Jackson School District (New Jersey)
| Jackson School District | |
|---|---|
| 151 Don Connor Boulevard Jackson, NJ 08527 |
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| District information | |
| Grades | K-12 |
| Superintendent | Dr. Stephen Genco |
| Business administrator | Michelle D. Richardson |
| Schools | 10 |
| Students and staff | |
| Enrollment | 9,477 (as of 2011-12) |
| Faculty | 677.0 FTEs |
| Student-teacher ratio | 14.00:1 |
| Other information | |
| District Factor Group | DE |
| Website | http://www.jacksonsd.org/ |
The Jackson School District is a comprehensive community public school district, serving students in kindergarten through twelfth grade from Jackson Township, in Ocean County, New Jersey, United States. The district operates six elementary schools serving grades K-5, two middle schools and two high schools. In January 2015, the Jackson Board of Education voted to implement full-day kindergarten, which is scheduled to begin in September 2015.
As of the 2011-12 school year, the district's 10 schools had an enrollment of 9,477 students and 677.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 14.00:1.
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.
For the 2001-02 school year, Christa McAuliffe Middle School was recognized with the National Blue Ribbon Award from the United States Department of Education, the highest honor that an American school can achieve.
On May 8, 2010, it was announced that the New Jersey Division on Civil Rights found probable cause against the Jackson school district for violating the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination by allowing a hostile environment to prevail against former Jackson Memorial High School student Daniel Jacobson. Jacobson, who is gay and Honduran, alleges he was repeatedly harassed and threatened because of his sexual orientation and national origin. The case will likely go to trial by the end of the year.
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