Kenilworth Public Schools

The Kenilworth Public Schools is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade from the borough of Kenilworth, in Union County, New Jersey, United States.

Kenilworth Public Schools
Address
426 Boulevard
Kenilworth, NJ 07033
United States
Coordinates40.675873°N 74.294611°W / 40.675873; -74.294611
District information
GradesPreK-12
SuperintendentKyle Arlington
Business administratorVincent A. Gonnella
Schools2
Students and staff
Enrollment1,466 (as of 2018–19)[1]
Faculty126.0 FTEs[1]
Student–teacher ratio11.6:1[1]
Other information
District Factor GroupDE
Websitewww.kenilworthschools.com
Ind.Per pupilDistrict
spending		Rank
(*)		K-12
average		%± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$17,37520$18,891−8.0%
1Budgetary Cost13,5352214,783−8.4%
2Classroom Instruction8,489288,763−3.1%
6Support Services1,844142,392−22.9%
8Administrative Cost1,40071,485−5.7%
10Operations & Maintenance1,33391,783−25.2%
13Extracurricular Activities4432926865.3%
16Median Teacher Salary65,2183864,043
Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[2]
*Of K-12 districts with up to 1,800 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=49

As of the 2018–19 school year, the district, comprising two schools, had an enrollment of 1,466 students and 126.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.6:1.[1]

The district participates in the Interdistrict Public School Choice Program at David Brearley High School, having been approved on November 2, 1999, as one of the first ten districts statewide to participate in the program.[3] Seats in the program for non-resident students are specified by the district and are allocated by lottery, with tuition paid for participating students by the New Jersey Department of Education.[4] Each school year, slots are made available by grade and a lottery is used to select attendees if there are more applicants than available slots. Prospective Choice participants must be residents of Union County eligible for placement in grades 7-10 who were enrolled in a public school during the full year prior to entry to the Kenilworth Public Schools.

Students from Winfield Township attend David Brearley High School as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Winfield Township School District.[5]

The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "DE", the fifth-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.[6]

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2018–19 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[7]) are:[8][9]

Elementary school
  • Warren G. Harding Elementary School[10] with 690 students in grades PreK-6
    • Ronald Bubnowski, Interim Principal
Middle/high school

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:[13][14]

  • Kyle Arlington, Superintendent of Schools[15]
  • Vincent A. Gonnella, Business Administrator / Board Secretary

Former superintendent Thomas Tramaglini resigned from his position effective September 2018, after he had been arrested for an incident in which he had been charged with defecating at the athletic fields at Holmdel High School. Marilyn Birnbaum was hired to serve as superintendent, acting on an interim basis until Kyle Arlington took over on a permanent basis in February 2019.[16]

Board of education

The district's board of education, with 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 day-to-day operation of the district.[17][18][19]

References
  1. District information for Kenilworth 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. Interdistrict Public School Choice Program: Approved Choice Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed June 19, 2008.
  4. Interdistrict Public School Choice Program , New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed July 15, 2017.
  5. David Brearly Middle/High School 2016 School Report Card, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed August 7, 2017. "David Brearley Middle-High School serves students in Grades 7-12 from Kenilworth, Winfield, and surrounding communities that who participate in the School Choice Program."
  6. NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed March 3, 2015.
  7. School Data for the Kenilworth Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2020.
  8. Schools, Kenilworth Public Schools. Accessed June 2, 2020.
  9. New Jersey School Directory for the Kenilworth Public Schools, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
  10. Warren G. Harding Elementary School, Kenilworth Public Schools. Accessed September 9, 2020.
  11. David Brearley Middle School, Kenilworth Public Schools. Accessed June 2, 2020.
  12. David Brearley High School, Kenilworth Public Schools. Accessed June 2, 2020.
  13. District Administrators, Kenilworth Public Schools. Accessed June 2, 2020.
  14. New Jersey School Directory for Union County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
  15. Superintendent Introduction Letter, Kenilworth Public Schools, Match 5, 2019. Accessed June 2, 2020.
  16. O'Donnell, Chuck. "Kenilworth appoints successor to ‘super pooper’", Union News Daily, December 30, 2018. Accessed June 2, 2020. "The Kenilworth school board has appointed an administrator from Millburn to succeed Thomas Tramaglini, the 'super pooper' who resigned as superintendent after he was charged with defecating near the track and football field at Holmdel High School. Kyle Arlington, who was unanimously approved at a special meeting on Dec. 17, will start in mid-February, according to a statement released by the Board of Education.... Tramaglini, who was living in Matawan, about 4.4 miles from the Holmdel athletic field, was charged May 1, with lewdness, littering and defecating in public.... Tramaglini took a paid leave starting in May. The school board voted unanimously in August to accept his resignation effective Sept. 30."
  17. 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.
  18. Comprehensive Annual Financial Report of the Kenilworth School District, New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2019. Accessed June 2, 2020. "The Kenilworth School District is a Type II district located in the County of Union, State of New Jersey. As a Type 11 district, the School District functions independently through a Board of Education. The board is comprised of nine members elected to three-year terms. The purpose of the district is to educate students in grades PreK-12."
  19. Board of Education, Kenilworth Public Schools. Accessed June 2, 2020.
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