Middletown Township School District, New Jersey
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| Middletown Township School District |
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| Leonardo, New Jersey |
| District details |
| Superintendent: William O. George III |
| # of school board members: 9 |
| Website: Link |
Middletown Township School District is a school district in New Jersey. The district was the 19th-largest school district in the state in the 2014-2015 school year and served 10,054 students.[1]
About the district
Middletown Township School District is located in central New Jersey in Monmouth County. The county seat is Freehold Borough. Monmouth County was home to an estimated 625,846 residents between 2010 and 2016, according to the United States Census Bureau.[2]
Demographics
Monmouth County outperformed New Jersey as a whole in terms of higher education achievement from 2011 to 2015. The United States Census Bureau found that 42.5 percent of county residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree or higher, compared to 36.8 percent of state residents. The median household income of the county was $85,242, compared to $72,093 for the entire state. The poverty rate for the county was 7.5 percent, while it was 10.8 percent for the state as a whole.[2]
| Racial Demographics, 2016[2] | ||
|---|---|---|
| Race | Monmouth County (%) | New Jersey (%) |
| White | 84.6 | 72.4 |
| Black or African American | 7.7 | 15.0 |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.3 | 0.6 |
| Asian | 5.6 | 9.8 |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Two or More Races | 1.8 | 2.2 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 10.8 | 20.0 |
Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.
Superintendent
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The superintendent of Middletown Township School District is William O. George III. He has served in the position since his appointment in 2011. George previously served as the superintendent of Hazlet Township Public Schools from 2007 to 2011.[3]
School board elections
The Middletown Township Board of Education consists of nine members who are elected at-large to three-year terms.[4]
| Middletown Township Board of Education | |
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| Joan Minnuies | 2018 |
| Danielle Walsh | 2018 |
| James Cody | 2018 |
| John Little Jr. | 2019 |
| Lenora Caminiti | 2019 |
| Michael Donlon | 2019 |
| Nicholas DiFranco | 2020 |
| Pamela Rogers | 2020 |
| Robin Stella | 2020 |
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Election dates
Members of the Board of Education are elected to three-year terms on a staggered basis. Three seats are up for election each year.
Public participation in board meetings
The Board of Education maintains the following policy regarding public participation at board meetings:[5]
| “ | The Board of Education meets twice each month. Once for a "workshop meeting" session, once for "regular monthly meeting" session. The public may attend any session, and is invited to speak at the "regular monthly meeting" sessions. There is a time limit which speakers are asked to observe so that more people may participate.
Public Participation at Board Meetings: |
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Budget
From 1993 to 2013, the Middletown Township School District had an average of $129,313,429 in revenue and $129,513,952 in expenditures, according to the United States Census Bureau's survey of school system finances. The district had a yearly average of $61,713,952 in outstanding debt. The district retired $1,612,762 of its debt and issued $7,009,048 in new debt each year on average.[7]
Revenue
The table below separates the district's revenue into the three sources identified by the agency: local, state, and federal.
