Salem City School District (New Jersey)

The Salem City School District is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in kindergarten through twelfth grade from Salem City, in Salem County, New Jersey, United States. The district is one of 31 Abbott Districts statewide. [ [http://www.nj.gov/cgi-bin/education/abbotts/abbotturls.pl?string=code&maxhits=100 Abbott Districts] , New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed March 31, 2008.]

The district participates in the Interdistrict Public School Choice Program, having been approved on November 2, 1999, as one of the first ten districts statewide to participate in the program. [ [http://www.state.nj.us/education/choice/districts/index.html Interdistrict Public School Choice Program: Approved Choice Districts] , New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed June 19, 2008.] Seats in the program for non-resident students are specified by the district and are allocated by lottery, with tuition paid for participating students by the New Jersey Department of Education. [ [http://www.state.nj.us/education/choice/genfo.htm Interdistrict Public School Choice Program: Introduction] , New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed June 19, 2008.]

chools

Schools in the district are:;Elementary School
* [http://www.salemnj.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=62&Itemid=79 John Fenwick School] for PreK-2
**Carol A. Burke-Doherty - Principal
**Denise Dersch - Vice Principal for Early Childhood;Middle School
* [http://www.salemnj.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=61&Itemid=81 Salem Middle School] for grades 3-8
**John Mulhorn - Principal
**Mary Benatti - Vice Principal
**Syeda L. Woods - Vice Principal;High School
*Salem High School for grades 9-12.
**Dr. Gregory H. Dunham - Principal
**Jonathan Price - Vice Principal

Students from Elsinboro, Lower Alloways Creek Township, Mannington Township and Quinton Township attend the district's high school for grades 9-12 as part of sending/receiving relationships. [ [http://education.state.nj.us/rc/rc06/narrative/33/4630/33-4630-050.html Salem High School 2006 School Report Card] , New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed January 27, 2008. "Salem High School is one of the oldest comprehensive high schools in the State of New Jersey. Our high school is proud to serve its students in grades 9-12 from Salem City, Elsinboro, Lower Alloways Creek, Mannington, and Quinton."]

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are: [ [http://www.salemnj.org/index.php?Itemid=64&id=35&option=com_content&task=view Salem Board of Education to Meet] , Salem City School District. Accessed August 24, 2008.]
*Dr. Patrick Michel - Superintendent of Schools
*Deborah A. Piccirillo - Business Administrator/Board Secretary

References

External links

* [http://www.salemnj.org/index.shtml Salem City School District]
*NJReportCard|33|4630|0|Salem City School District
* [http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3414550 Data for the Salem City School District] , National Center for Education Statistics