East Hanover School District

The East Hanover School District is a community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade from East Hanover, in Morris County, New Jersey, United States.[3]

East Hanover School District
Address
20 School Avenue
East Hanover, NJ 07936
United States
Coordinates40.826507°N 74.356985°W / 40.826507; -74.356985
District information
GradesPre-K to 8
SuperintendentNatalee Vaccaro Bartlett
Business administratorDeborah Muscara
Schools3
Students and staff
Enrollment908 (as of 2018–19)[1]
Faculty94.8 FTEs[1]
Student–teacher ratio9.6:1[1]
Other information
District Factor GroupGH
Websitewww.easthanoverschools.org
Ind.Per pupilDistrict
spending		Rank
(*)		K-8
average		%± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$18,87770$18,891−0.1%
1Budgetary Cost15,1876614,1597.3%
2Classroom Instruction9,539728,65910.2%
6Support Services1,967362,167−9.2%
8Administrative Cost1,898761,54722.7%
10Operations & Maintenance1,622511,6120.6%
13Extracurricular Activities1186310413.5%
16Median Teacher Salary66,3157361,136
Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[2]
*Of K-8 districts with more than 750 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=84

As of the 2018–19 school year, the district, comprising three schools, had an enrollment of 908 students and 94.8 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 9.6:1.[1]

In 2012, the district was classified as a high performing school according to the State Department of Education's NJQSAC monitoring process.

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.[4]

Students in ninth through twelfth grades for public school are served by the Hanover Park Regional High School District, attending Hanover Park High School in East Hanover, together with students from Florham Park. The district also serves students from the neighboring community of Hanover Township at Whippany Park High School in the Whippany section of Hanover Township.[5][6] As of the 2018–19 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 642 students and 58.4 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.0:1.[7]

Schools

The schools in the district (with 2018–19 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[8]) are:[9]

Elementary schools
  • Frank J. Smith Elementary School[10] with 322 students in grades PreK-2
    • Kerry A. Quinn, Principal
  • Central Elementary School[11] with 289 students in grades 3-5
    • Melissa V. Falcone, Principal
Middle school
  • East Hanover Middle School[12] with 289 students in grades 6-8
    • Stacie Costello, Principal

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:[13]

  • Natalee Vaccaro Bartlett, Superintendent[14]
  • Deborah Muscara, Business Administrator / Board Secretary[15]

Board of education

The district's board of education, with seven 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 either two or 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 day-to-day operation of the district.[16][17][18]

References
  1. District information for East Hanover Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2020.
  2. Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
  3. East Hanover Township Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, East Hanover School District. Accessed May 26, 2020. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades Kindergarten through eight in the East Hanover Township School District. Composition: The East Hanover Township School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of the Township of East Hanover."
  4. NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 3, 2015.
  5. District Policy 0110 - Identification, Hanover Park Regional High School District. Accessed May 26, 2020. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades nine through twelve in the Hanover Park Regional High School District. Composition: The Hanover Park Regional High School District is comprised of the following districts: Hanover Township, East Hanover Township, and the Borough of Florham Park within the County of Morris."
  6. Hanover Park Regional High School District 2015 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed May 26, 2020. "The Hanover Park Regional High School District is comprised of two high schools. Hanover Park High School is located in East Hanover, receives students from East Hanover and Florham Park, and has an enrollment of 855 students. Whippany High School is located in Hanover Township, receives students from Hanover Township and has an enrollment of 714 students."
  7. School data for Whippany Park High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2020.
  8. School Data for the East Hanover School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 7, 2016.
  9. New Jersey School Directory for the East Hanover School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
  10. Frank J. Smith Elementary School, East Hanover School District. Accessed May 26, 2020.
  11. Central Elementary School, East Hanover School District. Accessed May 26, 2020.
  12. East Hanover Middle School, East Hanover School District. Accessed May 26, 2020.
  13. New Jersey School Directory for Morris County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
  14. Superintendent, East Hanover Township School District. Accessed May 26, 2020.
  15. Business Office, East Hanover Township School District. Accessed May 26, 2020.
  16. New Jersey Boards of Education by District Election Types - 2018 School Election, New Jersey Department of Education, updated February 16, 2018. Accessed January 26, 2020.
  17. Comprehensive Annual Financial Report of the East Hanover Township School District, New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2019. Accessed May 26, 2020. "The East Hanover Township Board of Education (the 'Board' or the 'District') is an instrumentality of the State of New Jersey, established to function as an education institution. The Board consists of seven elected officials and is responsible for the fiscal control of the District. A superintendent is appointed by the Board and is responsible for the administrative control of the District."
  18. Board of Education Members, East Hanover School District. Accessed May 26, 2020.
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