty 91.3 FTEs[1]
Student-teacher ratio 15.1:1[1]
Other information
District Factor Group B
Website www.mtholly.k12.nj.us
Ind.Per pupilDistrict
spending		Rank
(*)		K-8
average		%± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$18,68966$18,891-1.1%
1Budgetary Cost14,6075114,1593.2%
2Classroom Instruction8,662478,6590.0%
6Support Services1,853242,167-14.5%
8Administrative Cost1,666531,5477.7%
10Operations & Maintenance2,192811,61236.0%
13Extracurricular Activities23481104125.0%
16Median Teacher Salary71,1487861,136
Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[2]
*Of K-8 districts with more than 750 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=84

The Mount Holly Township Public schools are a comprehensive community public school district, that serves students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade from Mount Holly Township, in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States.

As of the 2014-15 school year, the district and its three schools had an enrollment of 1,381 students and 91.3 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 15.1:1.[1]

The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "B", the second lowest 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.[3]

For ninth through twelfth grades, public school students attend the Rancocas Valley Regional High School, a comprehensive regional public high school serving students from five communities encompassing approximately 40 square miles (100 km2) and including the communities of Eastampton Township, Hainesport Township, Lumberton Township, Mount Holly Township and Westampton Township.[4][5][6] As of the 2014-15 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 2,077 students and 110.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 18.9:1.[7] The school is located in Mount Holly Township and is part of the Rancocas Valley Regional High School District.

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2014-15 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[8]) are:[9][10][11]

Elementary schools
  • John Brainerd School[12] (361 students in grades PreK-2)
    • Joseph Convery, Principal
  • Gertrude C. Folwell School[13] (352 students in grades 3-5)
    • Amie Dougherty, Principal
Middle school
  • F. W. Holbein Middle School[14] (274 students in grades 6-8)
    • Carolyn McDonald, Principal
    • Chrissy Lynn Rose, Vice Principal

On May 2, 2013, Holbein Principal Roy Rakszawski was approved to become the new superintendent of the Edgewater Park School District.[15] On May 3, Folwell Principal and District Director of Special Education John Tirico resigned. Robert Mungo was hired to replace him as Principal of Folwell.[16]

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:[17]

  • James DiDonato, Superintendent[18]
  • Evon DiGangi, Business Administrator / Board Secretary[19]

On May 31, 2013, Superintendent Dr. Eric M. Hibbs officially submitted his resignation to take the leadership position at the Marlboro Public Schools.[20] Delores Szymanski was hired to serve as Interim Superintendent effective July 26, 2013 for three days a week on a per diem basis. The Board also announced that it was considering Director of Curriculum & Instruction James DiDonato to serve as permanent superintendent.[21]

Board of Education

As of 2017, members of the Mount Holly Township Public Schools' Board of Education are:[22]

  • Janet Difolco, President (Term expires January 2019)
  • Will Monk Vice President (Term expires January 2020)
  • Jim Logue (Term expires January 2021)
  • Jennifer Mushinski (Term expires January 2020)
  • Cynthia Regn, President (Term expires January 2019)

On January 25, 2012, the Board voted, 3-1, to move school elections from April to November[23] following new legislation allowing New Jersey school districts, municipal governing bodies, or citizen petition committees to do so.[24]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 District information for Mount Holly Township Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 7, 2016.
  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 March 18, 2015.
  4. ↑ Rancocas Valley Regional High School District 2015 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed June 1, 2016. "The Rancocas Valley Regional High School (RVRHS) District serves five sending districts covering approximately 40 square miles in Burlington County: Eastampton, Hainesport, Lumberton, Mount Holly and Westampton. RVRHS is situated on a picturesque campus in Mount Holly, the county seat."
  5. ↑ Staff. "Regional School Districts", Burlington County Times, April 26, 2015. Accessed June 1, 2016. "RANCOCAS VALLEY REGIONAL - Serves: Eastampton, Hainesport, Lumberton, Mount Holly, Westampton"
  6. ↑ History of the School, Rancocas Valley Regional High School. Accessed June 1, 2016. "The district encompasses approximately 40 square miles (100 km2) and comprises the townships of Eastampton, Hainesport, Lumberton, Mount Holly, and Westampton."
  7. ↑ School data for Rancocas Valley Regional High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 12, 2016.
  8. ↑ School Data for the Mount Holly Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 7, 2016.
  9. ↑ Site Map, Mount Holly Township Public Schools. Accessed January 20, 2017.
  10. ↑ 2016-2017 Burlington County Public Schools Directory, Burlington County, New Jersey. Accessed January 20, 2017.
  11. ↑ New Jersey School Directory for the Mount Holly Township School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
  12. ↑ John Brainerd School, Mount Holly Township Public Schools. Accessed January 20, 2017.
  13. ↑ Gertrude C. Folwell School, Mount Holly Township Public Schools. Accessed January 20, 2017.
  14. ↑ F. W. Holbein Middle School, Mount Holly Township Public Schools. Accessed January 20, 2017.
  15. ↑ Edgewater Park School Board Hires Superintendent
  16. ↑ Introducing Mr. Mungo, Mount Holly Township Public Schools. Accessed June 30, 2013.
  17. ↑ New Jersey School Directory for Burlington County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
  18. ↑ Office of the Superintendent, Mount Holly Township Public Schools. Accessed January 20, 2017.
  19. ↑ Office of the Business Administrator/Board Secretary, Mount Holly Township Public Schools. Accessed January 20, 2017.
  20. ↑ Krebs, Rose. "Mount Holly superintendent resigns", Burlington County Times, June 4, 2013. Accessed June 29, 2013. "Superintendent Eric Hibbs said he formally submitted his resignation to the district Friday.Hibbs soon will take over as chief school administrator in Marlboro, Monmouth County."
  21. ↑ Krebs, Rose. "Mt. Holly hires longtime educator as interim superintendent", Burlington County Times, June 30, 2013. Accessed June 30, 2013. "The school board tapped Delores Szymanski last Wednesday as interim chief administrator, starting July 26. She will work three days a week at a per-diem rate of $550, according to outgoing Superintendent Eric Hibbs.... Reale said Jim DiDonato, the district's director of curriculum and instruction, is working to become certified as a superintendent. If he does, the district will consider him for the post, he said."
  22. ↑ 2011-2012 Board Members, Mount Holly Township Public Schools. Accessed June 30, 2013.
  23. ↑ Public Meeting Minutes Jan 25, 2012, Mount Holly Township Public Schools. Accessed June 30, 2013.
  24. ↑ Rundquist, Jeanette. "Gov. Christie signs bill changing school board elections, budget votes", The Star-Ledger, January 18, 2012. Accessed June 30, 2013. "The new law allows school districts to move their April elections to the November general election, either by asking voters for their OK — or by a resolution of the local school board or governing body."

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