Lincoln Park Public Schools (New Jersey)

The Lincoln Park Public Schools are a community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade from Lincoln Park, in Morris County, New Jersey, United States.

Lincoln Park Public Schools
Address
92 Ryerson Road
Lincoln Park, NJ 07035
United States
Coordinates40.935125°N 74.296512°W / 40.935125; -74.296512
District information
GradesPreK-8
SuperintendentMichael Meyer
Business administratorNicole C. Schoening
Schools2
Students and staff
Enrollment914 (as of 2018–19)[1]
Faculty82.4 FTEs[1]
Student–teacher ratio11.1:1[1]
Other information
District Factor GroupFG
WebsiteDistrict website
Ind.Per pupilDistrict
spending		Rank
(*)		K-8
average		%± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$17,80751$18,891−5.7%
1Budgetary Cost12,2511714,159−13.5%
2Classroom Instruction7,670198,659−11.4%
6Support Services1,39572,167−35.6%
8Administrative Cost1,715611,54710.9%
10Operations & Maintenance1,399281,612−13.2%
13Extracurricular Activities7225104−30.8%
16Median Teacher Salary59,0852661,136
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, comprised of two schools, had an enrollment of 914 students and 82.4 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.1:1.[1]

The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "FG", the fourth-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]

For ninth through twelfth grades, Lincoln Park public school students attend Boonton High School in Boonton as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Boonton Public Schools, with Lincoln Park students accounting for a majority of students at the high school.[4] As of the 2018–19 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 643 students and 56.3 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.4:1.[5] The two districts have sought to sever the more-than-50-year-old relationship, citing cost savings that could be achieved by both districts and complaints by Lincoln Park that it is granted only one seat on the Boonton Public Schools' Board of Education, less than the number of seats that would be allocated based on the percentage of students of population.[6] In April 2006, the Commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Education rejected the request.[7] As of 2015-16 there were about 70 students from the borough attending the academy programs of the Morris County Vocational School District, which are the Morris County School of Technology in Denville; The Academy for Mathematics, Science, and Engineering in Rockaway at Morris Hills High School; and the Academy for Law and Public Safety in Butler at Butler High School.[4]

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2018–19 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[8]) are:[9][10]

Elementary school
  • Lincoln Park Elementary School[11] with 488 students in grades PreK-4
    • Melissa Flach-Bammer, Principal
Middle school
  • Lincoln Park Middle School[12] with 421 students in grades 5-8
    • Michael Meyer, Principal

Administration

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

  • Michael Meyer, Superintendent[14]
  • Nicole C. Schoening, Business Administrator / Board Secretary[15]

Board of education

The district's board of education, comprised of 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]

References
  1. District information for Lincoln Park 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. NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed October 27, 2014.
  4. Lincoln Park School District 2016 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed May 17, 2017. "Lincoln Park participates in a sending-receiving relationship with Boonton High School, which offers a comprehensive educational program for children in grades 9 through 12. The Lincoln Park School District sends approximately 290 students to Boonton High School. Approximately 70 high school age students attend The Academies of Morris County."
  5. School data for Boonton High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2020.
  6. English v. Board Of Educ. Of Town Of Boonton, 161 F. Supp. 2d 344 (D.N.J. 2001), Justia, decided August 21, 2001. Accessed January 15, 2020. "As described in greater detail in this Court's March 26, 2001 Opinion, the town of Lincoln Park maintains its own elementary school system, but entered into a sending-receiving relationship with the town of Boonton over 50 years ago for education of its high school students at Boonton High School. N.J.S.A. 18A:38-8 provides that Lincoln Park, the sending district, shall have one seat on Boonton's Board of Education, irrespective of the relative populations of the two towns.... Thus, pursuant to the Commissioner's proposal, Lincoln Park would be given three seats on the Boonton Board comprised of twelve total members, representing 25% of the total board vote on issues within the purview of section 8.1."
  7. Commissioner of Education Decision, New Jersey Department of Education, April 25, 2006. Accessed March 29, 2011.
  8. School Data for the Lincoln Park Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2020.
  9. Our Schools, Lincoln Park Public Schools. Accessed May 17, 2017.
  10. New Jersey School Directory, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
  11. Lincoln Park Elementary School, Lincoln Park Public Schools. Accessed June 3, 2020.
  12. Lincoln Park Middle School, Lincoln Park Public Schools. Accessed June 3, 2020.
  13. New Jersey School Directory for Morris County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
  14. BOE Administration, Lincoln Park Public Schools. Accessed January 28, 2021.
  15. About The Business Office, Lincoln Park Public Schools. Accessed June 3, 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. Board Members, Lincoln Park Public Schools. Accessed June 3, 2020.
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