Galloway Township Public Schools

“Where Children and Learning Come First”

Galloway Township covers approximately 90.36 square miles of Southern New Jersey and is estimated to have

29,099 residents as of the year 2000.

Photo courtesy of the U.S. Geological Survey

The Galloway Township Public School District...

consists of 9 schools

serves children from pre-school through 8th grade

educates a total of 4,165 students

busses approximately 85% of its students

sends its graduating 8th graders to the Greater Egg Harbor Regional High School District for secondary education

Galloway Township Board of Education 2002-03

Mr. Ernest Huggard, President CPA, Banker

Ms. Kathleen Huenke Physical Therapist, Special Services

Mr. Robert Criss Retired Teacher

Mr. Robert Iannacone Retired Construction Manager

Mr. Richard Dase Furniture Installer

Mr. John Knorr County School Business

Adm.

Ms. Vicki Hood Legal Secretary

Mr. George Schwenger, Vice President Retired from Bell Atlantic

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Mr. Richard Garbutt Union Carpenter

The Galloway Township Board of Education is a nine member group of volunteers working for the best educational experience for our young people.

They meet on the third and fourth Monday of every month at 7:00pm in the Galloway Township Middle School cafetorium.

Throughout the year, the Board conducts special meetings to set goals for the district that are in the best interest of children.

Belief Statements:

• We believe in high expectations for all students based on an individual student’s potential

• We believe our children will be provided with equal opportunity to learn in a safe environment where they feel they belong

• We believe the educational community and our schools will be dynamic, forward thinking and open-minded to explore new opportunities focused on keeping our schools on the cutting edge of education

• We believe that the future success of our schools and the education of our children is a shared responsibility among the school, the home, and the entire community

• We believe our diversity must be embraced for the benefit of enriching our students’ experiences and the overall educational program

• We believe in the continuous improvement of our schools through high quality professional development opportunities for school staff

Galloway Township Public Schools

Mission Statement:Galloway Township Public Schools, a diverse and progressive district,

unifies educators, families, and community to provide a safe,

challenging learning environment for all children to develop and

succeed.

2002-2003 School YearDistrict Goals

• Strengthen community involvement in support of and knowledge about the Galloway Township Schools

• Continue to identify and obtain land for future growth in Galloway Township

• Complete deregionalization study• To expand the learning process through

the use of technology

Arthur Rann Elementary School re-opened in September 2000

Principal: John Gibson Assistant Principal: Bonnie Graves

Grades 1 - 6, 610 students

Cologne Elementary School built: 1930

Principal: Sharon Kurtz Grades 1 - 4, 158 students

Galloway Township Middle School built: 1999

Principal: Robin Moore Assistant Principals: Karen D’Avino and Fred Hair Grades

7 & 8, 983 students

Oceanville Kindergarten Center re-opened in September 2000

Principal: Nancy Kreischer 162 Kindergarten students

Pomona Kindergarten Center built: 1935

Principal: Nancy Kreischer 191 Kindergarten students

Reeds Road Elementary School built:1988

Principal: William B. Zipparo, Ed.D. Assistant Principal: Melissa Wilson

Grades 1 - 6, 582 students

Roland Rogers School Elementary School built: 1991

Principal: Michele Lerman Assistant Principal: Linda Thomas Grades 1 - 6,

566 students

Smithville Elementary School built: 1991

Principal: Kathie Hathaway, Ed.D. Assistant Principal: Arthur Tubbs Grades 1 - 6,

& pre-school, 649 students

South Egg Harbor Elementary School built: 1953

Principal: Sharon Kurtz Grades 1 - 4, 74 students

• The Galloway Township Public School District is the largest K-8 school district in Atlantic, Cape May, Cumberland, and Salem Counties.

• Galloway Township is one of the fifteen largest K-8 districts in the entire state.

• Galloway Township is also one of the fastest growing school systems in the state with the potential to reach 5,000+ students within 5 years.

DID YOU KNOW?...

Residential growth in Galloway Township is expected to continue to be much greater than experienced at the county level.

By 2015, Galloway Township is projected to be the most populous municipality in Atlantic County.

