Middlesex County Magnet Schools Explained

Middlesex County Magnet Schools
Superintendent:Jorge E. Diaz
Businessadmin:Karl Knehr
Address:112 Rues Lane
Zipcode:08816
Country:United States
Coordinates:40.4202°N -74.3844°W
Grades:Magnet
Schools:6
Enrollment:2,144 (as of 2021–22)
Ratio:12.6:1
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The Middlesex County Magnet Schools, formerly known as the Middlesex County Vocational and Technical Schools, is a public school district that provides a network of high schools serving the vocational and technical education needs of students in Middlesex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[1] The district was the first county vocational school system in the United States.[2] The district serves high school, adult, and special needs students.

As of the 2021–22 school year, the district, comprising six schools, had an enrollment of 2,144 students and 170.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.6:1.[3]

The high school campuses in the district are located in East Brunswick, Edison, Perth Amboy, Piscataway and Woodbridge Township.

Awards and recognition

Middlesex County Academy for Allied Health and Biomedical Sciences in Woodbridge was one of 11 in the state to be recognized in 2014 by the United States Department of Education's National Blue Ribbon Schools Program.[4] [5]

Perth Amboy Technical High School was recognized by the National Blue Ribbon Schools Program in 2012, one of 17 schools in New Jersey to be honored that year.[6] [7]

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2021–22 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[8]) are:[9] [10] [11]

Career majors

A description of each career major can be found on the MCMS website.

Edison Academy

East Brunswick

Perth Amboy

Piscataway

Woodbridge Academy

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:[17] [18]

Board of education

The board of education is comprised of the county superintendent of schools and four members appointed by the Board of County Commissioners. 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.[19] [20] [21]

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://www.straussesmay.com/seportal/Public/DistrictPolicy.aspx?policyid=0110&id=49d1970504e546c6a39f1a9af80b9156 Middlesex County Vo-Tech Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification
  2. https://sites.google.com/mcmsnj.net/adulted/home Adult Education Overview
  3. https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3410080&DistrictID=3410080 District information for Middlesex County Vocational And Technical School District
  4. Goldman, Jeff. "Which N.J. schools were named to national 'Blue Ribbon' list?", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, October 2, 2014. Accessed December 31, 2014. "Eleven New Jersey schools have been named to the annual National Blue Ribbon list, the U.S. Department of Education announced Tuesday."
  5. http://www2.ed.gov/programs/nclbbrs/2014/national.pdf#page=17 2014 National Blue Ribbon Schools All Public and Private
  6. http://www2.ed.gov/programs/nclbbrs/list-2003.pdf National Blue Ribbon Schools Program Schools Recognized 1982 Through 2013
  7. https://www.mcmsnj.net/Page/5495 Perth Amboy Campus Named National Blue Ribbon School
  8. https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3410080 School Data for the Middlesex County Magnet Schools
  9. https://www.mcmsnj.net/about/locations Magnet Schools Locations
  10. https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/selectreport/2022-2023/23/3150 School Performance Reports for the Middlesex County Magnet Schools
  11. https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/school/districtid/3150 New Jersey School Directory for the Middlesex County Magnet Schools
  12. https://www.mcmsnj.net/eastbrunswick East Brunswick Magnet School
  13. https://www.mcmsnj.net/edison Edison Academy Magnet School
  14. https://www.mcmsnj.net/perthamboy Perth Amboy Magnet School
  15. https://www.mcmsnj.net/piscataway Piscataway Magnet School
  16. https://www.mcmsnj.net/woodbridge Woodbridge Academy Magnet School
  17. https://www.mcmsnj.net/leadership Leadership
  18. https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/district/county/middlesex New Jersey School Directory for Middlesex County
  19. https://www.straussesmay.com/seportal/Public/DistrictPolicy.aspx?policyid=0141&id=49d1970504e546c6a39f1a9af80b9156 Middlesex County Magnet Schools Board of Education District Policy 0141 - Board Number and Term
  20. https://www.nj.gov/education/finance/fp/acfr/search/23/3150.pdf#page=50 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report for the Middlesex County Voctaional Technical School District
  21. https://www.mcmsnj.net/board Board of Education

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