The East Windsor Regional School District is a comprehensive regional public

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in Mercer County,

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, which serves students in pre-kindergarten through

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from East Windsor and Hightstown Borough.''2021-2022 Mercer County Charter and Public Schools DCP&P Directory''
Mercer County, New Jersey. Accessed March 28, 2022. As of the 2020–21 school year, the district, comprised of six schools, had an enrollment of 5,123 students and 466.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.0:1.District information for East Windsor Regional School District
National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 15, 2022. The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in

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"GH", the third-highest of eight groupings. District Factor Groups organize districts statewide to allow comparison by common

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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. Public school students in

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through

s from Roosevelt Borough (a community in Monmouth County are sent to the district's schools as part of a

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with the

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Awards and recognition

Fourteen EWRSD teachers were selected to participate in

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's "Teachers as Scholars" Program (TAS) for the 2005–2006 school year. Started at

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in 1996 and brought to Princeton in 2000, the TAS program offers a variety of seminars and workshops for school district teachers in a university setting, taught by the faculty and staff of Princeton University.

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2020–21 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics) are: ;Elementary schools *Walter C. Black Elementary School with 491 students in grades K-2 **Heather Gladkowski, principal *Ethel McKnight Elementary School with 539 students in grades K-2 **Nicole Foulks, principal *Perry L. Drew Elementary School with 567 students in grades 3-5 **Robert Dias, principal *Grace N. Rogers Elementary School with 561 students in grades PreK / 3-5 **Lori Emmerson, principal ;Middle school *Melvin H. Kreps Middle School with 1,237 students in grades 6-8 **Samantha Felicetta, principal ;High school *

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with 1,658 students in grades 9-12 **Dennis M. Vinson Jr., principal

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are: *Mark Daniels, superintendent *Paul Todd, business administrator and board secretary

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. The seats on the board of education are allocated based on the population of the constituent municipalities, with seven seats assigned to East Windsor and two to Hightstown.East Windsor Board of Education District Policy 0141 - Board Member Number and Term
East Windsor Regional School District. Accessed March 28, 2022. "The Board of Education shall consist of nine members; seven from East Windsor Township and two from the Borough of Hightstown."

References

External links

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School Data for the East Windsor Regional School District
National Center for Education Statistics {{Authority control East Windsor, New Jersey Education in Monmouth County, New Jersey Hightstown, New Jersey School districts in Mercer County, New Jersey New Jersey District Factor Group GH