The Clark Public School District is a comprehensive community

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that serves students in

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through

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from

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, in Union County,

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, United States. Students from

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, attend the district's high school as part of a

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with the Garwood Public Schools. As of the 2019–20 school year, the district, comprised of five schools, had an enrollment of 2,299 students and 184.7 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a

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of 12.4:1.District information for Clark Township Public School District

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. Accessed April 1, 2021. The district is classified by the

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as being in

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"FG", the fourth-highest of eight groupings. District Factor Groups organize districts statewide to allow comparison by common

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characteristics of the local districts. From lowest socioeconomic status to highest, the categories are A, B, CD, DE, FG, GH, I and J.

History

The district's high school, originally named Arthur L. Johnson Regional High School, was constructed at a cost of $2 million by the

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and included of space for classes and other facilities, The school, which was named for a longtime county superintendent who was a leading advocate for regionalization, opened in December 1956. Amid conflict between the constituent municipalities about financing a district described as "the highest-spending regional high school in the state" and anger from residents impacted by the closure of

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, a referendum was held in May 1996 in which voters approved a proposal to breakup the regional district. With the district's dissolution at the end of the 1996-97 school year Arthur L. Johnson High School was turned over to the Clark Public School District, which became a K-12 district. Garwood, one of the two municipalities without a high school, established a sending/receiving relationship to send its high school students to Arthur L. Johnson.Paglia, Bernice
"Stakes high in vote on deregionalization"
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. "In 1992 the Union County Regional High School District 1 board voted to close one of its four high schools, a move aimed at saving $4 million. That move may come full circle on Tuesday, when voters from six municipalities will decide whether to dissolve the district itself, which state Education Commissioner Leo Klagholz has called 'the highest-spending regional high school in the state.'"

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2019–20 enrollment data from the

) are: ;Preschool *Clark Preschool with 20 students in PreK ;Elementary schools *Frank K. Hehnly Elementary School with 551 students in grades K-5 **Shirley Bergin, principal *Valley Road Elementary School with 435 students in grades K-5 **Joseph Beltramba, principal ;Middle school *Carl H. Kumpf Middle School with 518 students in grades 6-8 **Richard Delmonaco, principal ;High school * Arthur L. Johnson High School with 708 students in grades 9-12 **Tara Oliveira, principal

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:Meet Our Administration Team
Clark Public School District. Accessed January 20, 2022. *Edward Grande, superintendent *R. Paul Vizzuso, business administrator and board secretary

Board of education

The district's

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is comprised of nine members who set policy and oversee the fiscal and educational operation of the district through its administration; an additional board member represents the sending district of Garwood. 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.Board of Education Members
Clark Public School District. Accessed January 20, 2022.

References

External links

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School Data for the Clark Public School District

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