Actual and Estimated Populations for Galloway Township from 1970 - 2025

8,276

12,176

23,330

29,099

32,794

36,959

41,653

46,943

52,904

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Source: Statistical Forecasting, Inc.: March 2001

STUDENT ENROLLMENTWATCH US GROW!

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Source: Statistical Forecasting, Inc.: March 2001

TAX LEVY & CORRESPONDING ENROLLMENT

Total tax increase over a seven year period in Galloway is 6.2 cents OR

5.5%

Enrollment over that same period increased by 27%

Our school district’s major

EDUCATIONAL PRIORITY is to Continually Improve Student

Achievement & Performance through:

• Ongoing review of curriculum, materials, and programs

• Continually identifying “best practices” / research based instructional strategies

• Offering early intervention programs, particularly in reading

• Providing district, school, and teacher based staff development

• Increasing technology integration as a teaching & learning tool

• Maintaining a reasonable class size throughout the district

Elementary School Proficiency Assessment(ESPA)

2000 – 2002

Language Arts LiteracyYear Advanced

ProficientProficient Partial Proficient Proficiency Total Three-year

Total Average

2002 4.5 85.2 10.3 89.7 82.8

2001 5.8 86.9 7.3 92.7

2000 3.7 62.5 33.8 66.2

Mathematics

Year Advanced Proficient

Proficient Partial Proficient Proficiency Total Three-year Total

Average

2002 22.6 55.3 22.1 77.9 73.7

2001 30.9 50.3 18.8 81.2

2000 17.9 51.3 30.8 62.2

Galloway Township Public SchoolsGrade Eight Proficiency Assessment

(GEPA)

Language Arts LiteracyAdvance

ProficientProficient Partial Proficient Proficiency Total Three-year

Proficiency Average

2002 7.9 80.9 11.2 88.8 89.1

2001 6.2 84.7 9.1 90.9

2000 6.5 81.3 12.2 87.8

MathematicsAdvance

ProficientProficient Partial Proficient Proficiency Total Three-year

Proficiency Average

2002 17.4 53.5 29.1 70.9 71.3

2001 21.2 52.1 26.7 73.3

2000 18.5 51.3 30.2 69.2

ScienceAdvance

ProficientProficient Partial Proficient Proficiency Total Three-year

Proficiency Average

2002 17.7 68.9 13.4 86.5 82.6

2001 11.4 71.4 17.1 82.8

2000 12.5 66.1 21.4 78.6

Meeting the Standard of Excellence

• NJSSI Partnership with Rowan in Mathematics and Science

• Balanced Literacy/Reading and Writing Workshop approaches

• Enrichment & Intervention Programs• Increased articulation – within and

among district schools; with Absegami & GEHRSD/constituents; with Stockton & other county schools

English isn’t the only language that our students speak...

Cantonese

Spanish

French

Vietnamese

Arabic

Creole

Japanese

Greek

Korean

Gujarati

Hindi

Albanian

Italian

Urdu

Turkish

Yiddish

Our students speak approximately

32languages at home

Staff Development• Staff development

days aligned with district goals and individual teacher professional improvement plans

• Novice Teacher Training Program

• Teacher Evaluation Review & Planning Committee

Special Education• Educate 515 students

through various full and part time programs and related services

• Programs now include Auditorily Impaired class and Extended School Year Program

• Work under NJ Administrative Code for special education

• Completed an extensive monitoring process through the state department during 2001-02 school year

• Received approval from the county office for our corrective action plan.

Technology Integration• Expansion and upgrading of computers

across the district• Total 1400 units in operation; 1250 have

Internet access; 18 file servers in operation• Grades 4-8 classrooms have an average of

5-6 computers, plus a teacher workstation• Grade 3 averages 2 units plus a teacher

workstation• Grades K-2 have a teacher workstation• Distance learning in use at GTMS; Roland

and Reeds have capabilities and beginning use; services are being expanded to all district schools

• Sixth grade Technology Initiative District-wide

• eBoards pilot project to enhance home-school communication

Galloway General Fund Budget = $37,306,034

Understanding the Budget Process

Curriculum and Instruction

Personnel

Facilities

Transportation

Schools and staff members submit budget requests

THEN...

