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Jamesburg Final Draft A Feasibility Study to Determine the Impact of Terminating the Sending/Receiving Relationship Between the Jamesburg and Monroe Township School Districts CONSULTING SERVICES ASSOCIATES LEONARD H. ELOVITZ, Ed.D. ROBERT L. GORDON RICHARD ROSENBERG MEL KLEIN ALAN MARKOWITZ, Ed.D. October 2011 Table of Contents Introduction Page 2 Chapter 1 Programmatic Impact Page 4 Chapter 2 Ethnicity Impact Page 17 Chapter 3 Enrollment Impact Page 21 Chapter 4 Fiscal Impact Page 26 Chapter 5 Summary & Conclusions Page 40 Appendix A Proposal Page 42 Appendix B Agreement Page 54 1 Introduction The Jamesburg Board of Education issued a request for proposals in the spring of 2011. That request sought consultant services for a feasibility study to terminate the sending-receiving relationship with the Monroe Board of Education for students in grades 9-12 who reside in Jamesburg. The submission deadline for proposals was June 23, 2011. Subsequent to that date the Jamesburg Board awarded a contract to Consulting Services Associates (CSA) to complete the study. CSA is an LLC consisting of retired superintendents of schools and other senior administrators who possess ample experience in matters relating to the governance and operation of public school districts. In the proposal CSA indicated that the following principal partners, all former superintendents, would work on this contract: • Len Elovitz • Bob Gordon • Mel Klein Also contributing to the overall effort would be CSA associate Richard Rosenberg, former New Jersey Assistant Commissioner for Finance and Deputy Commissioner of Education. The proposal (attached herein in the appendix of the report) summarized the consultants’ qualifications and experience with emphasis on projects completed in the past that focused on issues similar to those that confront the Jamesburg Board of Education. Those related projects included analyses of sending-receiving relationships (with recommendations), demographic studies, and matters relating to consolidation and/or regionalization of New Jersey School districts. CSA’s proposal also incorporated a comprehensive listing of references from current and recent clients. The proposal noted that CSA has been doing business as an entity in this state since 1998. Many of the company’s clients have contracted with CSA for “repeat business” following the completion of an initial task. Among the services to be rendered (enumerated in the attached proposal) was an analysis and impact review of the educational program that would include the Monroe Board of Education as well as one other school district that could serve as the recipient of Jamesburg’s high school students. That district would be selected by the Jamesburg Board of Education. The contract between the Jamesburg Board and CSA also allows the board to select one or more other schools to be analyzed, but at an additional cost as specified in the contract. As of early September 2011, CSA representatives had already conducted on-site meetings with senior administrators at both Jamesburg and Monroe with additional visits to be scheduled as needed. During all site visits, relevant documents were collected for later review by the consultants who also made extensive use of the information available on the websites of the two school districts and the New Jersey Department of Education (NJDOE). Data obtained from the NJDOE website were the most current available at the time that the report was completed. In all 2 matters, the administrators from both districts were extremely courteous and forthcoming in response to the questions posed by the consultants. Rationale for Study: From all indications garnered by the consultants, the long-standing relationship between Jamesburg and Monroe has been amicable and educationally productive. Monroe officials appear to be happy with the arrangement and supportive of the educational and co-curricular needs of Jamesburg adolescents who attend Monroe High School. Jamesburg’s overriding concern with the status quo has to do with the tuition costs associated with the relationship. To that end, the two school districts entered into a formal agreement signed by both parties on March 15, 2011 in which the parties memorialized the “gradual dissolution of the sending- receiving relationship” subject to the approval of the Commissioner of Education. The agreement was initiated by Jamesburg as that district has cited the fact that rising tuition costs to be paid to Monroe, coupled with additional charges for debt service associated with Monroe’s new high school (opened in September 2011) are causing extreme financial hardship to the sending district that has resulted in the severe curtailment of the curricular and co-curricular offerings for Jamesburg children in grades pre-K through 8 who are educated in their home school system. While the sending-receiving relationship between the two school systems has endured since 1979, the costs incurred by Jamesburg to send high schoolers to Monroe have escalated to the point where Dr. Gail Verona, Jamesburg’s Superintendent of Schools, declared to the consultants that, “We can no longer afford to send our kids there,” citing among other factors the recent elimination of all non-mandated co-curricular activities in grades pre-K-8 as one means of attempting to offset continuing rising fees for children of high school age. It should be noted that despite the program reductions mentioned above, State programming requirements were all met. 3 Chapter 1 Programmatic Impact In this section, the impact of the termination of the current sending/receiving relationship between Jamesburg and Monroe Township on the educational program is assessed. Jamesburg: Materials provided by Jamesburg officials reveal that this school district is designated as a district factor group (DFG) DE on a New Jersey Department of Education scale that ranges from A-J with A representing the most economically disadvantaged communities and J the wealthiest placing this Middlesex County school district below the mid-point of the range. Information provided by Jamesburg and confirmed by the NJDOE shows that the following census data are used by the department in assigning a DFG: • Percentage of each district’s population with no high school diploma • Percentage with some college education • Poverty level of the district • Unemployment rate of the district • Residents’ occupations • Residents’ income The materials supplied by Jamesburg cited the following (local) examples of other DE districts: • Sayreville • Spotswood • Woodbridge Jamesburg operates two public schools including the John F. Kennedy School for youngsters in grades pre-k through 5 and the Grace M. Breckwedel Middle School that accommodates enrollees in grades 6-8. The school district’s administrators indicated that following completion of the eighth grade in Jamesburg most of the middle school’s graduates opt to attend Monroe Township High School rather than choosing other alternatives such as the county’s technical high school or private high schools that are available in the immediate area. The SBA also indicated that some Jamesburg students who attend private parochial schools for their elementary years opt for Monroe Township High School, which adds to tuition costs. According to Jamesburg’s website the following information summarizes the educational philosophy in place at the middle school: “ Grace M. Breckwedel Middle School is one of two schools in the Jamesburg School District. Approximately 198 students attend classes in heterogeneous groups with a focus on 4 data-driven, differentiated and high-level instruction. Our highly qualified and dedicated staff provides opportunities for regular and special education students to interact in traditional and nontraditional settings with an emphasis on high achievement for all students. For the current school year, we continue to offer an Algebra 1 class for qualified 8th grade students. Board approved District Goals for this school year are: 1.To build an educational environment that will meet mandated NCLB and NJQSAC standards, challenge all students to do their personal best, and provide opportunities for every child to reach his or her potential; 2. To provide the social and emotional support to students within a safe and healthy environment to develop age appropriate social skills, integrity, and compassion for others; 3. To provide opportunities to parents, community members, and school staff to partner for the development or enhancement of home-school connections and community involvement programs.” The Jamesburg Schools also attract numerous students whose families speak Spanish as their native language. Consequently, some of the critical documents on the website are available to residents in both English and Spanish versions. While student performance on standardized tests is enumerated elsewhere in this report it is noted here that district officials reported the following results on the NJ ASK 8 for the total student population for Jamesburg’s eighth grade as follows (Spring 2010): • Language Arts/Literacy 67.6% proficient/advanced proficient • Mathematics 60.5% proficient/advanced proficient • Science 80.3 % proficient/advanced proficient The interview with school officials coupled with an analysis of the provided materials and the information revealed on the district’s website show that the Jamesburg Schools are providing middle school youngsters and their parents with the resources necessary for a smooth transition to a comprehensive high school such as the one
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