East Windsor Regional School District
{{short description|School district in Mercer County, New Jersey, US}}
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{{Infobox school district
| name = East Windsor Regional School District
| superintendent = Mark Daniels
| businessadmin = Paul Todd
| address = 25A Leshin Lane
| city = Hightstown
| county = Mercer County
| state = New Jersey
| zipcode = 08520
| country = United States
| coordinates = {{coord|40.259159|-74.528208|region:US_type:edu|display=inline,title}}
| schools = 6
| enrollment = 5,138 (as of 2022–23)
| faculty = 450.0 FTEs
| free_label = District Factor Group
| free_text = GH
| website = {{URL|https://www.ewrsd.org/}}
| module = {{New Jersey school district spending table|embed=yes
| year = 2014
| graderange = K-12
| enrollrange = more than 3,500
| rangecount = 103
| indAdist = 17564| indArank = 38| indAavg = 18891
| ind1dist = 13793| ind1rank = 38| ind1avg = 14783
| ind2dist = 8695| ind2rank = 53| ind2avg = 8763
| ind6dist = 1952| ind6rank = 26| ind6avg = 2392
| ind8dist = 1212| ind8rank = 15| ind8avg = 1485
| ind10dist = 1539| ind10rank = 42| ind10avg = 1783
| ind13dist = 254| ind13rank = 53| ind13avg = 268
| ind16dist = 72245| ind16rank = 86| ind16avg = 64043
}}
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The East Windsor Regional School District is a comprehensive regional public school district in Mercer County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, which serves students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade from East Windsor and Hightstown.[https://www.straussesmay.com/seportal/Public/DistrictPolicy.aspx?policyid=0110&id=938b457d09c0433fab9aff1058e7e992 East Windsor Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification], East Windsor Regional School District. Accessed August 2, 2024. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades kindergarten through twelve in the East Windsor Regional School District. Composition: The East Windsor Regional School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of East Windsor Township and the Borough of Hightstown."
As of the 2022–23 school year, the district, comprised of six schools, had an enrollment of 5,138 students and 450.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.4:1.[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3404320&DistrictID=3404320 District information for East Windsor Regional School District], National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 1, 2024.
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.[http://www.state.nj.us/education/finance/rda/dfg.shtml NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts], New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed September 4, 2014.
Public school students in seventh through twelfth grades from Roosevelt Borough (a community in Monmouth County) are sent to the district's schools as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Roosevelt Public School District.[https://www.nj.gov/education/pr/1415/narrative/21/1245/000.html East Windsor Regional School District 2015 Report Card Narrative], New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed July 11, 2016. "The East Windsor Regional School District, located in central New Jersey at New Jersey Turnpike Exit 8, is a stable K-12 public school district serving the communities of the East Windsor Township and the Borough of Hightstown as well as Roosevelt Borough students' grades 7 through 12."
Awards and recognition
Fourteen EWRSD teachers were selected to participate in Princeton University'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.
Schools
Schools in the district (with 2022–23 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3404320 School Data for the East Windsor Regional School District], National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 1, 2024.) are:[https://www.ewrsd.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=1563548&type=d&pREC_ID=1796287 General Information], East Windsor Regional School District. Accessed August 2, 2024.[https://www.mercercounty.org/home/showpublisheddocument/23474/637883874545370000 2021-2022 Mercer County Charter and Public Schools Directory], Mercer County, New Jersey. Accessed February 1, 2024.[https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/selectreport/2022-2023/21/1245 School Performance Reports for the East Windsor Regional Regional School District], New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 3, 2024.[https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/school/districtid/1245 New Jersey School Directory for the East Windsor Regional School District], New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
;Elementary schools
- Walter C. Black Elementary School[https://www.ewrsd.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=1754848&type=d&pREC_ID=1681869 Walter C. Black Elementary School], East Windsor Regional School District. Accessed August 2, 2024. with 480 students in grades K-2
- Heather Gladkowski, principal
- Ethel McKnight Elementary School[https://www.ewrsd.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=1552049&type=d&pREC_ID=1681816 Ethel McKnight Elementary School], East Windsor Regional School District. Accessed August 2, 2024. with 589 students in grades K-2
- Nicole Foulks, principal
- Perry L. Drew Elementary School[https://www.ewrsd.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=1552048&type=d&pREC_ID=1681868 Perry L. Drew Elementary School], East Windsor Regional School District. Accessed August 2, 2024. with 579 students in grades 3-5
- Jazmyn Allen, principal
- Grace N. Rogers Elementary School[https://www.ewrsd.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=1552050&type=d&pREC_ID=1681861 Grace N. Rogers Elementary School], East Windsor Regional School District. Accessed August 2, 2024. with 611 students in grades PreK / 3-5
- Lori Emmerson, principal
;Middle school
- Melvin H. Kreps Middle School[https://www.ewrsd.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=1552051&type=d&pREC_ID=1681866 Melvin H. Kreps Middle School], East Windsor Regional School District. Accessed August 2, 2024. with 1,176 students in grades 6-8
- Samantha Felicetta, principal
;High school
- Hightstown High School[https://hhs.ewrsd.org/ Hightstown High School], East Windsor Regional School District. Accessed August 2, 2024. with 1,644 students in grades 9-12
- Dennis M. Vinson Jr., principal[https://hhs.ewrsd.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=2840933&type=d&pREC_ID=2322609 Administration], Hightstown High School. Accessed August 2, 2024.
Administration
Core members of the district's administration are:[https://www.ewrsd.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=1556188&type=d&pREC_ID=1682018 Administration], East Windsor Regional School District. Accessed February 21, 2024.[https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/district/county/mercer New Jersey School Directory for Mercer County], New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 21, 2024.
- Mark Daniels, superintendent[https://www.ewrsd.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=1560205&type=d&pREC_ID=1685900 Office of the Superintendent], East Windsor Regional School District. Accessed February 21, 2024.
- Paul Todd, 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.[https://www.nj.gov/education/finance/fp/dwb/DistrictByTypeList2018.pdf 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.[https://www.nj.gov/education/finance/fp/acfr/search/23/1245.pdf#page=14 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report for the East Windsor Regional School District], New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2023. Accessed April 1, 2024. See Roster of Officials The seats on the board of education are allocated based on the population of the constituent municipalities, with seven seats assigned to East Windsor and two to Hightstown.[https://www.straussesmay.com/seportal/Public/DistrictPolicy.aspx?policyid=0141&id=938b457d09c0433fab9aff1058e7e992 East Windsor Board of Education District Policy 0141 - Board Member Number and Term], East Windsor Regional School District. Accessed February 21, 2024. "The Board of Education shall consist of nine members; seven from East Windsor Township and two from the Borough of Hightstown."[https://www.ewrsd.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=1557367&type=d&pREC_ID=1683004 Board Members], East Windsor Regional School District. Accessed February 21, 2024.
References
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External links
- {{Official website|https://www.ewrsd.org/}}
- {{NJReportCard|21|1245|0|East Windsor Regional School District}}
- [https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3404320 School Data for the East Windsor Regional School District], National Center for Education Statistics
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