Warren Hills Regional School District

The Warren Hills Regional School District is comprehensive public school district located in Warren County, New Jersey, United States, that serves seventh grade through twelfth grades.[3] The district includes students from the municipalities of Franklin Township, Mansfield Township, Washington Borough and Washington Township, while students from Oxford Township attend the district's high school for grades 9-12 as part of a sending/receiving relationship.[4][5][6]

Warren Hills Regional School District
District offices in Bowerstown
Address
89 Bowerstown Road
Washington
, Warren County, New Jersey, 07882
United States
Coordinates40.771351°N 74.998964°W / 40.771351; -74.998964
District information
Grades7-12
Established1967
SuperintendentEarl C. Clymer III
Business administratorDonnamarie Palmiere
Schools2
Students and staff
Enrollment1,745 (as of 2020–21)[1]
Faculty156.8 FTEs[1]
Student–teacher ratio11.1:1[1]
Other information
District Factor GroupFG
Websitewww.warrenhills.org
Ind.Per pupilDistrict
spending		Rank
(*)		7-12
average		 %± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$19,39313$18,8912.7%
1Budgetary Cost15,5132014,5866.4%
2Classroom Instruction8,553188,3392.6%
6Support Services2,536302,11420.0%
8Administrative Cost1,764331,56113.0%
10Operations & Maintenance1,801181,7980.2%
13Extracurricular Activities8462267325.7%
16Median Teacher Salary72,0433265,769
Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[2]
*Of 7-12 districts with any number of students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=47
Warren Hills Regional School District

As of the 2020–21 school year, the district, comprised of two schools, had an enrollment of 1,745 students and 156.8 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.1:1.[1]

The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "FG", the fourth-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]

Both Warren Hills Regional Middle School and Warren Hills Regional High School are accredited through the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools through the Excellence by Design protocols.[8]

History

The Warren Hills Regional School District first operated its schools in the 1967-1968 school year. The current Warren Hills Regional High School opened its doors in September 1967 as Warren Hills Regional Senior High School, and relieved overcrowding conditions at Washington High School (now Warren Hills Regional Middle School) while simultaneously providing upgraded and modern facilities for the district's high school students in Grades 10-12. The former Washington High School became Warren Hills Regional Junior High School and served the district's students in Grades 7-9. In 1989 an addition at Warren Hills Regional Senior High School was completed, allowing the 9th grade to move from the junior high school to the high school. With that the high school was given its present name of Warren Hills Regional High School, and the junior high school was given its current name of Warren Hills Regional Middle School.[6][9]

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2020–21 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[10]) are:[11][12][13]

  • Warren Hills Regional Middle School[14] with 542 students in grades 7 and 8 (located in Washington Borough)
    • Nicholas Remondelli, principal
    • Robert Cacchio, assistant principal
  • Warren Hills Regional High School[15] with 1,179 students in grades 9 - 12 (located in Washington Township)
    • Chris Kavcak, principal
    • Glenn Barker, assistant principal
    • Susan Rader, assistant principal

Administration

The district-wide administration consists of:[13][16]

  • Earl C. Clymer III, superintendent
  • Donnamarie Palmiere, business administrator and board secretary

Board of education

The district's board of education, comprised of 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 district's day-to-day operations and a business administrator to supervise the business functions of the district.[17] Seats on the board are allocated to the constituent municipalities based on population, with three seats each allocated to Mansfield Township and Washington Township, two to Washington Borough and one seat assigned to Franklin Township.[18] Oxford Township does not have representation on the board since it sends its students as part of a sending/receiving relationship.[19]

References
  1. District information for Warren Hills Regional School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 15, 2022.
  2. Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
  3. Public School Directory 2021-2022, Warren County, New Jersey. Accessed July 12, 2022.
  4. Warren Hills Regional Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, Warren Hills Regional School District. Accessed March 31, 2020. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades 7 through 12 in the Warren Hills Regional School District. Composition: The Warren Hills Regional School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Franklin Township, Mansfield Township, Washington Borough, Washington Township in the County of Warren."
  5. Warren Hills Regional School District 2014 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed March 31, 2020. "At Warren Hills Regional, we provide our students with a strong academic foundation. From the receiving districts of Franklin Township, Mansfield Township, Oxford (high school tuition students), Washington Borough and Washington Township, students progress along the academic continuum led by a faculty committed to planning and implementing a variety of instructional strategies and activities that facilitate the preparation of our students for the challenge of mastering the New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards and the Common Core State Standards."
  6. Our History, Warren Hills Regional School District. Accessed July 12, 2022. "The Warren Hills Regional School District services students from Franklin Township, Mansfield Township, Washington Borough and Washington Township. Oxford Township currently sends its high school students to the Warren Hills Regional High School on a tuition basis."
  7. NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 8, 2014.
  8. School Directory, Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools. Accessed March 18, 2015.
  9. "Fifty is Nifty", The Streak, November 17, 2017. Accessed July 12, 2022. "The story of Warren Hills actually started with the erection of the Washington High School in 1932. Later, due to higher enrollment, the Warren Hills Regional High School was opened on September 21, 1967, two weeks after the anticipated end of construction. At that time, Washington High School reopened as the Warren Hills Regional Junior High School. At that time, the high school taught grades 10 through 12, and the junior high school taught grades six through nine."
  10. School Data for the Warren Hills Regional School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 15, 2022.
  11. School Performance Reports for the Warren Hills Regional School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed July 12, 2022.
  12. New Jersey School Directory for the Warren Hills Regional School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
  13. District Administration, Warren Hills Regional School District. Accessed July 12, 2022.
  14. Home Page, Warren Hills Regional Middle School. Accessed March 31, 2020.
  15. Home Page, Warren Hills Regional High School. March 31, 2020.
  16. New Jersey School Directory for Warren County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
  17. 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.
  18. Warren Hills Regional Board of Education District Policy 0141 - Board Member Number and Term, Warren Hills Regional School District. Accessed March 31, 2020. "The Board of Education shall consist of nine [9] members as follows: Franklin Township - 1 member; Mansfield Township - 3 members; Washington Borough - 2 members; Washington Township - 3 members. The term of a Board member shall be three [3] years."
  19. Board of Education, Warren Hills Regional School District. Accessed July 12, 2022.
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