Shrewsbury Borough School District

The Shrewsbury Borough School District is a community public school district that serves students ranging from pre-kindergarten through eighth grade from Shrewsbury, in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States.[3][4] The school features three homerooms per grade.

Shrewsbury Borough School District
Address
20 Obre Place
Shrewsbury, NJ 07702
United States
Coordinates40.328548°N 74.064107°W / 40.328548; -74.064107
District information
GradesPreK-8
SuperintendentBrent A.a MacConnell
Business administratorDebi Avento
Schools1
Students and staff
Enrollment479 (as of 2018–19)[1]
Faculty50.3 FTEs[1]
Student–teacher ratio9.5:1[1]
Other information
District Factor GroupI
WebsiteDistrict website
Ind.Per pupilDistrict
spending		Rank
(*)		K-8
average		 %± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$17,70026$18,891−6.3%
1Budgetary Cost14,5583514,1592.8%
2Classroom Instruction8,584338,659−0.9%
6Support Services2,317372,1676.9%
8Administrative Cost1,794421,54716.0%
10Operations & Maintenance1,807471,61212.1%
13Extracurricular Activities387104−63.5%
16Median Teacher Salary54,1351161,136
Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[2]
*Of K-8 districts with 401-750 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=64

As of the 2018–19 school year, the district, comprising one school, had an enrollment of 479 students and 50.3 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 9.5:1.[1]

The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "I", the second-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.[5]

For ninth through twelfth grades, most public school students are assigned to attend Red Bank Regional High School, which also serves students from the boroughs of Little Silver and Red Bank, along with students in the district's academy programs from other communities who are eligible to attend on a tuition basis.[6][7] Students from other Monmouth County municipalities are eligible to attend the high school for its performing arts program, with admission on a competitive basis.[8] The borough has two elected representatives on the nine-member board of education.[9] As of the 2018–19 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 1,208 students and 119.6 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.1:1.[10]

School

The Shrewsbury Borough School had an enrollment of 479 students in grades PreK-8 during the 2018–19 school year.[11]

  • Anthony Calandrillo, assistant principal[12]

Administration

Core members of the school's administration are:[12][13]

  • Brent A. MacConnell, superintendent
  • Debi Avento, business administrator and board secretary

Board of education

The district's board of education, with nine 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 three seats up for election each year held (since 2012) as part of the November general election. The board appoints a superintendent to oversee the day-to-day operation of the district.[14][15][16]

References
  1. District information for Shrewsbury Borough School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2020.
  2. Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
  3. Shrewsbury Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, Shrewsbury Borough School District. Accessed June 14, 2020. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades Pre-Kindergarten through eight in the Shrewsbury Borough School District. Composition: The Shrewsbury Borough School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of the Borough of Shrewsbury."
  4. County School List S-W, Monmouth County, New Jersey. Accessed January 22, 2017.
  5. NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed October 28, 2014.
  6. Red Bank Regional High School 2016 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed May 30, 2017. "Red Bank Regional High School is a comprehensive and diverse secondary school that offers a multitude of rigorous academic and extra-curricular programs for the student body which numbers 1,236. The constituent sending districts include Little Silver, Red Bank Borough and Shrewsbury. The district also accepts students on a tuition basis who may be interested in one of our specialized academies of study."
  7. Martin, Patti. "A Day in the Life of Red Bank Regional High School", Asbury Park Press, March 30, 2007. Accessed September 1, 2014. "Located in Little Silver, RBR, as the school is commonly referred to, is the home school to students from Little Silver, Red Bank and Shrewsbury."
  8. Academy of Visual and Performing Arts Frequently Asked Questions Archived 2013-10-19 at the Wayback Machine, Red Bank Regional High School. Accessed September 1, 2014.
  9. About the Board of Education, Red Bank Regional High School District. Accessed January 21, 2017. "The Board of Education is composed of nine citizens elected from our constituent districts. Representatives are elected on the basis of constituent population - two from Little Silver, five from Red Bank, and two from Shrewsbury."
  10. School data for Red Bank Regional High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2020.
  11. School Data for the Shrewsbury Borough School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2020.
  12. Contact Information, Shrewsbury Borough School District. Accessed June 14, 2020.
  13. New Jersey School Directory for Monmouth County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
  14. 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.
  15. Comprehensive Annual Financial Report of the Shrewsbury Borough School District, New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2019. Accessed June 1, 2020. "The Shrewsbury Borough School District is a Type II district located in the County of Monmouth, State of New Jersey. As a Type II district, the School District functions independently through a Board of Education. The board is ccomprised of nine members elected to three-year terms. The purpose of the district is to educate students in grades K-8. The students Grades 9- l 2 are educated by the Red Bank High School District of which Shrewsbury Borough is a member."
  16. Board of Education, Shrewsbury Borough School District. Accessed June 14, 2020.
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