| Revenue by Source | |||||||||||
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| Fiscal Year |
Local | State | Federal | Revenue Total | |||||||
| Total | % of Revenue | Total | % of Revenue | Total | % of Revenue | ||||||
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| 1993 | $57,169,000 | 71.91% | $20,450,000 | 25.72% | $1,886,000 | 2.37% | $79,505,000 | ||||
| 1994 | $69,752,000 | 75.78% | $20,672,000 | 22.46% | $1,618,000 | 1.76% | $92,042,000 | ||||
| 1995 | $61,810,000 | 74.32% | $19,761,000 | 23.76% | $1,600,000 | 1.92% | $83,171,000 | ||||
| 1996 | $68,000,000 | 76.25% | $19,593,000 | 21.97% | $1,587,000 | 1.78% | $89,180,000 | ||||
| 1997 | $72,653,000 | 76.20% | $21,131,000 | 22.16% | $1,564,000 | 1.64% | $95,348,000 | ||||
| 1998 | $80,659,000 | 77.71% | $21,421,000 | 20.64% | $1,709,000 | 1.65% | $103,789,000 | ||||
| 1999 | $85,425,000 | 75.96% | $25,092,000 | 22.31% | $1,947,000 | 1.73% | $112,464,000 | ||||
| 2000 | $76,055,000 | 75.21% | $22,915,000 | 22.66% | $2,160,000 | 2.14% | $101,130,000 | ||||
| 2001 | $92,310,000 | 77.96% | $23,929,000 | 20.21% | $2,167,000 | 1.83% | $118,406,000 | ||||
| 2002 | $89,003,000 | 75.57% | $26,071,000 | 22.14% | $2,700,000 | 2.29% | $117,774,000 | ||||
| 2003 | $96,115,000 | 75.46% | $28,186,000 | 22.13% | $3,066,000 | 2.41% | $127,367,000 | ||||
| 2004 | $100,069,000 | 75.24% | $29,899,000 | 22.48% | $3,033,000 | 2.28% | $133,001,000 | ||||
| 2005 | $105,800,000 | 75.18% | $31,480,000 | 22.37% | $3,456,000 | 2.46% | $140,736,000 | ||||
| 2006 | $113,933,000 | 75.18% | $34,155,000 | 22.54% | $3,464,000 | 2.29% | $151,552,000 | ||||
| 2007 | $123,829,000 | 74.96% | $37,811,000 | 22.89% | $3,564,000 | 2.16% | $165,204,000 | ||||
| 2008 | $126,561,000 | 74.58% | $39,198,000 | 23.10% | $3,949,000 | 2.33% | $169,708,000 | ||||
| 2009 | $126,440,000 | 76.94% | $33,433,000 | 20.34% | $4,466,000 | 2.72% | $164,339,000 | ||||
| 2010 | $129,376,000 | 77.21% | $31,804,000 | 18.98% | $6,378,000 | 3.81% | $167,558,000 |
| 2011 | $129,857,000 | 80.02% | $27,079,000 | 16.69% | $5,349,000 | 3.30% | $162,285,000 |
| 2012 | $131,781,000 | 78.10% | $31,849,000 | 18.87% | $5,108,000 | 3.03% | $168,738,000 |
| 2013 | $131,497,000 | 76.33% | $36,179,000 | 21.00% | $4,609,000 | 2.68% | $172,285,000 |
| Avg. | $98,480,667 | 76.00% | $27,719,429 | 21.69% | $3,113,333 | 2.31% | $129,313,429 |
Expenditures
The table below separates the district's expenditures into five categories identified by the agency:
- Instruction: operation expenditures, state payments on behalf of the district for instruction and benefits, and retirement system transfers
- Support Services: support services, food services, and retirement system transfers for support service staff
- Capital Spending: capital outlay expenditures (i.e., construction, land or facilities purchases, and equipment purchases)
- Debt & Gov. Payments: payments to state and local governments and interest on school system debt
- Other: all other non-K-12 programs, except food services
| Expenditures by Category | |||||||||||
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| Fiscal Year |
Instruction | Support Services | Capital Spending | Debt & Gov. Payments | Other | Budget Total | |||||
| Total | % of Budget | Total | % of Budget | Total | % of Budget | Total | % of Budget | Total | % of Budget | ||
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| 1993 | $49,599,000 | 62.12% | $25,769,000 | 32.27% | $1,054,000 | 1.32% | $804,000 | 1.01% | $2,624,000 | 3.29% | $79,850,000 |
| 1994 | $49,160,000 | 60.40% | $28,265,000 | 34.73% | $1,478,000 | 1.82% | $1,326,000 | 1.63% | $1,160,000 | 1.43% | $81,389,000 |
| 1995 | $50,662,000 | 59.56% | $30,484,000 | 35.84% | $1,906,000 | 2.24% | $816,000 | 0.96% | $1,190,000 | 1.40% | $85,058,000 |
