The Jackson School District is a comprehensive community

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, serving students in

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through

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from Jackson Township, in

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, 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 was introduced in September 2015. As of the 2018–19 school year, the district, comprising 10 schools, had an enrollment of 8,304 students and 665.1 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a

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of 12.5:1.District information for Jackson Township School District

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. Accessed April 1, 2020. The district is classified by the

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as being in

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"DE", the fifth-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.

Awards and recognition

For the 2001-02 school year, Christa McAuliffe Middle School was recognized with the

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from the

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, the highest honor that an American school can achieve.

Civil rights case

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, alleged that 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.

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2018–19 enrollment data from the

) are: ;Elementary schools *Crawford-Rodriguez Elementary School (674 students; in grades PreK-5) **Adriann Jean-Denis, Principal *Elms Elementary School (705; PreK-5) **Michael Burgos, Principal *Lucy N. Holman Elementary School (549; K-5) **Richard Karas, Principal *Howard C. Johnson Elementary School (463; K-5) **Dr. Michael Raymond, Principal *Sylvia Rosenauer Elementary School (307; PreK-5) **Ronald Polakowski, Principal *Switlik Elementary School (751; K-5) **Kathleen McKiernan, Principal ;Middle school *Carl W. Goetz Middle School (1,129; 6-8) **Dr. Faith Lessig, Principal *Christa McAuliffe Middle School (845; 6-8) **Debra Phillips, Principal ;High school *

Jackson Liberty High School Jackson Liberty High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school serving students in ninth through twelfth grades from Jackson Township, in Ocean County, New Jersey, operating as part of the Jackson School District. It is the dist ...

(1,177; 9-12) **Geoffrey Brignola, Principal *

Jackson Memorial High School Jackson Memorial High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school serving students in ninth through twelfth grades in Jackson Township, in Ocean County, New Jersey, United States, opened in 1963 as part of the Jackson School Dist ...

(1,620; 9-12) **Kevin DiEugenio, Principal

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are: * *Michelle D. Richardson, Business Administrator / Board Secretary

Board of education

The district's

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, with nine 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 three seats up for election each year held (since 2012) as part of the November general election.Board of Education
Jackson School District. Accessed May 17, 2020. "Our seven member Board of Education is an elected body residents of Jackson Township. As board members, they establish policies and administrative procedures for the Jackson School District's daily operations. Board members fulfill three-year terms and serve the residents and children of Jackson Township without pay."

References

External links

Jackson School District
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School Data for the Jackson School District

{{Ocean County, New Jersey School Districts Jackson Township, New Jersey New Jersey District Factor Group DE School districts in Ocean County, New Jersey