Lenape Regional High School District

The Lenape Regional High School District is a comprehensive regional public high school district that serves students in ninth through twelfth grades from eight municipalities in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States. The communities in the district are Evesham Township, Medford Lakes, Medford Township, Mount Laurel Township, Shamong Township, Southampton Township, Tabernacle Township and Woodland Township.[3][4][5][6] The eight municipalities cover a combined area of 350 square miles (910 km2) which represents roughly one-third of the entire area of Burlington County, the largest county in New Jersey. Each of the eight communities served by the Lenape District has its own elementary school district. Each elementary school district is governed by its own nine-member board of education which oversees the school budget and the education of students in Kindergarten through eighth grade.

Lenape Regional High School District
Address
93 Willow Grove Road
Shamong, NJ 08088
United States
Coordinates39.792053°N 74.754234°W / 39.792053; -74.754234
District information
Grades9-12
SuperintendentDr. Carol L. Birnbohm
Business administratorConstance L. Stewart
Schools4
Students and staff
Enrollment6,851 (as of 2017-18)[1]
Faculty584.0 FTEs[1]
Student–teacher ratio11.7:1[1]
Other information
District Factor GroupGH
WebsiteDistrict website
Ind.Per pupilDistrict
spending		Rank
(*)		9-12
average		%± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$21,87830$18,89115.8%
1Budgetary Cost16,9423415,5928.7%
2Classroom Instruction9,881418,80712.2%
6Support Services2,384252,2943.9%
8Administrative Cost1,453121,592−8.7%
10Operations & Maintenance2,172341,95411.2%
13Extracurricular Activities9823187312.5%
16Median Teacher Salary75,1643771,726
Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[2]
*Of 9-12 districts with any number of students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=47

As of the 2017–18 school year, the district, comprised of four schools, had an enrollment of 6,851 students and 584.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.7:1.[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.[7]

District schools

When the public school students in each of the sending districts graduate from eighth grade, they are sent to one of the four high schools that fall under the jurisdiction of the Lenape Regional High School District. Schools in the district (with 2017–18 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[8]) are:[9][10][11]

High schools
  • Cherokee High School[12] - located in Evesham Township, with 2,161 students from Evesham Township. Opened in 1975.
  • Lenape High School[13] - located in Medford Township, with 1,876 students from Mount Laurel Township. Opened in 1958.
  • Seneca High School[14] - located in Tabernacle Township, with 1,135 students from Shamong, Southampton, Tabernacle and Woodland Townships. Opened in 2003.
  • Shawnee High School[15] - located in Medford Township, with 1,567 students from Medford Lakes and Medford Township. Opened in 1970.
Alternative program
  • Sequoia Alternative Program[16] - located in Evesham Township in the former Evans Elementary School

Two non-profit foundations support the Lenape District, raising funds to support scholarships for students, facilities improvements and a 1,500-seat regional performing arts center, which is home to the Cherokee's theater program.

History

The Lenape District was created as the result of a 1955 referendum. A property in Medford Township was purchased in 1957 as the site for Lenape High School, which opened in the 1958-59 school year with 548 students in 9th and 10th grades only. By the 1961-62 school year, Lenape was on double sessions with approximately 1,500 students. In July 1961, an addition to the original building was started, with a second addition dedicated on January 17, 1965.[9]

A 1967 referendum led to development of Shawnee High School, which opened in the southeastern end of Medford Township for the 1971-72 school year, while Cherokee High School opened in Evesham Township for the 1975-76 school year. Seneca High School opened in 2003, after district voters approved a referendum in 1997 to accommodate district enrollment nearing 7,000.[9]

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:[17][18]

  • Dr. Carol L. Birnbohm, Superintendent
  • Constance L. Stewart, Business Administrator / Board Secretary

Board of education

The district's board of education, comprised of 11 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 three or four seats up for election each year held (since 2012) as part of the November general election.[19][20] Each of the eight constituent municipalities has at least one seat on the board, with two seats allocated to the three most populous constituent municipalities -- Evesham, Medford and Mount Laurel -- and the five other municipalities each assigned one seat.[21][22]

References
  1. District information for Lenape Regional High School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed November 1, 2019.
  2. Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
  3. Lenape Regional Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Name, Composition & Classification, Lenape Regional High School District. Accessed June 7, 2020. "Section 2 – Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades nine through twelve in the Lenape Regional High School District. Section 3 – Composition: The Lenape Regional High School District shall be organized in the territory comprised of the municipalities of: Evesham, Medford, Medford Lakes, Mount Laurel, Shamong, Southampton, Tabernacle and Woodland for the limited purpose of providing and operating a high school district (9-12)."
  4. Lenape Regional High School District 2016 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed June 7, 2020. "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."
  5. "2005 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book", Rutgers University Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, April 2006.
  6. Staff. "Regional School Districts", Burlington County Times, April 26, 2015. Accessed April 2, 2020. "Lenape Regional Serves: Evesham, Medford, Medford Lakes, Mount Laurel, Shamong, Southampton, Tabernacle, Woodland"
  7. NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed September 3, 2014.
  8. School Data for the Lenape Regional High School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed November 1, 2019.
  9. Profile and History, Lenape Regional High School District. Accessed January 17, 2020. "The Lenape District’s four high schools are: Lenape, Shawnee, Cherokee North and South and Seneca. Students from Mount Laurel attend Lenape; students from Medford, Medford Lakes attend Shawnee; students from Evesham (Marlton) attend Cherokee North and South and students from Tabernacle, Shamong, Southampton and Woodland attend Seneca."
  10. Staff. "Hall of Fame to honor Lenape High School student-athletes", Burlington County Times, July 6, 2017. Accessed January 19, 2020. "The schools of the Lenape Regional School District have produced thousands of graduates who have distinguished themselves as stellar athletes over the nearly 60 years since Lenape High School opened in 1958, Shawnee High School in 1970, Cherokee High School in 1975 and Seneca High School in 2003."
  11. New Jersey School Directory for Lenape Regional High School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed September 29, 2016.
  12. Cherokee High School, Lenape Regional High School District. Accessed January 17, 2020.
  13. Lenape High School, Lenape Regional High School District. Accessed January 17, 2020.
  14. Seneca High School, Lenape Regional High School District. Accessed January 17, 2020.
  15. Shawnee High School, Lenape Regional High School District. Accessed January 17, 2020.
  16. Sequoia Alternative Program, Lenape Regional High School District. Accessed March 26, 2020.
  17. Administration, Lenape Regional High School District. Accessed January 17, 2020.
  18. New Jersey School Directory for Burlington County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed September 29, 2016.
  19. 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.
  20. Comprehensive Annual Financial Report for Lenape Regional High School District, New Jersey Department of Education, year ending June 30, 2016. Accessed January 17, 2020. "The Lenape Regional High 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 comprised of eleven members elected to three-year terms. These terms are staggered so that three member’s terms expire each year."
  21. Lenape Regional Board of Education District Policy 0140 - Board Membership, Qualifications, Prohibited Acts, Travel and related Expense, Lenape Regional High School District. Accessed April 2, 2020. "The Board of Education shall consist of eleven (11) members. Representation is predicated upon the population of a constituent district in relation to the regional district's total population which in turn is based upon the most recently published U.S. Census Report. Each constituent district shall be entitled to a minimum of one Board member elected at large."
  22. Board of Education, Lenape Regional High School District. Accessed January 17, 2020.
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