The Howell Township Public Schools is a community public school district

School district

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 that serves students in kindergarten through eighth grade from Howell Township

Howell Township, New Jersey

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, in Monmouth County

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, New Jersey

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, United States

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.

As of the 2008-09 school year, the district's 13 schools had an enrollment of 6,896 students and 542.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE

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 basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.7.

The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education

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 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.

Students in grades 9-12 attend either Howell High School, Freehold Township High School

Freehold Township High School

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 or Colts Neck High School

Colts Neck High School

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 (depending on home address), as part of the Freehold Regional High School District

Freehold Regional High School District

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. The Freehold Regional High School District also serves students from Colts Neck Township

Colts Neck Township, New Jersey

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, Englishtown

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, Farmingdale

Farmingdale, New Jersey

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, Freehold Borough

Freehold Borough, New Jersey

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, Freehold Township

Freehold Township, New Jersey

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, Manalapan Township

Manalapan Township, New Jersey

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 and Marlboro.

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2008-09 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics

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) are ten K-5 (or PreK-5, as noted) elementary schools:

Elementary Schools (K-5, except as noted)

• Adelphia School (426 students)
  • Alysson Keelen - Principal
  • Michael Burgos - Vice Principal
• Aldrich School (389)
  • Drew Smith - Principal
  • Peter Goodall - Vice Principal
• Ardena School (324)
  • Dr. Deborah Pennell - Principal
  • Mary Jurlina - Itinerant Vice Principal
• Greenville School (PreK-5; 560)
  • Wilma Cubero - Principal
  • Lynn Coco - Vice Principal
• Griebling School (568)
  • Nancy Rupp - Principal
  • Michael Burgos - Vice Principal
• Land O' Pines School (541)
  • Sandra DeYonker - Principal
  • Peter Goodall - Vice Principal
• Newbury School (369)
  • James Quinn - Principal
  • Dodie Fernandez - Supervisor of Autistic, Cognitively Impaired, Preschool Programs, Extended Year Director
• Ramtown School (512)
  • Albert Bohrer - Principal
  • Lynn Coco - Vice Principal
• Southard School (325) - closed after 2008-2009 school year
• Taunton School (429)
  • Diana Rochon - Principal
  • Mary Jurlina - Vice Principal

Middle Schools (grades 6-8)

• Memorial Middle School (559)
  • Dr. Laurie Bandlow - Principal
  • Dheranie Suarez - Vice Principal/Supervisor, Family & Consumer Science
• Middle School North (859)
  • Joseph Isola - Principal
  • Dr. Robert Henig - Vice Principal
  • Leonard Cuppari - Vice Principal
• Middle School South (1,034)
  • Thomas Feaster - Principal
  • Paul Farley - Vice Principal
  • Leonard Cuppari - Vice Principal

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:

• Dr. Enid Golden, Superintendent
• Ronald Sanasac, Business Administrator / Board Secretary

HOWELL TOWNSHIP PUBLIC SCHOOLS
DISTRICT SCHOOL CALENDAR
2011-2012 SCHOOL YEAR:

• First Day for Students September 7, 2011 (Wednesday)
• Tentative Graduation/Last Day of School June 20, 2012 (Wednesday)

Possible Days for Students: 182/Possible Days for Teachers: 185

External links

• Howell Township Public Schools
• Data for the Howell Township Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics
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• Howell High School
• Colts Neck High School
• Freehold Regional High School District