Willingboro Township Public Schools

Willingboro Township Public Schools
440 Beverly-Rancocas Road
Willingboro, NJ 08046
District information
Grades K-12
Superintendent Dr. Ronald G. Taylor
Business administrator Kelvin Smith
Schools 8
Students and staff
Enrollment 4,353 (as of 2011-12)[1]
Faculty 327.0 FTEs
Student-teacher ratio 13.31:1
Other information
District Factor Group DE
Website www.willingboroschools.org
Ind. Per pupil District
spending 		Rank
(*) 		K-12
average		 %± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$19,41467$18,8912.8%
1Budgetary Cost15,0076114,7831.5%
2Classroom Instruction8,598508,763-1.9%
6Support Services2,201472,392-8.0%
8Administrative Cost1,704891,48514.7%
10Operations & Maintenance2,225901,78324.8%
13Extracurricular Activities25051268-6.7%
16Median Teacher Salary59,4522564,043
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 Willingboro Township Public Schools is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in pre-Kindergarten through twelfth grade from Willingboro Township, in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States.

As of the 2011-12 school year, the district's eight schools had an enrollment of 4,353 students and 327.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.31:1.[1]

The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "DE", the fifth-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.[3]

History

In 1994 the district established a task force on how to combat violence perpetrated by students. This was the second time the district had established such a task force in a two year period.[4]

In 2002 the district had 5,500 students. That year Toni Callas of the Philadelphia Inquirer wrote that the district had "mediocre test scores and a tainted public image."[5] In 2002 it took steps to implement school uniforms and establish three magnet programs in order to attract students to its schools.[5]

Governance

On January 5, 2004, the district enacted a mandatory school uniform policy.[6]

Awards and recognition

For the 2005-06 school year, Garfield East Elementary School was one of 22 schools statewide selected as Governor's School of Excellence Winners, an award given to schools that have demonstrated significant academic improvement over the previous two academic years.[7]

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2011-12 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[8]) are:[9][10][11]

Elementary Schools (PreK-5)
Middle school (6-8)
High school / alternative (9-12)

The S.W. Bookbinder, J.A. McGinley and Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary Schools were closed at the end of the 2005-06 school year as part of an effort to save about $3.6 million, through the reduction of as many as 100 staff members and class sizes increased as large as 27 at the five remaining elementary schools. The cuts were needed to fill a two-year budget deficit of nearly $10 million.[20]

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:[21]

References

  1. 1 2 District information for Willingboro Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed August 25, 2014.
  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. ↑ Benjamin, Jody. "District To Revisit Violence Concerns Willingboro's School Board Will Appoint A New Task Force To Look At The Issue. The Board Already Has A New Safety Plan." (Archive). Philadelphia Inquirer. October 8, 1994. Retrieved on November 29, 2015.
  5. 1 2 Callas, Toni. "Willingboro seeks to lure students back The district superintendent hopes magnet schools and other changes will attract pupils from private schools." (Archive). Philadelphia Inquirer. December 14, 2002. Retrieved on November 29, 2015.
  6. ↑ "Trying on a new dress code Willingboro has joined districts that hope uniforms will help improve schools." (Archive). Philadelphia Inquirer. January 16, 2004. Retrieved on November 29, 2015.
  7. ↑ Snapshots of 2005 Governor’s School of Excellence Winners, New Jersey Department of Education, backed up by the Internet Archive as of August 28, 2006. Accessed August 25, 2014.
  8. ↑ School Data for the Willingboro Township Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed August 25, 2014.
  9. ↑ Contact Information, Willingboro Township Public Schools. Accessed August 25, 2014.
  10. ↑ New Jersey School Directory for the Willingboro Township Public Schools, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed August 12, 2013.
  11. ↑ Schools, Township of Willingboro. Accessed August 25, 2014.
  12. ↑ Garfield East Elementary School, Willingboro Township Public Schools. Accessed August 25, 2014.
  13. ↑ Hawthorne Elementary School, Willingboro Township Public Schools. Accessed August 25, 2014.
  14. ↑ W.R. James, Sr. Elementary School, Willingboro Township Public Schools. Accessed August 25, 2014.
  15. ↑ J.C. Stuart Elementary School, Willingboro Township Public Schools. Accessed August 25, 2014.
  16. ↑ Twin Hills Elementary School, Willingboro Township Public Schools. Accessed August 25, 2014.
  17. ↑ Memorial Middle School, Willingboro Township Public Schools. Accessed August 25, 2014.
  18. ↑ Willingboro High School, Willingboro Township Public Schools. Accessed August 25, 2014.
  19. ↑ Willingboro Alternative Education Program at Levitt, Willingboro Township Public Schools. Accessed August 25, 2014.
  20. ↑ Coltimore, Edward. "Willingboro district OKs an austere budget The $72 million measure would raise taxes, close schools, cut staff. Voters will decide on April 18.", The Philadelphia Inquirer, March 29, 2006.Accessed August 25, 2014. "The board voted Saturday to close Martin Luther King Jr., S.W. Bookbinder and J.A. McGinley Elementary Schools on July 1 to save $3.6 million."
  21. ↑ New Jersey School Directory for Burlington County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed August 25, 2014.
  22. ↑ Superintendent, Willingboro Township Public Schools. Accessed August 25, 2014.
  23. ↑ Business Office, Willingboro Township Public Schools. Accessed August 25, 2014.

Coordinates: 40°01′09″N 74°53′39″W / 40.019178°N 74.894049°W / 40.019178; -74.894049

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