Hillside Public Schools

The Hillside Public Schools are a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade from Hillside, in Union County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.^[3]

Hillside Public Schools
Address
195 Virginia Street Hillside , Union County, New Jersey, 07205 United States
Coordinates	40.689405°N 74.222453°W / 40.689405; -74.222453
District information
Grades	PreK-12
Superintendent	A. Robert Gregory (acting)
Business administrator	David Eichenholtz
Schools	Erskine R. Glover
Students and staff
Enrollment	3,123 (as of 2018–19)[1]
Faculty	260.7 FTEs[1]
Student–teacher ratio	12.0:1[1]
Other information
District Factor Group	CD
Website	District website
Ind. Per pupil District spending Rank (*) K-12 average  %± vs. average 1A Total Spending $18,788 48 $18,891 −0.5% 1 Budgetary Cost 13,925 38 14,783 −5.8% 2 Classroom Instruction 8,026 30 8,763 −8.4% 6 Support Services 2,071 36 2,392 −13.4% 8 Administrative Cost 1,735 56 1,485 16.8% 10 Operations & Maintenance 1,852 52 1,783 3.9% 13 Extracurricular Activities 216 5 268 −19.4% 16 Median Teacher Salary 64,238 39 64,043 Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[2] *Of K-12 districts with 1,800-3,500 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=68

As of the 2018–19 school year, the district, comprising six schools, had an enrollment of 3,123 students and 260.7 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.0:1.^[1]

The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "CD", the sixth-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.^[4]

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2018–19 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics^[5]) are:^[6][7][8]

Elementary schools

• Abram P. Morris Early Childhood Center^[9] (636 students; in grades PreK-1)
  • April Lowe, principal
• Calvin Coolidge Elementary School^[10] (205; grade 2)
  • James Harden, principal
• Hurden Looker School^[11] (461; 3-4)
  • Tracey Wolff, principal
• George Washington School^[12] (488; grade 5)
  • Sharon Festante, principal

Middle school

• Walter O. Krumbiegel Middle School^[13] (452; 6-8)
  • Joyce Caine, principal

High school

• Hillside High School^[14] (842; 9-12)
  • Christine Sidwa, principal

History

Hillside High School on Liberty Avenue was originally constructed in 1940, replacing the Coe Avenue (A.P. Morris) School which became a grammar school. Additions were later added to accommodate the baby-boomers of the 1950s and 1960s. In the mid-1960s the high school held some 1,500 students.^[15]

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:^[16][17] Erskine R. Glover, superintendent^[18]

• David Eichenholtz, business administrator and board secretary^[19]

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.^[20][21][22]

References

1. District information for Hillside Public School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2020.
2. Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
3. Hillside Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, Hillside Public Schools. Accessed April 25, 2023. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades Pre-K through twelve in the Hillside Township School District. Composition: The Hillside Township School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Hillside Township."
4. NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed March 18, 2015.
5. School Data for the Hillside Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2020.
6. Schools Archived February 21, 2020, at the Wayback Machine, Hillside Public Schools. Accessed April 24, 2020.
7. School Performance Reports for the Hillsdale Public Schools, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 3, 2024.
8. New Jersey School Directory for the Hillside Public Schools, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
9. Abram P. Morris Early Childhood Center Archived February 21, 2020, at the Wayback Machine, Hillside Public Schools. Accessed April 24, 2020.
10. Calvin Coolidge Elementary School Archived February 21, 2020, at the Wayback Machine, Hillside Public Schools. Accessed April 24, 2020.
11. Hurden Looker School Archived February 24, 2020, at the Wayback Machine, Hillside Public Schools. Accessed April 24, 2020.
12. George Washington School Archived February 21, 2020, at the Wayback Machine, Hillside Public Schools. Accessed April 24, 2020.
13. Walter O. Krumbiegel Middle School Archived February 21, 2020, at the Wayback Machine, Hillside Public Schools. Accessed April 24, 2020.
14. Hillside High School Archived February 21, 2020, at the Wayback Machine, Hillside Public Schools. Accessed April 24, 2020.
15. History, Hillside Public Schools. Accessed April 25, 2023. "As both schools in the township were grammar schools, students who wished to have more than a grammar school education went to a high school in Elizabeth. Because of the growing population in 1917 a new school called Central Grammar School was built on Coe Avenue. It would later become the first high school... By 1938 the Coe Avenue School was inadequate to meet the continued needs of the community so a new high school building was completed in 1940 to accommodate sophomores, juniors and seniors."
16. Leadership, Hillside Public Schools. Accessed April 25, 2023.
17. New Jersey School Directory for Union County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
18. Superintendent's Office, Hillside Public Schools. Accessed April 25, 2023.
19. Business Administrator, Hillside Public Schools. Accessed April 25, 2023.
20. New Jersey Boards of Education by District Election Types - 2018 School Election, New Jersey Department of Education, updated February 16, 2018. Accessed January 26, 2020.
21. Annual Comprehensive Financial Report for the HillsideTownship School District, New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2022. Accessed April 1, 2024. "The Township of Hillside School District is a Type II District located in Union County, New Jersey. The District is an instrumentality of the State of New Jersey, established to function as an educational institution. The District is governed by a nine member board elected to three-year terms and is responsible for the fiscal control of the District. A superintendent is appointed by the Board and is responsible for the administrative control of the District." See "Roster of Officials" on page 14.
22. Board of Education, Hillside Public Schools. Accessed April 24, 2020. "There are nine members of the Board of Education who are elected in accordance with the provisions of the statute governing Type II school districts. Three of these nine members are elected each year for a three-year term."

External links

• Hillside Public Schools
• School Performance Reports for the Hillside Public Schools, New Jersey Department of Education
• School Data for the Hillside Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics