Long Branch Public Schools
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Long Branch Public Schools is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in prekindergarten through twelfth grade in the city of Long Branch, in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. The district is one of 31 Abbott Districts statewide.[1]
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[edit] Schools
Schools in the district (with 2005-06 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[2]) are:
[edit] Early childhood learning centers
- Joseph Ferraina Early Childhood Learning Center (789 students)
[edit] Primary schools
- Amerigo A. Anastasia School (PK-5; 644)
- Audrey W. Clark School (3-5; 328)
- Gregory School (PK-5; 312)
- Morris Avenue School (K-2; 355)
- West End School (PK-5; 329)
[edit] Secondary schools
[edit] Middle schools
- Long Branch Middle School (6-8; 1,019)
[edit] High schools
- Long Branch High School (9-12; 1,204)
[edit] State investigation of Superintendent
In March of 2006, the New Jersey State Commission of Investigation issued a report to Governor Jon Corzine specifically and to the public in general that addressed "Questionable and Hidden Compensation for Public School Administrators" including an expose on Long Branch Superintendent of Schools Joseph Ferraina. The report disclosed that Mr. Ferraina reported receiving a base salary of $193,149 to the New Jersey Department of Education when, as the Commission of Investigation stated, he was actually receiving a total compensation of $305,099, some 58% higher than the amount he reported. Long Branch's per capita income is only $20,532.
The Investigation reported that Mr. Ferraina cashed in $78,461 for unused leave; received $10,809 in stipends; $10,907 toward long-term health and disability insurance; $1,244 for unreimbursed medical expenses; and $11,529 in annuity payments.
The Commission reported that "from 1999 through 2004, Ferraina cashed in $108,100 in unused accumulated leave, and received $30,900 toward long-term health insurance, annuity payments totaling more than $43,200 and $36,000 in automobile stipends."
The report also stated that "Ferraina was hired as superintendent of the Long Branch School District in May, 1998, under a multi-year contract. Within one year, however, the board of education revisited the pact, boosting its terms and provisions in the first of what would turn out to be a series of 10 separate amendments, modifications and revisions over the next five years. In each instance, Ferraina’s compensation and benefits increased significantly at taxpayer expense."
