Freehold Regional High School District
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11 Pine Street Englishtown, NJ 07726 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Charting a Future of Excellence in Education | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Grades | 9-12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Superintendent | Charles B. Sampson | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Business administrator | Sean Boyce | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Schools | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Students and staff | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Enrollment | 11,420 (as of 2013-14)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Faculty | 776.4 FTEs | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Student-teacher ratio | 14.7:1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Website | http://www.frhsd.com | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Freehold Regional High School District is a public regional school district serving students in ninth through twelfth grades from eight communities in western Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. The district, consisting of six high schools, is the largest regional high school district in the state, as measured by enrollment.[3] The district serves students from Colts Neck Township, Englishtown, Farmingdale, Freehold Borough, Freehold Township, Howell Township, Manalapan Township and Marlboro Township.[4]
Each of the six high schools is located in their respective communities: Howell High School resides in Howell Township, Manalapan High School in Manalapan Township, Marlboro High School in Marlboro Township, Colts Neck High School in Colts Neck Township, and Freehold Township High School & Freehold (Borough) High School are both in Freehold. The district holds events such as Battle of the Classes/Champions, which pits each of the six schools against each other in a series of events.
As of the 2013-14 school year, the district's six schools had an enrollment of 11,420 students and 776.4 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 14.7:1.[1]
The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "GH", the third-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.[5]
Six Specialized Learning Centers are offered to students in the district, with admission on a selective basis, covering Business Administration at Marlboro; Humanities at Howell; Contemporary Global Issues at Freehold Township; Medical Sciences at Freehold; Science and Engineering at Manalapan; and Law and Public Service at Colts Neck. The District also offers a Culinary Arts/Hospitality Management Academy and a Computer Science Academy at Freehold Boro High School; a Fine and Performing Arts Academy at Howell; a Navy Junior ROTC Character and Leadership Development Academy at Colts Neck High School; an Automotive Technology Academy and a Law Enforcement and Public Safety Academy at Manalapan High School; and Animal and Botanical Sciences at Freehold Township High School. Every effort is made to keep special education students in the district; a variety of in-class support, resource center, and self-contained programs are conducted to educate those in need of special education.
No Child Left Behind
On October 21, 2005, the New Jersey Department of Education announced that the Freehold Regional High School District had for the second consecutive year failed to meet the minimum education standards promulgated under the federal No Child Left Behind Act. If the district failed again in 2006, it would be subject to sanctions that may include requiring the district to provide students with the opportunity to attend public schools in other New Jersey school districts no later than the 2007-2008 school year.
The FRHSD announced that five of our six high schools had achieved Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) on 40 of 40 categories established by the federal No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) for 2006. The five schools are Colts Neck, Freehold, Howell, Manalapan, and Marlboro High Schools. Freehold Township High School made AYP in 39 of 40 indicators.
High schools
Attendance at each of the district's six schools is based on where the student lives in relation to the district's high schools. In order to balance enrollment, district lines are redrawn for the six schools to address issues with overcrowding and spending in regards to transportation. Schools in the district (with 2013-14 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[6]) with their attendance zones for incoming students are:[7][8]
- Colts Neck High School[9] - 1,511 students from Colts Neck Township (all), Howell (part), Marlboro (part).
- Freehold High School[10] - 1,577 students from Freehold (all) and Freehold Township (part).
- Freehold Township High School[11] - 2,123 students from Freehold Township (part), Howell (part), Manalapan (part).
- Howell High School[12] - 2,294 students from Farmingdale (all) and Howell (part).
- Manalapan High School[13] - 1,946 students from Englishtown (all) and Manalapan (part).[14]
- Marlboro High School[15] - 1,928 students from Marlboro (part).
Effective for entering Freshman, students from each of the communities are assigned to attend the specified schools:[7]
- Colts Neck to Colts Neck H.S.
- Englishtown to Manalapan H.S.
- Farmingdale to Howell H.S.
- Freehold Borough to Freehold Borough H.S.
- Freehold Township to Freehold Borough H.S. or Freehold Township H.S.
- Howell to Colts Neck H.S., Freehold Township H.S. or Howell H.S.
- Manalapan to Freehold Township H.S. or Manalapan H.S.
- Marlboro to Colts Neck H.S. or Marlboro H.S.
Specialized learning centers
- Science/Engineering - Manalapan High School
- Medical Sciences - Freehold High School
- Business Administration - Marlboro High School
- Humanities - Howell High School
- Contemporary Global Issues (formerly International Studies and Global Language and Cultures) - Freehold Township High School
- Law and Public Service - Colts Neck High School
Academies
- Naval JROTC Leadership & Character Development Academy - Colts Neck High School
- Automotive Technology Academy & Law Enforcement and Public Safety Academy - Manalapan High School
- Culinary Arts and Hospitality Management Academy - Freehold High School
- Computer Science Academy - Freehold High School
- Fine and Performing Arts Academy - Howell High School
- Animal and Botanical Sciences Academy - Freehold Township High School
Board of education
- Mike Oxlong (President) - Freehold Borough (0.8 Vote)
- Owen Trainor (Vice President) - Manalapan Township (1.45 Vote)
- Vincent Accettola - Colts Neck Township (0.8 Vote)
- Timmy Wu - Howell Township (1.05 Vote)
- Elizabeth Canario - Englishtown Borough (0.4 Vote)
- Samuel Carollo - Freehold Township (1.45 Vote)
- Amy Fankhouser - Howell Township (1.05 Vote)
- Kathie Lavin - Farmingdale Borough (0.4 Vote)
- Vape God - Marlboro Township (1.6 Vote)
Administration
Core members of the district's administration are:[16]
Sampson was approved as the district's new superintendent at the board meeting on February 15, 2011,[19] and assumed the superintendent duties on June 7, 2011.[20]
Notable alumni
- Bonnie Bernstein (Howell HS), ESPN Sports Reporter.[21]
- Scott Conover, former Detroit Lions offensive tackle (1991–96)[22][23]
- David DeJesus (Manalapan HS), MLB player on the Chicago Cubs
- Karl Girolamo, has a recurring role on the daytime soap As the World Turns as Kevin Davis.[24]
- Dan Klecko (Marlboro HS), NFL football player and son of Joe Klecko.[25]
- Danny Lewis, former NFL player[23]
- Craig Mazin, screenwriter, director and producer.