| 1996 | $52,057,000 | 57.86% | $30,940,000 | 34.39% | $4,970,000 | 5.52% | $299,000 | 0.33% | $1,704,000 | 1.89% | $89,970,000 |
| 1997 | $53,374,000 | 57.09% | $32,500,000 | 34.76% | $5,774,000 | 6.18% | $305,000 | 0.33% | $1,535,000 | 1.64% | $93,488,000 |
| 1998 | $55,434,000 | 54.46% | $33,125,000 | 32.54% | $7,672,000 | 7.54% | $3,972,000 | 3.90% | $1,584,000 | 1.56% | $101,787,000 |
| 1999 | $58,370,000 | 56.31% | $35,356,000 | 34.11% | $3,641,000 | 3.51% | $4,524,000 | 4.36% | $1,770,000 | 1.71% | $103,661,000 |
| 2000 | $60,228,000 | 52.05% | $35,951,000 | 31.07% | $13,230,000 | 11.43% | $4,545,000 | 3.93% | $1,764,000 | 1.52% | $115,718,000 |
| 2001 | $62,747,000 | 46.16% | $37,328,000 | 27.46% | $29,486,000 | 21.69% | $4,372,000 | 3.22% | $1,988,000 | 1.46% | $135,921,000 |
| 2002 | $64,926,000 | 47.48% | $38,521,000 | 28.17% | $27,022,000 | 19.76% | $3,738,000 | 2.73% | $2,538,000 | 1.86% | $136,745,000 |
| 2003 | $70,196,000 | 50.40% | $42,382,000 | 30.43% | $20,262,000 | 14.55% | $3,838,000 | 2.76% | $2,605,000 | 1.87% | $139,283,000 |
| 2004 | $75,862,000 | 55.12% | $44,075,000 | 32.02% | $11,289,000 | 8.20% | $4,363,000 | 3.17% | $2,041,000 | 1.48% | $137,630,000 |
| 2005 | $80,130,000 | 55.38% | $47,308,000 | 32.70% | $9,457,000 | 6.54% | $4,559,000 | 3.15% | $3,230,000 | 2.23% | $144,684,000 |
| 2006 | $82,188,000 | 55.04% | $50,751,000 | 33.99% | $5,681,000 | 3.80% | $8,226,000 | 5.51% | $2,474,000 | 1.66% | $149,320,000 |
| 2007 | $88,360,000 | 57.64% | $54,315,000 | 35.43% | $3,433,000 | 2.24% | $4,129,000 | 2.69% | $3,069,000 | 2.00% | $153,306,000 |
| 2008 | $95,129,000 | 58.67% | $56,478,000 | 34.83% | $3,174,000 | 1.96% | $4,343,000 | 2.68% | $3,023,000 | 1.86% | $162,147,000 |
| 2009 | $91,384,000 | 57.32% | $57,290,000 | 35.93% | $3,552,000 | 2.23% | $4,125,000 | 2.59% | $3,089,000 | 1.94% | $159,440,000 |
| 2010 | $96,171,000 | 58.50% | $59,497,000 | 36.19% | $2,805,000 | 1.71% | $3,883,000 | 2.36% | $2,052,000 | 1.25% | $164,408,000 |
| 2011 | $92,109,000 | 59.55% | $55,624,000 | 35.96% | $1,443,000 | 0.93% | $2,501,000 | 1.62% | $2,987,000 | 1.93% | $154,664,000 |
| 2012 | $94,399,000 | 58.75% | $57,401,000 | 35.72% | $2,492,000 | 1.55% | $3,278,000 | 2.04% | $3,108,000 | 1.93% | $160,678,000 |
| 2013 | $100,861,000 | 59.11% | $57,497,000 | 33.69% | $5,588,000 | 3.27% | $3,054,000 | 1.79% | $3,646,000 | 2.14% | $170,646,000 |
| Avg. | $72,540,286 | 56.14% | $43,374,143 | 33.44% | $7,876,619 | 6.09% | $3,380,952 | 2.51% | $2,341,952 | 1.81% | $129,513,952 |
Debt
The table below shows the amount of debt retired, issued, and outstanding in the district for each year.
| Debt | |||
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| Fiscal Year |
Retired | Issued | Outstanding |
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| 1993 | $1,800,000 | $0 | $2,576,000 |
| 1994 | $880,000 | $0 | $2,596,000 |
| 1995 | $398,000 | $0 | $2,198,000 |
| 1996 | $300,000 | $0 | $1,898,000 |
| 1997 | $721,000 | $78,400,000 | $81,359,000 |
| 1998 | $2,314,000 | $0 | $79,045,000 |
| 1999 | $2,053,000 | $0 | $76,992,000 |
| 2000 | $1,814,000 | $0 | $75,178,000 |
| 2001 | $1,315,000 | $0 | $73,863,000 |
| 2002 | $1,475,000 | $0 | $76,273,000 |
| 2003 | $1,398,000 | $10,475,000 | $85,375,000 |
| 2004 | $1,400,000 | $0 | $83,975,000 |
| 2005 | $1,475,000 | $0 | $82,500,000 |
| 2006 | $1,555,000 | $0 | $80,945,000 |
| 2007 | $2,110,000 | $0 | $78,835,000 |
| 2008 | $2,225,000 | $0 | $76,610,000 |
| 2009 | $2,335,000 | $0 | $74,275,000 |
| 2010 | $2,440,000 | $0 | $71,835,000 |
| 2011 | $3,315,000 | $55,665,000 | $64,035,000 |
| 2012 | $2,545,000 | $0 | $61,490,000 |
| 2013 | $0 | $2,650,000 | $64,140,000 |
| Avg. | $1,612,762 | $7,009,048 | $61,713,952 |
Teacher salaries
Middletown Township School District does not publish salary schedules for district teachers.
