The Long Beach Island Consolidated School District is a regional consolidated public
school district
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which serves students in
pre-kindergarten
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through
sixth grade
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from five communities bordering the
Atlantic Ocean
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Ocean County
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, United States. Communities served by the district are Barnegat Light,
Harvey Cedars
Harvey Cedars is a borough in Ocean County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough's population was 337,Long Beach Township, Ship Bottom and Surf City.''2005 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book'',
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Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy
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, April 2005, p. 212.
As of the 2020–21 school year, the district, comprised of two schools, had an enrollment of 215 students and 30.7 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a
student–teacher ratio
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. Accessed February 15, 2022.
The district is classified by the
New Jersey Department of Education
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as being in
District Factor Group
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"FG", the fourth-highest of eight groupings. District Factor Groups organize districts statewide to allow comparison by common
socioeconomic
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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.
As part of an effort to reduce costs associated with multiple aging facilities, the district announced in 2016 that it was considering closing the Long Beach Island Grade School and consolidating all students at Ethel A. Jacobsen Elementary School. The plan would require a $16 million bond to cover the costs of expanding and upgrading Jacobsen School to add two new wings, which would add about $50 per year in property taxes for the average homeowner, excluding any contribution from state aid or revenue from the sale of the old building.
Students in public school for
seventh
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through
twelfth grade
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s attend the
Southern Regional School District
The Southern Regional School District is a regional public school district in Ocean County, New Jersey, United States, serving students in seventh grade through twelfth grade. The district serves the five municipalities in the Long Beach Island Con ...
, which serves the five municipalities in the Long Beach Island Consolidated School District, along with students from Beach Haven and Stafford Township, as well as students from Ocean Township (including its Waretown section) who attend as part of a
sending/receiving relationship
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. Schools in the district (with 2020–21 enrollment data from the
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) are
Southern Regional Middle School with 902 students in grades 7–8 and
Southern Regional High School
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with 1,975 students in grades 9–12. Both schools are in the
Manahawkin
Manahawkin is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) located within Stafford Township, in Ocean County, New Jersey, United States.
section of Stafford Township.
Schools
Schools in the district (with 2020–21 enrollment data from the
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) are:
*Ethel Jacobsen School in Surf City with 111 students in pre-kindergarten to second grade
**Frank Birney, Principal
*Long Beach Island Grade School in Ship Bottom with 125 students in grades 3 – 6
**Dr. Peter J. Kopack, Principal
Administration
Core members of the district's administration are:Board Members Long Beach Island Consolidated School District. Accessed July 4, 2022.
*Dr. Peter J. Kopack, Superintendent
*Christine Kelly, School Business Administrator / Board Secretary
Board of education
The district's
board of education
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The elected council determines the educational policy in a small regional are ...
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 2012) 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. Of the nine seats, four are allocated to Long Beach Township and two to Surf City, with the other three constituent municipalities each allocated one seat."Four on Ballot for LBI School Board" The SandPaper, October 23, 2019. Accessed July 4, 2022. "The LBI school board is comprised of nine members, four from Long Beach Township, two from Surf City, and one each from Ship Bottom, Harvey Cedars and Barnegat Light."
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