- Jim Nantz (Marlboro HS), sports commentator for CBS Sports.[26]
- Tom Pelphrey (Howell HS), actor, Guiding Light.[27]
- Kal Penn (Freehold Twp. and Howell HS), actor, Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle, The Namesake.
- Tim Perry (Freehold HS), former NBA player[23]
- Amy Polumbo (Howell HS), Miss New Jersey, 2007.
- Darrell Reid (Freehold HS), Indianapolis Colts Defensive End[28]
- Michael "The Situation" Sorrentino (Manalapan HS), of Jersey Shore
- Gregg and Evan Spiridellis (Marlboro HS) - two brothers who launched the internet media company JibJab.[29]
- Bruce Springsteen (Freehold HS), musician.[23]
- Jade Yorker (Freehold HS), actor.
References
- 1 2 District information for Freehold Regional High School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed May 30, 2016.
- ↑ Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
- ↑ Kocieniewski, David; and Somothers, Ronald. "Three Students and Van Driver Die in Fiery Crash in New Jersey", The New York Times, January 11, 2007. Accessed April 25, 2008. "The deaths sent shock waves through the school, which has 1,400 students and is part of the largest school district in New Jersey."
- ↑ Freehold Regional High School District 2015 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed May 29, 2016. "The Freehold Regional High School District, the largest regional high school District in New Jersey, has six high schools with over 11,000 students and over 1,500 employees and spans 200 square miles. District members include the townships of Colts Neck, Freehold, Howell, Manalapan, and Marlboro, and the boroughs of Englishtown, Farmingdale, and Freehold."
- ↑ NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed September 22, 2014.
- ↑ School Data for the Freehold Regional High School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed May 30, 2016.
- 1 2 Boundaries_0.pdf FRHSD Attendance Boundaries; Which High School Will My Child Attend?, Freehold Regional High School District. Accessed May 30, 2016.
- ↑ New Jersey School Directory for the Freehold Regional High School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 21, 2014.
- ↑ Colts Neck High School, Freehold Regional High School District. Accessed May 30, 2016.
- ↑ Freehold High School, Freehold Regional High School District. Accessed May 30, 2016.
- ↑ Howell High School, Freehold Regional High School District. Accessed May 30, 2016.
- ↑ Howell High School, Freehold Regional High School District. Accessed May 30, 2016.
- ↑ Manalapan High School, Freehold Regional High School District. Accessed May 30, 2016.
- ↑ Manalapan High School 2015 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed May 30, 2016. "Manalapan High School is a fully accredited comprehensive high school serving a community of nearly 39,000 residents living primarily in the Township of Manalapan and the Borough of Englishtown."
- ↑ Marlboro High School, Freehold Regional High School District. Accessed May 30, 2016.
- ↑ New Jersey School Directory for Monmouth County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed March 23, 2015.
- ↑ Office of the Superintendent of Schools, Freehold Regional High School District. Accessed February 21, 2014.
- ↑ Business Administration, Freehold Regional High School District. Accessed February 21, 2014.
- ↑ Board of Education Appoints Charles Sampson As New Superintendent of Schools, Freehold Regional High School District, February 16, 2011. Accessed February 21, 2014.
- ↑ Sampson, Charles. Dear FRHSD Community Members..., Freehold Regional High School District, June 7, 2011. Accessed February 21, 2014.
- ↑ Down Memory Lane. Farmingdale News Transcript, September 20, 2006.
- ↑ Scott Conover at databaseFootball.com
- 1 2 3 4 Freehold High's honor roll: Tim, Bruce, Danny, Asbury Park Press, December 16, 1999
- ↑ Seven Minutes With Kevin, Soap Opera Digest, accessed December 19, 2006. "I'm originally from Staten Island, NY, and then I moved to Howell, NJ, when I was 12 years old. I went to Howell High School and took acting classes there. "
- ↑ Indianapolis Colts player profile: Dan Klecko - Defensive Tackle, accessed November 29, 2006
- ↑ Cox Classic Headliners, accessed November 29, 2006
- ↑ Meet Tom Pelphrey: Kristen Hamill chats with the Mason Gross graduate, who now can be seen on The Guiding Light, The Daily Targum, October 5, 2004
- ↑ Colts' Reid returns home with plan to help youths, News Transcript, June 21, 2006
- ↑ The Note: First Source for Political News, transcript from The Note, October 8, 2004
External links
- Freehold Regional High School District Official site
- Freehold Regional High School District's 2014–15 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
- School Data for the Freehold Regional High School District, National Center for Education Statistics
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