Administration prepares a draft budget presentation for the Board of Education

Board of Education conducts budget workshop meetings with public input in the following areas:

Board of Education approves budget for submission to the County Superintendent

County Superintendent reviews for statutory compliance and educational adequacy

Board of Education conducts formal budget hearing

School Board Elections and Budget voted on in April

Galloway Township School District

spends well within the state recommended range for per pupil expenditures for K-8 school

district

What is a “CAP”? State sets a “CAP”, or limit, on how much a school district can increase its budget from one school year to the next

Spending to CAP is permitted under the CEIFA funding law

The CAP can be expanded due to the following circumstances:

unusual enrollment growth

increased transportation costs

capital outlay projects

extraordinary special education costs

The CAP serves as a means to protect local taxpayers

Based on “CAP”, our district’s budget was permitted to grow to: $37,166,034, which includes special purpose Federal Funds

UNDERSTANDING YOUR LOCAL SCHOOL BUDGET2002 - 2003 School Year

The New Jersey Saver program helps offset the school taxes

homeowners pay on the first $45,000 of assessed value on their

homes - providing, in effect, an average discount of one-third.

Average homeowners receive $600 every year

We are proud of our many programs, events, “best

practices” and successes around the district…

Project M.O.T.I.O.N. (Moving Our Technology Into Our Neighborhoods), provides basic computer training for a

nominal fee for Galloway residents, and is free of charge to residents 55 and older.

Lessons include File Management, Microsoft Word, Excel, and E-mail and

Internet search techniques.

Galloway Township Middle School principal Annette Giaquinto is honored by the State Department of Education with the 2001 New

Jersey Principal of the Year “Award for Visionary Leadership”.

Reeds Road Elementary School was named a New Jersey Star School of Excellence by the State Department of Education

The Pre-school Inclusion Program, housed at the Smithville Elementary

School, combines disabled children with non-disabled

children to provide a comfortable classroom

environment.

We honored South Egg Harbor teacher Missy Moore at the October 21, 2002 Board of Education meeting for her selection

as Atlantic County Teacher of the Year 2002

At Arthur Rann, new playground equipment was installed thanks to the hard work of the PTA and a donation from Tropicana. On the right, Glen Eric, a former Arthur Rann student, came back to the

school to play some favorite tunes with his band.

Cologne remembered the events of September 11 with a moment of silence for our fallen heroes, and the Pledge of

Allegiance and singing of the National Anthem with the entire school. During the month of December, the staff and students

will be collecting money for “Coins from the Heart”—a donation for needy families in the school during the holidays.

Our middle school students collected over 400 cans, boxes and bags of food and over 50 turkeys to

donate to the Food Bank of South Jersey during the

month of November.

Here, Officer Huenke is surrounded by students from Mr. Evans’ class.

Officer Huenke is part of the School Resource

Officer Program at GTMS.

Students from Oceanville Kindergarten Center spent a day in October visiting, singing, and playing games with residents of

Senior Care in Galloway Township.

Students from Pomona Kindergarten Center participated in the “Harvest Festival” that the teachers

prepared. Staff members were dressed as Native Americans and Pilgrims, and treated students to stories

and songs, and taught students how to make cornbread and butter to go along with it.

Students and staff from Reeds Road Elementary School collected games, small toys, candy, food and

other “comfort items” for the troops stationed overseas. Representatives from the Red Cross picked up the donation and shipped it to the soldiers along

with letters and poems that the students had written.

Roland Rogers students were visited by a Coast

Guard helicopter in October. Pilots and rescuers answered

questions about their jobs and showed students the

equipment they use to make rescues.

Here, Dave Evans dons his “Deputy Mayor” hat to speak to Roland’s fourth grade unit about local government. This

was a culmination of the unit’s study of local, state and

federal government in the U.S.

After studying the Old West era of American History, third grade

students from Smithville Elementary School participated in “Westward Ho!”, where they could

apply what they learned. They made toys, panned for gold,

played games and heard stories about heroes of the time.

Students from South Egg Harbor signed their names to postcards stating that they were “Younger But Wiser”, and vowed to stay

drug and alcohol-free. These cards were then sent to middle school students during Red Ribbon Week (Red Ribbon Week is

part of a nation-wide program to Keep Kids Off Drugs)

A Moving School District

Galloway Township...

“Where Children & Learning Come First”