East Windsor Regional School District
Encyclopedia
The East Windsor Regional School District is a comprehensive public school district
in Mercer County
, New Jersey
, which serves students in Kindergarten through 12th grade from East Windsor Township
and Hightstown Borough
.
Public school students in grades 7 - 12 from Roosevelt Borough
(a community of 933 residents in Monmouth County
) are sent to the district's schools as part of a sending/receiving relationship
with the Roosevelt Public School District
.
As of the 2008-09 school year, the district's six schools had an enrollment of 5,038 students and 380.3 classroom teachers (on an FTE
basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.2.
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.
’s “Teachers as Scholars” Program (TAS) for the 2005-2006 school year. Started at Harvard University
in 1996 and brought to Princeton in 2000, the TAS program offers a variety of seminars and workshops for school district teachers in a University setting, taught by the faculty and staff of Princeton University.
.) are:
Elementary Schools (K-5)
Middle School
High School
School district
School districts are a form of special-purpose district which serves to operate the local public primary and secondary schools.-United States:...
in Mercer County
Mercer County, New Jersey
As of the census of 2000, there were 350,761 people, 125,807 households, and 86,303 families residing in the county. The population density was 1,552 people per square mile . There were 133,280 housing units at an average density of 590 per square mile...
, New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
, which serves students in Kindergarten through 12th grade from East Windsor Township
East Windsor Township, New Jersey
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 24,919 people, 9,448 households, and 6,556 families residing in the township. The population density was 1,592.8 people per square mile . There were 9,880 housing units at an average density of 631.5 per square mile...
and Hightstown Borough
Hightstown, New Jersey
Hightstown is a Borough in Mercer County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 5,494.Hightstown was incorporated as a borough by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 5, 1853, within portions of East Windsor Township. The borough became...
.
Public school students in grades 7 - 12 from Roosevelt Borough
Roosevelt, New Jersey
Roosevelt was originally called Jersey Homesteads, and was created during the Great Depression as part of President Roosevelt's New Deal. The town was home to a cooperative farming and manufacturing project...
(a community of 933 residents in Monmouth County
Monmouth County, New Jersey
Monmouth County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Jersey, within the New York metropolitan area. As of the 2010 Census, the population was 630,380, up from 615,301 at the 2000 census. Its county seat is Freehold Borough. The most populous municipality is Middletown Township with...
) are sent to the district's schools as part of a sending/receiving relationship
Sending/receiving relationship
A sending/receiving relationship is one in which a public school district sends some or all of its students to attend the schools of another district. This is often done to achieve costs savings in smaller districts or continues after districts have grown as part of a historical relationship...
with the Roosevelt Public School District
Roosevelt Public School District
The Roosevelt Public School District is a community public school district that serves students in kindergarten through sixth grade from Roosevelt, New Jersey, United States....
.
As of the 2008-09 school year, the district's six schools had an enrollment of 5,038 students and 380.3 classroom teachers (on an FTE
Full-time equivalent
Full-time equivalent , is a unit to measure employed persons or students in a way that makes them comparable although they may work or study a different number of hours per week. FTE is often used to measure a worker's involvement in a project, or to track cost reductions in an organization...
basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.2.
The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education
New Jersey Department of Education
The New Jersey Department of Education administers state and federal aid programs affecting more than 1.4 million public and non-public elementary and secondary school children in the state of New Jersey. The department is headquartered in Trenton.The Department is responsible for ensuring that...
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.
Awards and recognition
Fourteen EWRSD teachers have been selected to participate in Princeton UniversityPrinceton University
Princeton University is a private research university located in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. The school is one of the eight universities of the Ivy League, and is one of the nine Colonial Colleges founded before the American Revolution....
’s “Teachers as Scholars” Program (TAS) for the 2005-2006 school year. Started at Harvard University
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
in 1996 and brought to Princeton in 2000, the TAS program offers a variety of seminars and workshops for school district teachers in a University setting, taught by the faculty and staff of Princeton University.
Schools
Schools in the district (with 2008-09 enrollment data from the National Center for Education StatisticsNational Center for Education Statistics
The National Center for Education Statistics is the part of the United States Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences that collects, analyzes, and publishes statistics on education and public school district finance information in the United States...
.) are:
Elementary Schools (K-5)
- Walter C. Black Elementary School with 589 students
- Perry L. Drew Elementary School with 643 students
- Ethel McKnight Elementary School with 772 students
- Grace N. Rogers Elementary School with 470 students
Middle School
- Melvin H. Kreps School grades 6 - 8 with 1,127 students
High School
- Hightstown High SchoolHightstown High SchoolHightstown High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grades from three communities in Mercer County and Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States, operating as part of the East Windsor Regional School District. Students come from East...
with 1,437 students in grades 9 - 12
Administration
Core members of the district's administration are:- Dr. Edward Forsthoffer, III, Superintendent
- Kurt Stumbaugh, Business Administrator
External links
- East Windsor Regional School District
- Data for the East Windsor Regional School District, National Center for Education StatisticsNational Center for Education StatisticsThe National Center for Education Statistics is the part of the United States Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences that collects, analyzes, and publishes statistics on education and public school district finance information in the United States...