Spring Lake School District

Spring Lake School District
Type and location
Grades pre-K to 8
Address 411 Tuttle Avenue
Spring Lake, NJ 07762
District information
Superintendent John E. Bormann
Business administrator Debra Leigh Allen
Schools 1
Students and staff
Enrollment 269 (as of 2011-12)[1]
Faculty 24.6 FTEs
Student-teacher ratio 10.93:1
Other information
District Factor Group I
Website www.hwmountz.k12.nj.us
Ind. Per Pupil District
Spending 		Rank
(*) 		K-8
Average		 %± vs.
Average
1ATotal Spending$21,85552$18,89115.7%
1Budgetary Cost21,2026614,15949.7%
2Classroom Instruction10,713588,65923.7%
6Support Services5,110692,167135.8%
8Administrative Cost1,848601,54719.5%
10Operations & Maintenance3,225651,612100.1%
13Extracurricular Activities29658104184.6%
16Median Teacher Salary62,0855761,136
Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[2]
*Of K-8 districts with up to 400 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=71

Spring Lake School District is a public elementary school that serves students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade in Spring Lake, New Jersey, United States.

As of the 2011-12 school year, the district's one school had an enrollment of 269 students and 24.6 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.93:1.[1]

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

Students moving on after graduation from H. W. Mountz School to attend public high school are assigned to Manasquan High School as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Manasquan Public Schools. Manasquan High School also serves students from Avon-by-the-Sea, Belmar, Brielle, Lake Como, Sea Girt and Spring Lake Heights who attend Manasquan High School as part of sending/receiving relationships with their respective districts.[4] Students may also attend one of the magnet schools in the Monmouth County Vocational School District — Marine Academy of Science and Technology, Academy of Allied Health & Science, High Technology High School, Biotechnology High School, and Communications High School.[5]

History

In 1897, the borough's first public school was built at the corner of Warren Avenue and Fifth Avenue. Later, in the 1950s, the building served as a Masonic meeting room, after the school was relocated to Tuttle Avenue. On May 10, 1962, the Spring Lake public school was renamed to honor its retiring principal, H.W. Mountz.[6]

Awards and recognition

In 2002, the science teacher for sixth to eighth grade students, John Bormann, received a National Educator Award from the Milken Family Foundation.[7]

On March 17, 2005, New Jersey District 11 Assemblyman Sean T. Kean visited and read a picture book to a third grade class.[8]

On June 5, 2006, Governor of New Jersey Jon Corzine visited H. W. Mountz School to congratulate Katharine Close for winning the Scripps National Spelling Bee.[9]

School

H. W. Mountz Elementary School had an enrollment of 269 students as of the 2011-12 school year.[10]

Administration

Core members of the school's administration are:[11][12]

Notable alumni

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 District information for Spring Lake School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed October 27, 2014.
  2. ↑ Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
  3. ↑ NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed October 27, 2014
  4. ↑ Manasquan Public Schools 2014 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed March 22, 2015. "Manasquan High School receives students from seven sending districts; Avon, Belmar, Lake Como, Spring Lake, Spring Lake Heights, Sea Girt, Brielle, as well as our Manasquan Elementary School students."
  5. ↑ Spring Lake Boro 2013 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed March 23, 2015. "Students in grades 9 through 12 attend Manasquan High School, the Monmouth County Vocational School District, and various other private and parochial high schools. "
  6. ↑ Spring Lake Timeline, Asbury Park Press. Accessed June 5, 2007.
  7. ↑ John E. Bormann profile, Milken Family Foundation National Educator Awards. Accessed June 5, 2007. "John E. Bormann not only teaches middle school science at H. W. Mountz School in Spring Lake, but also develops the science curriculum for all of the Spring Lake Community Schools."
  8. ↑ Assemblyman Sean T. Kean Photo Gallery Accessed June 27, 2007. "March 17, 2005 Photo 1: Assemblyman Sean T. Kean reading to Ms. Cisek's third grade class at HW Mountz School in Spring Lake."
  9. ↑ "Governor Corzine visits national spelling bee champ Katharine Close". Office of the Governor. 2006. Archived from the original on August 10, 2007. Retrieved February 27, 2007.
  10. ↑ District information for Spring Lake School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed October 27, 2014.
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 Board of Education Members, H. W. Mountz School. Accessed October 27, 2014.
  12. ↑ New Jersey School Directory for Monmouth County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed March 23, 2015.
  13. ↑ Williams, Carol Gorga. "Wrestler remembered as man who loved life Shore resident Christopher B. Candito, 33, died Thursday in hospital", Asbury Park Press, April 30, 2005. Accessed April 3, 2011. "Born in Edison, Candito, 33, had lived in Spring Lake until moving to Matawan 10 years ago. He attended H.W. Mountz Grammar School in Spring Lake..."
  14. ↑ Speller No. 147, Katharine Close, 2006 Scripps National Spelling Bee. Accessed June 5, 2007. "School: H. W. Mountz School."

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