Freehold Regional High School District

Freehold Regional High School District
Superintendent: Charles Sampson
Business Administrator: Sean Boyce
Address: 11 Pine Street
Englishtown, NJ 07726
Grade Range: 7-12/9-12
School facilities: 6
Enrollment: 11,908 (as of 2009-10)[1]
Faculty (in FTEs): 776
Student–teacher ratio: 15.35
District Factor Group: GH
Web site: http://www.frhsd.com
Ind. Per Pupil District
Spending		 Rank
(*)		 7-12/9-12
Average		  %± vs.
Average
1 Comparative Cost $11,309 3 $13,710 -17.5%
2 Classroom Instruction 6,586 5 7,588 -13.2%
6 Support Services 1,322 4 1,987 -33.5%
8 Administrative Cost 1,151 2 1,475 -22.0%
10 Operations & Maintenance 1,524 11 1,816 -16.1%
16 Median Teacher Salary 67,695 39 62,000
Data from NJDoE 2009 Comparative Spending Guide.[2]
*Of 7-12/9-12 districts with any number of students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=47

The Freehold Regional High School District is a public regional school district serving students in grades 9-12 from eight communities in western Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. The district, consisting of six high schools, is the largest regional high school district in the state of New Jersey.[3] The district serves students from Colts Neck Township, Englishtown, Farmingdale, Freehold Borough, Freehold Township, Howell Township, Manalapan Township and Marlboro Township.[4]

Each of the six high schools is located in their respective towns: Howell High School resides in Howell Township, Manalapan High School in Manalapan Township, Marlboro High School in Marlboro Township, Colts Neck High School in Colts Neck Township, and Freehold Township High School & Freehold (Borough) High School are both in Freehold. The district holds events such as Battle of the Classes/Champions, which pits each of the six schools against each other in a series of events.

As of the 2009-10 school year, the district's six schools had an enrollment of 11,908 students and 776 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 15.35.[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.[5]

Six Specialized Learning Centers are offered to students in the district, with admission on a selective basis, covering Business Administration at Marlboro; Humanities at Howell; Contemporary Global Issues at Freehold Township; Medical Sciences at Freehold; Science and Engineering at Manalapan; and Law and Public Service at Colts Neck. The District also offers a Culinary Arts/Hospitality Management Academy and a Computer Science Academy at Freehold Boro High School; a Fine and Performing Arts Academy at Howell; a Navy Junior ROTC Character and Leadership Development Academy at Colts Neck High School; an Automotive Technology Academy and a Law Enforcement and Public Safety Academy at Manalapan High School; and Animal and Botanical Sciences at Freehold Township High School. Every effort is made to keep special education students in the district; a variety of in-class support, resource center, and self-contained programs are conducted to educate those in need of special education.

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No Child Left Behind

On October 21, 2005, the New Jersey Department of Education announced that the Freehold Regional High School District had for the second consecutive year failed to meet the minimum education standards promulgated under the federal No Child Left Behind Act. If the district failed again in 2006, it would be subject to sanctions that may include requiring the district to provide students with the opportunity to attend public schools in other New Jersey school districts no later than the 2007-2008 school year.

The FRHSD announced that five of our six high schools have achieved Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) on 40 of 40 categories established by the federal No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) for 2006. The five schools are Colts Neck, Freehold, Howell, Manalapan, and Marlboro High Schools. Freehold Township High School made AYP in 39 of 40 indicators.

High schools

Attendance at each of the district's six schools is based on where the student lives in relation to the high school closest to the student. Each year, district lines are redrawn for each of the six schools to reduce issues with overcrowding and spending in regards to transportation. Schools in the district (with 2009-10 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[6]) with their attendance zones for the class entering for the 2009-10 school year are:[7]

Effective for the entering Freshman as of the 2009-10 school year and after:

Specialized learning centers

Academies

Board of education

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:[9]

Charles Sampson was approved as the district's new superintendent at the board meeting on February 15, 2011.[12] Sampson assumed the superintendent duties on June 7, 2011.[13]

Notable alumni

References

  1. ^ a b District information for the Freehold Regional High Sc School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed June 9, 2011.
  2. ^ Comparative Spending Guide March 2009, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed October 28, 2009.
  3. ^ Kocieniewski, David; and Somothers, Ronald. "Three Students and Van Driver Die in Fiery Crash in New Jersey", The New York Times, January 11, 2007. Accessed April 25, 2008. "The deaths sent shock waves through the school, which has 1,400 students and is part of the largest school district in New Jersey."
  4. ^ Freehold Regional High School District 2010 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed June 9, 2011. "Freehold Regional High School District, the largest regional high school district in New Jersey, has six high schools with almost 12,000 students and over 1,500 employees. Covering over 200 square miles, the district encompasses eight socio-economically and ethnically diverse communities. District members include the townships of Colts Neck, Freehold, Howell, Manalapan, and Marlboro, and the boroughs of Englishtown, Farmingdale, and Freehold."
  5. ^ NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed October 27, 2009.
  6. ^ Data for the Freehold Regional High School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed June 9, 2011.
  7. ^ FRHSD Attendance Boundary Changes Effective 2009 - 2010 School Year, Freehold Regional School District. Accessed June 27, 2011.
  8. ^ Manalapan High School 2010 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed June 27, 2011. "Manalapan High School is a fully accredited comprehensive high school serving a community of nearly 38,000 residents living exclusively in the Township of Manalapan and the Borough of Englishtown."
  9. ^ Monmouth County School Directory, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed November 5, 2009.
  10. ^ Office of the Superintendent of Schools, Freehold Regional High School District. Accessed June 9, 2011.
  11. ^ Business Administration, Freehold Regional High School District. Accessed June 9, 2011.
  12. ^ Board of Education Appoints Charles Sampson As New Superintendent of Schools, Freehold Regional High School District. Accessed February 26, 2011.
  13. ^ Dear FRHSD Community Members..., Sampson, Charles, Freehold Regional High School District (http://www.frhsd.com), June 7, 2011. Accessed June 7, 2011.
  14. ^ Down Memory Lane. Farmingdale News Transcript, September 20, 2006
  15. ^ Scott Conover at databaseFootball.com
  16. ^ a b c d Freehold High's honor roll: Tim, Bruce, Danny, Asbury Park Press, December 16, 1999
  17. ^ Seven Minutes With Kevin, Soap Opera Digest, accessed December 19, 2006. "I'm originally from Staten Island, NY, and then I moved to Howell, NJ, when I was 12 years old. I went to Howell High School and took acting classes there. "
  18. ^ Indianapolis Colts player profile: Dan Klecko - Defensive Tackle, accessed November 29, 2006
  19. ^ Cox Classic Headliners, accessed November 29, 2006
  20. ^ Meet Tom Pelphrey: Kristen Hamill chats with the Mason Gross graduate, who now can be seen on The Guiding Light, The Daily Targum, October 5, 2004
  21. ^ Colts' Reid returns home with plan to help youths, News Transcript, June 21, 2006
  22. ^ The Note: First Source for Political News, transcript from The Note, October 8, 2004

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