Sea Isle City School District

Sea Isle City School District
Superintendent: Dr. Kathleen Taylor
Business Administrator: Thomas P. Grossi
Address: 4501 Park Road
Sea Isle City, NJ 08243
Grade Range: K-8
School facilities: 1
Enrollment: 67 (as of 2008-09)[1]
Faculty (in FTEs): 12.9
Student–teacher ratio: 5.2
District Factor Group: B
Web site: http://www.seaisleschool.com
Ind. Per Pupil District
Spending
Rank
(*)
K-8
Average
 %± vs.
Average
1 Comparative Cost $35,983 68 $12,420 189.7%
2 Classroom Instruction 20,047 67 7,588 164.2%
6 Support Services 9,045 68 1,771 410.7%
8 Administrative Cost 1,658 45 1,411 17.5%
10 Operations & Maintenance 4,381 66 1,462 199.7%
13 Extracurricular Activities 424 65 97 337.1%
16 Median Teacher Salary 64,938 60 54,453
Data from NJDoE 2009 Comparative Spending Guide.[2]
*Of K-8 districts with 0-400 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=68

The Sea Isle City School District is a community public school district that serves students in pre-Kindergarten through eighth grade from Sea Isle City, New Jersey, United States.

As of the 2008-09 school year, the district's one school had an enrollment of 67 students and 12.9 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 5.2.[1]

The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "B", the second lowest 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.[3]

For grades 9-12, public school students attend School in Ocean City, as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Ocean City School District.[4]

Merger discussions with the Ocean City School District in 2008 ended after the Ocean City district indicated that it did want to accept Sea Isle City's tenured teachers, which it would be required to do under state law. Sea Isle City currently spends $35,000 per student and hoped to see savings through the merger, even after adding in transportation costs.[5]

Contents

School

The Sea Isle City School had an enrollment of 67 students in the 2008-09 school year.[6]

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:[7][8]

Discrimination lawsuit

An African-American family filed a lawsuit against Sea Isle City, its police department and school board in 2004 alleging that their children were the target of racial slurs from teachers and were purposely excluded from participating in the Christmas play due to their race. In addition, the lawsuit also alleged that the police department filed false criminal charges against the family and harassed them. However, part of the lawsuit against Sea Isle City and the police department was settled in 2010 for $550,000. The lawsuit against the school board and individual teachers is still ongoing.[9]

References

  1. ^ a b District information for the Sea Isle City School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 3, 2011.
  2. ^ Comparative Spending Guide March 2009, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed October 28, 2009.
  3. ^ NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed October 27, 2009.
  4. ^ Ocean City High School 2010 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 3, 2011. "Ocean City High School is a comprehensive high school serving the communities of Ocean City, Upper Township, Sea Isle City, and Corbin City, with an enrollment of over 1,280 students. "
  5. ^ Editorial. Merging schools / Law makes it hard, The Press of Atlantic City, June 30, 2008. Accessed June 30, 2008.
  6. ^ Data for the Sea Isle City School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 3, 2011i.
  7. ^ 15 2011 Regular Meeting Minutes.pdf Minutes of the Regular Public Meeting: February 15, 2011, Sea Isle City Board of Education. Accessed April 3, 2011.
  8. ^ Cape May County School Directory, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed November 5, 2009.
  9. ^ via Associated Press. "N.J. town owes family $550K in discrimination suit", New Jersey Herald, July 21, 2010. Accessed April 3, 2011.

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