Unions
Teachers in Middletown Township School District are represented during contract negotiations by the Middletown Township Education Association (MTEA). The president of MTEA during the 2013-2014 school year was Linda Guyer.[8]
Schools in Middletown Township School District
Enrollment
The district served 10,054 K-12 students during the 2014-2015 school year, according to the National Center for Education Statistics. The district experienced a 2.5 percent decrease in enrollment between 2008 and 2012, according to the New Jersey Department of Education. The following chart details enrollment in the district between 2008 and 2012:[9]
| Total enrollment | ||
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| Year | Enrollment | Year-to-year change (%) |
| 2008 | 10,093 | - |
| 2009 | 10,288 | 1.9 |
| 2010 | 10,263 | -0.2 |
| 2011 | 9,934 | -3.2 |
| 2012 | 9,834 | -1.0 |
District schools
Middletown Township School District operates 17 K-12 schools listed below in alphabetical order:[10]
| Middletown Township School District |
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| Bayshore Middle School |
| Bayview Elementary School |
| Fairview Elementary School |
| Harmony Elementary School |
| High School North |
| High School South |
| Leonardo Elementary School |
| Lincroft Elementary School |
| Middletown Village Elementary School |
| Navesink Elementary School |
| New Monmouth Elementary School |
| Nut Swamp Elementary School |
| Ocean Avenue Elementary School |
| Port Monmouth Elementary School |
| River Plaza Elementary School |
| Thompson Middle School |
| Thorne Middle School |
Academic performance
The New Jersey Department of Education administers annual standardized tests for math and English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency in every public school district. The New Jersey Assessment of Skills and Knowledge (NJ ASK) tests student proficiency in grades three through eight. The New Jersey High School Proficiency Assessment (HSPA) tests student proficiency in the 11th grade. Student scores are broken down into Partially Proficient, Proficient and Advanced Proficient categories based on annual test results. The following table lists NJ ASK and HSPA results for the 2012-2013 school year in Middletown Township School District:[11]
| Student proficiency, 2012-2013 | ||||
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| Grade level | Subject | Partially Proficient (%) | Proficient (%) | Advanced Proficient (%) |
| 3 | English Language Arts | 25.9 | 70.1 | 4.0 |
| 3 | Math | 11.3 | 35.5 | 53.3 |
| 4 | English Language Arts | 31.1 | 59.5 | 9.4 |
| 4 | Math | 10.9 | 49.1 | 40.0 |
| 5 | English Language Arts | 30.2 | 61.0 | 8.8 |
| 5 | Math | 10.7 | 32.6 | 56.7 |
| 6 | English Language Arts | 25.8 | 70.0 | 4.1 |
| 6 | Math | 10.0 | 54.5 | 35.5 |
| 7 | English Language Arts | 24.8 | 58.1 | 17.1 |
| 7 | Math | 26.9 | 42.4 | 30.7 |
| 8 | English Language Arts | 12.2 | 76.3 | 11.5 |
| 8 | Math | 22.5 | 38.8 | 38.7 |
| 11 | English Language Arts | 4.3 | 67.2 | 28.4 |
| 11 | Math | 13.2 | 54.9 | 31.9 |
Contact information
Middletown Township School District
834 Leonardville Rd., 2nd Floor
Leonardo, NJ 07737
Phone: (732) 671-3850
See also
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External links
- Middletown Township School District
- Middletown Township, New Jersey
- New Jersey Department of Education
- New Jersey School Boards Association
- Middletown Township Education Association
Footnotes
- ↑ U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, "Common Core of Data, file ccd_lea_052_1414_w_0216161a, 2014-2015," accessed November 16, 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 United States Census Bureau, "Quick Facts: Monmouth County," accessed September 6, 2017
- ↑ Greater Media Newspapers, "Hazlet schools chief moves to Middletown district," October 6, 2011
- ↑ Middletown Township School District, "0141 Board Member Number and Term," accessed January 30, 2014
- ↑ Middleteown Township School District, "Board of Education Overview," accessed January 30, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ United States Census Bureau, "Public School System Finances: Historical Data," accessed December 1, 2015
- ↑ Middletown Township Education Association, "Your Reps," accessed January 30, 2014
- ↑ State of New Jersey Department of Education, "Fall Enrollment Charts," accessed January 28, 2014
- ↑ Middletown Township School District, "School Information," accessed January 29, 2014
- ↑ New Jersey Department of Education, "Assessment," accessed January 30, 2014
