Harrison Township School District Explained

The Harrison Township School District is a comprehensive community public school district serving students in pre-kindergarten through sixth grade from Harrison Township, in Gloucester County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.

As of the 2022–23 school year, the district, comprising two schools, had an enrollment of 1,341 students and 107.8 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.4:1.^[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.^[2]

Public school students in seventh through twelfth grades attend the schools of the Clearview Regional High School District, which serves students from Harrison Township and Mantua Township.^{[3] [4] [5]} Schools in the high school district (with 2022–23 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics^[6]) are Clearview Regional Middle School^[7] with 753 students in grades 7-8 and Clearview Regional High School^[8] with 1,431 students in grades 9-12.^{[9] [10]} Seats on the high school district's nine-member board are allocated based on population, with four seats assigned to Harrison Township.^[11]

History

In the era of de jure educational segregation in the United States the district maintained a separate grade 1-8 school for black children in Mullica Hill. In 1948 it had one teacher.^[12]

Awards and recognition

For the 2003-04 school year, Pleasant Valley School received the National Blue Ribbon School Award of Excellence from the United States Department of Education, the highest honor that an American school can achieve.^[13]

Harrison Township School was recognized by Governor Jim McGreevey in 2003 as one of 25 schools selected statewide for the First Annual Governor's School of Excellence award.^[14]

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2022–23 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics^[15]) are:^{[16] [17] [18]}

• Harrison Township Elementary School^[19] with 770 students in grades PreK-3
  • AnnaLisa Rodano, principal
• Pleasant Valley School^[20] with 568 students in grades 4-6
  • Karen Russo, principal

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:^[21]

• Dr. Margaret "Missy" Peretti, superintendent^[22]
• Robert Scharlè, business administrator and board secretary^[23]

Board of education

The district's board of education, comprised 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.^{[24] [25] [26]}

External links

• • • School Data for the Harrison Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics
• Clearview Regional High School District

Notes and References

1. https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3406900&DistrictID=3406900 District information for Harrison Township School District
2. http://www.state.nj.us/education/finance/rda/dfg.shtml NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts
3. https://www.straussesmay.com/seportal/Public/DistrictPolicy.aspx?policyid=0110&id=ac0a424b47ee45e097c091cd31502144 Clearview Regional Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification
4. https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/1516/15/0870/000.html Clearview Regional High School District 2016 Report Card Narrative
5. http://www.clearviewregional.edu/cms/One.aspx?portalId=57389&pageId=1120900 About Us
6. https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3403210 School Data for the Clearview Regional School District
7. https://ms.clearviewregional.edu/ Clearview Regional Middle School
8. https://hs.clearviewregional.edu/ Clearview Regional High School
9. https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/selectreport/2022-2023/15/0870 School Performance Reports for the Clearview Regional High School District
10. https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/school/districtid/0870 New Jersey School Directory for the Clearview Regional School District
11. https://clearviewregional.edu/district/board_members Board Members
12. Jensen. Noma. A Survey of Segregation Practices in the New Jersey School System. The Journal of Negro Education. Winter 1948. 17. 1. 84–88. Journal of Negro Education. 2966093. - CITED: p. 86.
13. http://www.ed.gov/news/pressreleases/2003/10/10022003.html 2003 No Child Left Behind-Blue Ribbon Schools Program Chosen Schools
14. http://www.state.nj.us/cgi-bin/governor/njnewsline/view_article_archives.pl?id=1505 McGreevey Celebrates Schools that are "Getting it Right": Schools of Excellence Winners Demonstrate Effectiveness of Governor's Education Priorities
15. https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3406900 School Data for the Harrison Township School District
16. https://www.gloucestercountynj.gov/632/Public-School-Directory-PDF 2023-2024 Gloucester County Office Of Education Public School Directory
17. https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/selectreport/2022-2023/15/2070 School Performance Reports for the Harrison Township School District
18. https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/school/districtid/2070 New Jersey School Directory for the Harrison Township School District
19. https://www.harrisontwp.k12.nj.us/Domain/83 Harrison Township Elementary School
20. https://www.harrisontwp.k12.nj.us/Domain/108 Pleasant Valley School
21. https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/district/county/gloucester New Jersey School Directory for Gloucester County
22. https://www.harrisontwp.k12.nj.us/domain/123 Office of the Superintendent
23. https://www.harrisontwp.k12.nj.us/Page/283 Board of Education / Business Office
24. https://www.nj.gov/education/finance/fp/dwb/DistrictByTypeList2018.pdf New Jersey Boards of Education by District Election Types - 2018 School Election
25. https://www.nj.gov/education/finance/fp/acfr/search/23/2070.pdf#page=37 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report of the Harrison Township School District
26. https://www.harrisontwp.k12.nj.us/Page/289 Board of Education Organization List