Galloway Township Public Schools

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Galloway Township Public Schools
Where Children and Learning Come First
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Photo courtesy of the U.S. Geological Survey
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.
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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

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Galloway Township Board of Education 2002-03
Mr. George Schwenger, Vice President Retired from
Bell Atlantic
Mr. Robert Criss Retired Teacher
PHOTO NOT AVAILABLE
Mr. Richard Garbutt Union
Carpenter
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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 700pm 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.
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Belief Statements

• We believe in high expectations for all students
  based on an individual students 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

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• 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

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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.

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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

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Arthur Rann Elementary School
re-opened in September 2000 Principal John
Gibson
Assistant Principal Bonnie Graves
Grades 1
- 6, 610 students
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Cologne Elementary School
built 1930 Principal Sharon Kurtz
Grades 1 - 4,
158 students
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Galloway Township Middle School built
1999 Principal Robin Moore
Assistant Principals Karen
DAvino and Fred Hair Grades 7 8, 983 students
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Oceanville Kindergarten Center re-opened
in September 2000 Principal Nancy Kreischer
162 Kindergarten
students
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Pomona Kindergarten Center built
1935 Principal Nancy Kreischer
191 Kindergarten students
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Reeds Road Elementary School built1988 Principal
William B. Zipparo, Ed.D.
Assistant Principal Melissa Wilson
Grades 1 - 6, 582 students
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Roland Rogers School Elementary School built
1991 Principal Michele Lerman
Assistant Principal
Linda Thomas
Grades 1 - 6, 566 students
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Smithville Elementary School built
1991 Principal Kathie Hathaway, Ed.D.
Assistant Principal Arthur Tubbs
Grades 1 - 6,
pre-school, 649 students
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South Egg Harbor Elementary School built
1953 Principal Sharon Kurtz
Grades 1 - 4, 74 students
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DID YOU KNOW?...

• 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.

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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.
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Actual and Estimated Populations for
Galloway Township from 1970 - 2025
Source Statistical Forecasting, Inc. March 2001
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STUDENT ENROLLMENT WATCH US GROW!

Source Statistical Forecasting, Inc. March 2001
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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
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Our school districts 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

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Elementary School Proficiency Assessment (ESPA) 20
00 2002 Language Arts Literacy
Mathematics
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Galloway Township Public Schools Grade Eight
Proficiency Assessment (GEPA) Language Arts
Literacy
Mathematics
Science
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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

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Yiddish
Urdu
Spanish
Hindi
Cantonese
Greek
French
English isnt the only language that our students
speak...
Korean
Vietnamese
Arabic
Turkish
Italian
Japanese
Gujarati
Creole
Albanian
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Staff Development

• Staff development days aligned with district
  goals and individual teacher professional
  improvement plans
• Novice Teacher Training Program
• Teacher Evaluation Review Planning Committee

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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.

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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

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Galloway General Fund Budget 37,306,034
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Understanding the Budget Process

• Curriculum and Instruction
• Personnel
• Facilities
• Transportation

THEN...
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Galloway Township School
District spends well within the state recommended
range for per pupil expenditures for
K-8 school district


















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UNDERSTANDING YOUR LOCAL SCHOOL BUDGET 2002 -
2003 School Year
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 districts budget was
permitted to grow to 37,166,034, which includes
special purpose Federal Funds
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• 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

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We are proud of our many programs, events, best
practices and successes around the district
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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.
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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.
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Reeds Road Elementary School was named a New
Jersey Star School of Excellence by the State
Department of Education
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The Pre-school Inclusion Program, housed at the
Smithville Elementary School, combines disabled
children with non-disabled children to provide a
comfortable classroom environment.
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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
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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.
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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
Hearta donation for needy families in the
school during the holidays.
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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.
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Students from Oceanville Kindergarten Center
spent a day in October visiting, singing, and
playing games with residents of Senior Care in
Galloway Township.
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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.
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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.
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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 Rolands fourth grade unit about local
government. This was a culmination of the units
study of local, state and federal government in
the U.S.
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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.
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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)
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Galloway Township...

• A Moving School District

Where Children Learning Come First