Long Beach Island Consolidated School District

The Long Beach Island Consolidated School District is a regional consolidated public school district which serves students in pre-kindergarten through sixth grade from five communities bordering the Atlantic Ocean on Long Beach Island, in Ocean County, New Jersey, United States. Communities served by the district are Barnegat Light, Harvey Cedars, Long Beach Township, Ship Bottom and Surf City.[3][4]

Long Beach Island Consolidated School District
Address
200 Barnegat Avenue
Surf City, NJ 08008
Coordinates
District information
GradesPreK-6
SuperintendentDr. Peter J. Kopack
Business administratorChristine Kelly
Schools2
Students and staff
Enrollment234 (as of 2017-18)[1]
Faculty33.1 FTEs[1]
Student–teacher ratio7.1:1[1]
Other information
District Factor GroupFG
Websitehttp://www.lbischools.org
Ind.Per pupilDistrict
spending		Rank
(*)		K-6
average		%± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$23,94355$18,89126.7%
1Budgetary Cost22,7545813,64966.7%
2Classroom Instruction12,782578,36652.8%
6Support Services3,986562,16184.5%
8Administrative Cost1,839441,46725.4%
10Operations & Maintenance3,679591,552137.0%
13Extracurricular Activities14939−64.1%
16Median Teacher Salary64,0815057,437
Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[2]
*Of K-6 districts with any number of students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=59

As of the 2017-18 school year, the district and its two schools had an enrollment of 234 students and 33.1 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 7.1:1.[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.[5]

As part of an effort to reduce costs associated with multiple aging facilities, the district announced in 2016 that it was considering closing the Long Beach Island Grade School and consolidating all students at Ethel A. Jacobsen Elementary School. The plan would require a $16 million bond to cover the costs of expanding and upgrading Jacobsen School to add two new wings, which would add about $50 per year in property taxes for the average homeowner, excluding any contribution from state aid or revenue from the sale of the old building.[6][7]

Students in public school for seventh through twelfth grades attend the Southern Regional School District, which serves the five municipalities in the Long Beach Island Consolidated School District, along with students from Beach Haven and Stafford Township, as well as students from Ocean Township (including its Waretown section) who attend as part of a sending/receiving relationship.[3][8][9] Schools in the district (with 2017-18 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[10]) are Southern Regional Middle School[11] with 944 students in grades 7–8 and Southern Regional High School[12] with 1,941 students in grades 9–12.[13] Both schools are in the Manahawkin section of Stafford Township.

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2017-18 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[14]) are:[15]

  • Ethel Jacobsen School[16] in Surf City with 111 students in pre-kindergarten to second grade
    • Frank Birney, Principal
  • Long Beach Island Grade School[17] in Ship Bottom with 125 students in grades 3 – 6
    • Dr. Peter J. Kopack, Principal

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:[18][19]

  • Dr. Peter J. Kopack, Superintendent[20]
  • Christine Kelly, School Business Administrator / Board Secretary[21]

The board of education is made of nine members who are directly elected from the constituent municipalities on a staggered basis, with three members elected each year.[22] Of the nine seats, four are allocated to Long Beach Township and two to Surf City, with the other three constituent municipalities each allocated one seat.[23]

References
  1. District information for Long Beach Island Consolidated School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed November 1, 2019.
  2. Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
  3. 2005 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book, Rutgers University Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, April 2005, p. 212.
  4. LAN Associates. Study of School Consolidation Long Beach Island, New Jersey Archived 2013-09-27 at the Wayback Machine, Long Beach Island Consolidated School District, January 21, 2011. Accessed September 25, 2013. "The Long Beach Island Consolidated School District serves the needs of the citizens of Long Beach Island including the communities of Barnegat Light Borough, Long Beach Township, Harvey Cedars Borough, Surf City Borough, and Ship Bottom Borough. The remaining community of Beach Haven at the south end of the island currently has its own school. The Long Beach Island Consolidated Schools serve children from the age of pre-school through sixth grade after which the students attend Southern Regional High School in Manahawkin."
  5. NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed September 9, 2014.
  6. Ogelsby, Amanda. "4 things to know: LBI school consolidation", Asbury Park Press, August 3, 2016. Accessed January 31, 2017. "The Long Beach Island School District plans to close and sell the Long Beach Island Grade School and move its students into the Ethel A. Jacobsen Elementary School in order to cut building maintenance, staff and transportation costs."
  7. School Consolidation, Long Beach Island Consolidated School District. Accessed January 31, 2017.
  8. Southern Regional High School 2015 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed June 2, 2016. "Located in Manahawkin, the Southern Regional School District draws from the constituent districts of Long Beach Township, Beach Haven, Surf City, Ship Bottom, Barnegat Light, Harvey Cedars and Stafford Township, as well as the tuition sending district of Ocean Township (Waretown).
  9. About Us, Southern Regional School District. Accessed January 20, 2020. "Our school is a 7-12 comprehensive regional high school district. Our middle school covers grades 7-8 and our high school covers grades 9-12. The district is comprised of the constituent members of Stafford Township, Beach Haven, Long Beach Township, (which includes the municipalities of Loveladies, North Beach, High Bar Harbor and Brant Beach and Long Beach Township) Barnegat Light, Harvey Cedars, Ship Bottom, and Surf City. Waretown is our sending district."
  10. School Data for the Southern Regional School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed November 1, 2019.
  11. Southern Regional Middle School, Southern Regional School District. Accessed January 20, 2020.
  12. Southern Regional High School, Southern Regional School District. Accessed January 20, 2020.
  13. New Jersey School Directory for the Southern Regional School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
  14. School Data for the Long Beach Island School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed November 1, 2019.
  15. New Jersey School Directory for the Long Beach Island Consolidated School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
  16. Ethel Jacobsen School, Long Beach Island Consolidated School District. Accessed January 20, 2020.
  17. Long Beach Island Grade School, Long Beach Island Consolidated School District. Accessed January 20, 2020.
  18. Board of Education Members, Long Beach Island Consolidated School District. Accessed January 20, 2020.
  19. New Jersey School Directory for Ocean County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
  20. Superintendent, Long Beach Island Consolidated School District. Accessed January 20, 2020.
  21. Business Administrator, Long Beach Island Consolidated School District. Accessed January 20, 2020.
  22. Comprehensive Annual Financial Report for the Long Beach Island Consolidated School District, New Jersey Department of Education, June 30, 2017. Accessed January 20, 2020. "The Long Beach Island Consolidated School District School District is a Type II School District located in the County of Ocean, State of New Jersey. As a Type II School District, the School District functions independently through a Board of Education. The Board is comprised of nine members elected to three-year terms. These terms are staggered so that three members’ terms expire each year."
  23. "Four on Ballot for LBI School Board", The SandPaper, October 23, 2019. Accessed January 20, 2020. "The LBI school board is comprised of nine members, four from Long Beach Township, two from Surf City, and one each from Ship Bottom, Harvey Cedars and Barnegat Light."
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