Lawrence Township Public Schools Explained
The Lawrence Township Public Schools is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade from Lawrence Township, in Mercer County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[1]
As of the 2020–21 school year, the district, comprising seven schools, had an enrollment of 3,707 students and NA classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of NA:1.[2]
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.[3]
Students from Robbinsville Township (known as Washington Township until 2007) had attended Lawrence High School as part of a sending/receiving relationship that ended following the opening of Robbinsville High School, with the final group of Robbinsville seniors graduating in the 2006–07 school year.
Awards and recognition
For the 1999–2000 school year, Lawrence Middle School was named a "Star School" by the New Jersey Department of Education, the highest honor that a New Jersey school can achieve.[4]
Lawrence Township Public Schools have been consistently named one of the "Best Communities for Music Education" in the nation by the NAMM Foundation since 2005.[5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10]
Schools
Schools in the district (with 2020–21 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[11]) are:[12] [13] [14] [15]
- Elementary schools
- Eldridge Park Elementary School[16] with 203 students in grades K-3
- Ben Franklin Elementary School[17] with NA students in grades PreK-3
- Lawrenceville Elementary School[18] with 286 students in grades PreK-3
- Melissa Lockett, principal
- Slackwood Elementary School[19] with 219 students in grades K-3
- Lawrence Intermediate School[20] with 807 students in grades 4-6
- Cynthia Westhead, principal
- Middle school
- Lawrence Middle School[21] with 603 students in grades 7-8
- Mindy Milavsky, principal
- High school
Administration
Core members of the district's administration are:[23]
- Ross Kasun, superintendent of schools[24] [25]
- Tom Eldridge, business administrator and board secretary[26]
Board of education
The district's board of education is comprised of nine members who set policy and oversee 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 2013) as part of the November general election. The board appoints a superintendent to oversee the district's day-to-day operations and a business administrator to supervise the business functions of the district.[27] [28]
External links
Notes and References
- https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B7PaFlJzvz2gaThmYVZjMWJ4SUk?resourcekey=0-YW0f7DEoQs5AZlgu2zEHGQ Lawrence Township Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification
- https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3408400&DistrictID=3408400 District information for Lawrence Township Public School District
- http://www.state.nj.us/education/finance/rda/dfg.shtml NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts
- http://www.state.nj.us/cgi-bin/education/ss/ss3.pl?string=id=069&maxhits=10000 New Jersey Department of Education Star School Award recipient 1999-2000
- http://www.namm.org/news/press-releases/namm-foundation-names-best-communities-music-educa "NAMM Foundation Names the 'Best Communities for Music Education'"
- http://www.namm.org/news/press-releases/nationwide-survey-finds-best-communities-music-edu "Nationwide Survey Finds the 'Best Communities for Music Education' in U.S."
- Web site: 2016 Best Communities for Music Education Districts NAMM Foundation. www.nammfoundation.org. 2020-02-25.
- Web site: 2017 Best Communities for Music Education NAMM Foundation. www.nammfoundation.org. 2020-02-25.
- Web site: 2018 Best Communities for Music Education Districts NAMM Foundation. www.nammfoundation.org. 2020-02-25.
- Web site: 2019 Best Communities For Music Education Districts NAMM Foundation. www.nammfoundation.org. 2020-02-25.
- https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3408400 School Data for the Lawrence Township Public Schools
- https://www.ltps.org/site/Default.aspx?PageID=105 School Directory
- https://www.mercercounty.org/home/showpublisheddocument/23474/637883874545370000 2021-2022 Public and Charter Schools Directory
- https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/selectreport/2022-2023/21/2580 School Performance Reports for the Lawrence Township Public School District
- https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/school/districtid/2580 New Jersey School Directory for the Lawrence Township Public Schools
- https://www.ltps.org/EP Eldridge Park Elementary School
- https://www.ltps.org/BF Ben Franklin Elementary School
- https://www.ltps.org/LES Lawrenceville Elementary School
- https://www.ltps.org/page/23 Slackwood Elementary School
- https://www.ltps.org/LIS Lawrence Intermediate School
- https://www.ltps.org/LMS Lawrence Middle School
- https://www.ltps.org/LHS Lawrence High School
- https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/district/county/mercer New Jersey School Directory for Mercer County
- https://www.ltps.org/superintendent Superintendent
- Sciarrotta, Samantha. "Meet Ross Kasun, Lawrence Township Public Schools’ new superintendent", Community News, August 29, 2018. Accessed September 4, 2018. "Aug. 13 was like the first day of school for Ross Kasun. It was his debut at the Lawrence Township Public Schools offices after being named the district’s new superintendent at a special school board meeting Aug. 8, and he made the rounds, putting faces to names and meeting new people."
- https://www.ltps.org/domain/73 Business Department
- https://www.nj.gov/education/finance/fp/dwb/DistrictByTypeList2018.pdf New Jersey Boards of Education by District Election Types - 2018 School Election
- https://www.nj.gov/education/finance/fp/acfr/search/23/2580.pdf#page=52 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report of the Lawrence Township School District