Howell Township Public Schools

{{short description|School district in Monmouth County, New Jersey, US}}

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{{Infobox school district

| name = Howell Township Public Schools

| superintendent = Joseph Isola

| businessadmin = Ronald Sanasac

| address = 200 Squankum-Yellowbrook Road

| city = Howell Township

| county = Monmouth County

| state = New Jersey

| zipcode = 07731

| country = United States

| coordinates = {{coord|40.174463|-74.164721|region:US_type:edu|display=inline,title}}

| grades = PreK-8

| schools = 12

| enrollment = 5,409 (as of 2020–21)

| faculty = 494.5 FTEs

| ratio = 10.9:1

| free_label = District Factor Group

| free_text = FG

| website = {{URL|http://www.howell.k12.nj.us}}

| module = {{New Jersey school district spending table|embed=yes

| year = 2014

| graderange = K-8

| enrollrange = more than 750

| rangecount = 84

| indAdist = 18743| indArank = 68| indAavg = 18891

| ind1dist = 14373| ind1rank = 45| ind1avg = 14159

| ind2dist = 8520| ind2rank = 42| ind2avg = 8659

| ind6dist = 2359| ind6rank = 56| ind6avg = 2167

| ind8dist = 1391| ind8rank = 24| ind8avg = 1547

| ind10dist = 1852| ind10rank = 69| ind10avg = 1612

| ind13dist = 76| ind13rank = 30| ind13avg = 104

| ind16dist = 61000| ind16rank = 41| ind16avg = 61136

}}

}}

The Howell Township Public Schools is a community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade from Howell Township, in Monmouth County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[https://4.files.edl.io/ddc2/10/18/21/111201-4f3bbbb3-d5a1-43ed-b5af-83d78d9de732.pdf Howell Township Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification], Howell Township Public Schools. Accessed October 2, 2022. "Composition – The Howell Township School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Howell Township for the purpose of providing a program of education in grades Kindergarten through eight."

As of the 2020–21 school year, the district, comprising 12 schools, had an enrollment of 5,409 students and 494.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.9:1.[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3407560&DistrictID=3407560 District information for Howell Township Public School District], National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 15, 2022.

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.[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 March 18, 2015.

Students in public school for ninth through twelfth grades attend either Howell High School, Freehold Township High School or Colts Neck High School (depending on home address), as part of the Freehold Regional High School District.[http://www.frhsd.com/district/files/A%20Guide%20to%202011-12%20Attendance%20Boundaries%2012_15_11_0.pdf A Guide to 2011-2012 FRHSD Attendance Boundary; Which High School Will My Child Attend?] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130323175338/http://www.frhsd.com/district/files/A%20Guide%20to%202011-12%20Attendance%20Boundaries%2012_15_11_0.pdf |date=2013-03-23 }}, Freehold Regional High School District. Accessed July 31, 2012. The Freehold Regional High School District also serves students from Colts Neck Township, Englishtown, Farmingdale, Freehold Borough, Freehold Township, Manalapan Township and Marlboro.[https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/1516/25/1650/000.html Freehold Regional High School District 2016 Report Card Narrative] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171210072033/https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/1516/25/1650/000.html |date=December 10, 2017 }}, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 9, 2017. "The Freehold Regional High School District, the largest regional high school District in New Jersey, has six high schools with over 11,000 students and over 1,500 employees and spans 200 square miles. District members include the townships of Colts Neck, Freehold, Howell, Manalapan, and Marlboro, and the boroughs of Englishtown, Farmingdale, and Freehold."

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2020–21 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3407560 School Data for the Howell Township Public Schools], National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 15, 2022.) are five K-2 elementary schools, five 3-5 elementary schools and two middle schools for grades 6-8.[https://www.howell.k12.nj.us/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=1161271&type=d&pREC_ID=1414884 School Directory], Howell Township Public Schools. Accessed October 2, 2022.[https://www.visitmonmouth.com/page.aspx?Id=238 County School List H-K], Monmouth County, New Jersey. Accessed March 1, 2024.[https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/selectreport/2022-2023/25/2290 School Performance Reports for the Howell Township Public School District], New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 3, 2024.[https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/school/districtid/2290 New Jersey School Directory for the Howell Township Public School District], New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed November 2, 2019.

