The Lawrence Township School District is a community public school district that serves students in

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through

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from Lawrence Township, in Cumberland County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2018–19 school year, the district, comprised of one school, had an enrollment of 507 students and 42.4 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a

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of 12.0:1.District information for Lawrence Township School District

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

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as being in District Factor Group "CD", the sixth-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

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through twelfth grades, public school students in Lawrence Township are assigned to one of two school districts based on the location of their residence. Students attend high school either in Bridgeton or Millville, based on sending/receiving relationships with the respective school districts, the Bridgeton Public Schools and the Millville Public Schools. Students sent to Bridgeton attend Bridgeton High School. Students sent to Millville join students from Commercial Township,

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and Woodbine and attend

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for ninth grade and half of the tenth grade and Millville Senior High School for half of the tenth grade through the twelfth grade.

School

The Myron L. Powell School had an enrollment of 500 students in grades PreK-8 the 2018–19 school year.

Administration

Core members of the district's administration ar
New Jersey School Directory for Cumberland County

. Accessed May 14, 2017. *Dr. Shellymarie Magan, superintendent *Lisa DiNovi, business administrator and board secretary

Board of education

The district's

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, comprised of 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. The board appoints a superintendent to oversee the day-to-day operation of the district.''Lawrence Township Board of Education District Policy Manual''
Lawrence Township School District. Accessed August 20, 2020. "The Board of Education shall be comprised of five (5) members elected by the voters of the city/state, at the annual school Board election."

References

External links

Myron L. Powell Elementary School
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School Data for the Myron L. Powell Elementary School

{{Cumberland County, New Jersey School Districts Lawrence Township, Cumberland County, New Jersey New Jersey District Factor Group CD School districts in Cumberland County, New Jersey