The Union Township School District is a community public school district that serves students in kindergarten through eighth grade from Union Township, in Hunterdon County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[3] A new elementary school, named "Union Township Elementary School", opened for the 2006-2007 school year. The older building was renamed Union Township Middle School.
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165 Perryville Road
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| Coordinates | 40°37′57″N 74°58′10″W / 40.632521°N 74.969428°W | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Grades | K-8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Superintendent | Nicholas A. Diaz | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Business administrator | Patricia Martucci | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Schools | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Enrollment | 436 (as of 2018–19)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Faculty | 44.8 FTEs[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Student–teacher ratio | 9.7:1[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| District Factor Group | GH | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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As of the 2018–19 school year, the district, comprising two schools, had an enrollment of 436 students and 44.8 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 9.7:1.[1]
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.[4]
Public school students in ninth through twelfth grades attend North Hunterdon High School in Annandale, which also serves students from Bethlehem Township, Clinton Town, Clinton Township, Franklin Township and Lebanon Borough.[5][6][7] As of the 2018–19 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 1,584 students and 123.2 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.9:1.[8] The school is part of the North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional High School District, which also includes students from Califon, Glen Gardner, Hampton, High Bridge, Lebanon Township and Tewksbury Township, who attend Voorhees High School in Lebanon Township.[9][10][11]
Schools
editSchools in the district (with 2018–19 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[12]) are:[13][14][15]
- Elementary school
- Union Township Elementary School[16] with 207 students in grades K-4
- Rhonda Pevorus
- Middle school
- Union Township Middle School[17] with 225 students in grades 5-8
- Kerry Foote, principal
Extracurricular activities
editUnion Township Middle School offers a wide variety of after school activities; student council, drama club, volleyball, baseball, softball, boys and girls basketball, boys and girls soccer, cheerleading, cross-country, science club, computer club, as well as art club along with National Junior Honor Society.
Administration
editCore members of the district's administration are:[18][19]
- Nicholas A. Diaz, superintendent
- Patricia Martucci, business administrator and board secretary[20]
Board of administration
editThe 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.[21][22][20]
References
edit- ^ a b c d District information for Union Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2020.
- ^ Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
- ^ Union Township Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, Union Township School District. Accessed April 2, 2020. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades Kindergarten through eight in the Union Township School District. Composition: The Union Township School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Union Township."
- ^ NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed January 4, 2015.
- ^ About the North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional High School District, North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional High School District. Accessed February 17, 2015. "North Hunterdon High School educates students from: Bethlehem Township, Clinton Town, Clinton Township, Franklin Township, Lebanon Borough, Union Township; Voorhees High School educates students from: Califon, Glen Gardner, Hampton, High Bridge, Lebanon Township, Tewksbury Township"
- ^ Information Regarding Choice of District School, North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional High School District. Accessed February 17, 2015. "In the past, parents and students of the North Hunterdon High School sending districts were able to select either North Hunterdon High School or Voorhees High School as their school of choice.... As our student population continued to grow and our two high schools reached, and exceeded, 90% capacity, the option of choosing Voorhees was eliminated in the 2005-2006 school year for the North Hunterdon sending districts (Bethlehem Township, Clinton Township, Franklin Township, Lebanon Borough and Union Township – Clinton Town students still have choice as they are classmates at Clinton Public School with Glen Gardner students, who attend Voorhees)."
- ^ About the District North Hunterdoon-Voorhees Regional High School District. Accessed February 17, 2015. "North Hunterdon High School educates students from: Bethlehem Township, Clinton Town, Clinton Township, Franklin Township, Lebanon Borough, Union Township; Voorhees High School educates students from: Califon, Glen Gardner, Hampton, High Bridge, Lebanon Township, Tewksbury Township"
- ^ School data for North Hunterdon High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2020.
- ^ Voorhees High School 2015 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed June 3, 2016. "Voorhees High School has consistently ranked among the top high schools in New Jersey and was named a National Blue Ribbon School in 2015. With an enrollment of 1,095 students in grades 9-12, the school serves the communities of Califon, Glen Gardner, Hampton, High Bridge, Lebanon Township, and Tewksbury Township."
- ^ Public School Directory 2015-2016, p. 55. Hunterdon County Department of Education. Accessed June 3, 2016.
- ^ About the North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional High School District, North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional High School District, updated November 16, 2015. Accessed June 3, 2016. "North Hunterdon High School educates students from: Bethlehem Township, Clinton Town, Clinton Township, Franklin Township, Lebanon Borough, Union Township; Voorhees High School educates students from: Califon, Glen Gardner, Hampton, High Bridge, Lebanon Township, Tewksbury Township"
- ^ School Data for the Union Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2020.
- ^ 2023-2024 Public School Directory, Hunterdon County Department of Education. Accessed March 1, 2024.
- ^ School Performance Reports for the Union Township School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 3, 2024.
- ^ New Jersey School Directory for the Union Township School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
- ^ Union Township Elementary School, Union Township School District. Accessed April 1, 2020.
- ^ Union Township Middle School, Union Township School District. Accessed April 1, 2020.
- ^ Contact Our Staff, Union Township School District. Accessed April 1, 2020.
- ^ New Jersey School Directory for Hunterdon County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
- ^ a b Members of the Board of Education, Union Township School District. Accessed April 2, 2020.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Annual Comprehensive Financial Report of the Union Township School District, New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2018. Accessed April 2, 2020. "The District is a Type II District located in the County of Hunterdon, State of New Jersey. As a Type II District, the School District functions independently through a Board of Education. The Board is comprised of nine members elected to three-year terms."