;Elementary schools

  • Adelphia Elementary School[https://adelphia.howell.k12.nj.us Adelphia Elementary School], Howell Township Public Schools. Accessed October 2, 2022. (345 students; in grades K-2)
  • Danielle Palazzolo, principal[https://adelphia.howell.k12.nj.us/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=1136144&type=d&pREC_ID=1478929 Contact Us], Adelphia Elementary School. Accessed October 2, 2022.
  • Aldrich Elementary School[https://aldrich.howell.k12.nj.us Aldrich Elementary School], Howell Township Public Schools. Accessed October 2, 2022. (378; 3-5)
  • Drew Smith, principal[https://aldrich.howell.k12.nj.us/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=1138078&type=d&pREC_ID=1479939 Contact Us], Aldrich Elementary School. Accessed October 2, 2022.
  • Ardena Elementary School[https://ardena.howell.k12.nj.us Ardena Elementary School], Howell Township Public Schools. Accessed October 2, 2022. (324; 3-5)
  • Kathleen Mignoli, principal[https://ardena.howell.k12.nj.us/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=1138087&type=d&pREC_ID=1479952 Contact Us], Ardena Elementary School. Accessed October 2, 2022.
  • Greenville Elementary School[https://greenville.howell.k12.nj.us Greenville Elementary School], Howell Township Public Schools. Accessed October 2, 2022. (318; K-2)
  • Lynn Coco, principal[https://greenville.howell.k12.nj.us/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=1167229&type=d&pREC_ID=1479964 Contact Us], Greenville Elementary School. Accessed October 2, 2022.
  • Griebling Elementary School[https://griebling.howell.k12.nj.us/ Griebling Elementary School], Howell Township Public Schools. Accessed October 2, 2022. (255; K-2)
  • Betty Ferrigno, principal[https://griebling.howell.k12.nj.us/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=1175158&type=d&pREC_ID=1479976 Contact Us], Griebling Elementary School. Accessed October 2, 2022.
  • Land O' Pines Elementary School[https://lop.howell.k12.nj.us Land O' Pines Elementary School], Howell Township Public Schools. Accessed October 2, 2022. (486; PreK-2)
  • Dheranie Suarez, principal[https://lop.howell.k12.nj.us/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=1170526&type=d&pREC_ID=1479933 Contact Us], Land O' Pines Elementary School. Accessed October 2, 2022.
  • Memorial Elementary Elementary School[https://memorial.howell.k12.nj.us Memorial Middle Elementary School], Howell Township Public Schools. Accessed October 2, 2022. (258; 3-5)
  • Raymond Gredder, principal[https://memorial.howell.k12.nj.us/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=1138198&type=d&pREC_ID=1480157 Contact Us], Memorial Elementary School. Accessed October 2, 2022.
  • Newbury Elementary School[https://newbury.howell.k12.nj.us Newbury Elementary School], Howell Township Public Schools. Accessed October 2, 2022. (372; 3-5)
  • Jim Quinn, principal[https://newbury.howell.k12.nj.us/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=1174635&type=d&pREC_ID=1480207 Contact Us], Newbury Elementary School. Accessed October 2, 2022.
  • Ramtown Elementary School[https://ramtown.howell.k12.nj.us Ramtown Elementary School], Howell Township Public Schools. Accessed October 2, 2022. (325; 3-5)
  • AJ Bohrer, principal[https://ramtown.howell.k12.nj.us/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=1174759&type=d&pREC_ID=1480261 Contact Us], Ramtown Elementary School. Accessed October 2, 2022.
  • Taunton Elementary School[https://taunton.howell.k12.nj.us Taunton Elementary School], Howell Township Public Schools. Accessed October 2, 2022. (362; K-2)
  • Brooke Napoli, principal[https://taunton.howell.k12.nj.us/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=1179671&type=d&pREC_ID=1480275 Contact Us], Taunton Elementary School. Accessed October 2, 2022.

;Middle schools

  • Howell Township Middle School North[https://msn.howell.k12.nj.us Howell Township Middle School North], Howell Township Public Schools. Accessed October 2, 2022. (1,116; 6-8)
  • Paul Farley, principal[https://msn.howell.k12.nj.us/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=1171701&type=d&pREC_ID=1420812 Principal's Message], Howell Township Middle School North. Accessed October 2, 2022.
  • Howell Township Middle School South[https://mss.howell.k12.nj.us Howell Township Middle School South], Howell Township Public Schools. Accessed October 2, 2022. (868; 6-8)
  • Robert Henig, principal[https://mss.howell.k12.nj.us/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=1173475&type=d&pREC_ID=1480090 Contact Us], Howell Township Middle School South. Accessed October 2, 2022.

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:[https://www.howell.k12.nj.us/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=1147270&type=d&pREC_ID=1408653 Administrator and Supervisor Directory], Howell Township Public Schools. Accessed October 2, 2022.[https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/district/county/monmouth New Jersey School Directory for Monmouth County], New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.

  • Joseph Isola, superintendent
  • Ronald Sanasac, business administrator and board secretary

Board of education

The district's board of education, composed 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/21/2290.pdf#page=47 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report of the Howell Township School District], New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2021. Accessed October 1, 2022. "The Board of Education, comprised of nine members, each elected to three-year terms, meets on the first and third Wednesday of each month for the regular Board Meeting and other times each month for committee meetings. Each committee is comprised of three Board members, one serving as chair, and three appointed citizen members.... The Howell Township School District is a Type II district located in the County of Monmouth, 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. The purpose of the district is to educate students in grades K-8."[https://www.howell.k12.nj.us/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=1161271&type=d&pREC_ID=1414879 Board of Education Members], Howell Township Public Schools. Accessed October 2, 2022.

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