The Evesham Township School District is a comprehensive public school district serving students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade from Evesham Township in Burlington County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.Evesham Township Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, Evesham Township School District. Accessed January 1, 2023. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades Kindergarten through eight in the Evesham Township School District. Composition: The Evesham Township School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Evesham Township."
As of the 2021–22 school year, the district, comprising eight schools, had an enrollment of 4,384 students and 348.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.6:1.District information for Evesham Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 1, 2022.
The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "I", the second-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.NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed September 3, 2014.
Public school students in ninth through twelfth grades attend Cherokee High School, which opened a addition in September 2001.Cherokee High School 2015 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey School Report Card. Accessed June 7, 2016. "Attendance Area: Evesham Township - From its first days through the present, Cherokee High School has been strengthened by serving a single community: the township of Evesham. Cherokee High School opened on a 71-acre site in the township in September, 1975." As of the 2021–22 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 2,165 students and 174.9 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.4:1.School data for Cherokee High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 1, 2022. The high school is part of the Lenape Regional High School District, which also serves students from Medford Lakes, Medford Township, Mount Laurel Township, Shamong Township, Southampton Township, Tabernacle Township and Woodland Township.Lenape Regional High School District 2016 Report Card Narrative , New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 5, 2017. "The Lenape Regional High School District (LRHSD) serves the eight municipalities of Evesham, Medford, Mount Laurel, Shamong, Southampton, Tabernacle and Woodland Townships and Medford Lakes Borough. Encompassing an area of 350 square miles the Lenape District is the largest school district in Burlington County."Staff. "Regional School Districts", Burlington County Times, April 26, 2015. Accessed May 28, 2016. "Lenape Regional Serves: Evesham, Medford, Medford Lakes, Mount Laurel, Shamong, Southampton, Tabernacle, Woodland"
History Florence V. Evans Elementary School, which served grades K-5, was closed in June 2017, in the wake of declining enrollment in the district.Kultys, Kelly. "Bittersweet goodbye: Evesham’s Evans school officially closes", Burlington County Times, June 21, 2017. Accessed March 29, 2024. "DiBlasi, principal of the Florence V. Evans Elementary School, was leading a parade of about 400 students, teachers and staff members as they walked the streets of the Arrowhead neighborhood, which surrounds the school on Route 73.... The district has cited declining enrollment as the main reason to close the school, as it has lost over 1,000 students since the peak of enrollment in 2002-03."
Schools Schools in the district (with 2021–22 enrollment data from the National Center for Education StatisticsSchool Data for the Evesham Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 1, 2022.) are:Public Schools Directory 2023–2024, Burlington County, New Jersey. Accessed March 1, 2024.School Performance Reports for the Evesham Township School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 3, 2024.New Jersey School Directory for the Evesham Township School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 27, 2016.
Elementary schools Helen L. Beeler Elementary SchoolHelen L. Beeler Elementary School, Evesham Township School District. Accessed January 21, 2023. with 544 students in grades K-5 Frances S. DeMasi Elementary SchoolFrances S. DeMasi Elementary School, Evesham Township School District. Accessed January 21, 2023. with 283 students in grades K-5 Beverly Green, principalPrincipal, DeMasi Schools. Accessed February 23, 2024. Robert B. Jaggard Elementary SchoolRobert B. Jaggard Elementary School, Evesham Township School District. Accessed January 21, 2023. with 452 students in grades K-5 Marlton Elementary SchoolMarlton Elementary School, Evesham Township School District. Accessed January 21, 2023. with 430 students in grades K-5 Richard L. Rice Elementary SchoolRichard L. Rice Elementary School, Evesham Township School District. Accessed January 21, 2023. with 559 students in grades PreK-5 J. Harold Van Zant Elementary SchoolJ. Harold Van Zant Elementary School, Evesham Township School District. Accessed January 21, 2023. with 573 students in grades K-5
Middle schools Frances S. DeMasi Middle School with 732 students in grades 6-8 Beverly Green, principal Marlton Middle SchoolMarlton Middle School, Evesham Township School District. Accessed January 21, 2023. with 772 students in grades 6-8 Gary Hoffman, principalPrincipal, Marlton Middle School. Accessed January 21, 2023.
Administration Core members of the district's administration are:New Jersey School Directory for Burlington County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 27, 2016. Justin Smith, superintendentOffice of Superintendent of Schools, Evesham Township School District. Accessed January 21, 2023. John Recchinti, business administrator and board secretaryBusiness Office, Evesham Township School District. Accessed January 21, 2023.
Board of education The district's board of education, 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 district's day-to-day operations and a business administrator to supervise the business functions of the district.New Jersey Boards of Education by District Election Types - 2018 School Election, New Jersey Department of Education, updated February 16, 2018. Accessed January 26, 2020.Annual Comprehensive Financial Report of the Evesham Township School District, New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2019. Accessed January 21, 2023. "The School District is a Type II district located in the County of Burlington, State of New Jersey. As a Type II district, the School District functions independently through a Board of Education (the 'Board'). The Board is comprised of nine members elected to three-year terms. These terms are staggered so that three member's terms expire each year. The Superintendent is appointed by the Board to act as executive officer of the School District. The purpose of the School District is to educate students in grades Pre-Kindergarten through Eight at its eight schools."Meet the Board, Evesham Township School District. Accessed January 21, 2023.
2021 Marlton Middle School bathroom incident On December 17, 2021, the superintendent reported that antisemitic graffiti was found in the boys' bathroom stalls, including two swastikas, the phrase "Hitler was right", and a stick-figure depiction of a dead Jew. An investigation was launched, with promises of punitive and rehabilitative action made.
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External links Evesham Township School District
School Data for the Evesham Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics