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A FEASIBILITY STUDY ON THE TERMINATIONOF THE SENDING-RECEIVING AGREEMENT BETWEENTHEMERCHANTVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICTAND THEPENNSAUKEN PUBLIC SCHOOLSBYSTATISTICAL FORECASTING LLCHERB JOHNSONANDJAMES L. KIRTLAND CPA
OH
JANUARY 2012
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Acknowledgements..........................................................................................4I. Introduction ………….......................................................................................5II. Educational Profiles..........................................................................................7A.Community Descriptions .........................................................................71. Merchantville Borough ...............................................................72. Pennsauken Township....................................................................83. Haddon Heights Borough...............................................................94. Lawnside Borough .........................................................................105. Barrington Borough ......................................................................11B. Selected Demographic Characteristics ...................................................121. Merchantville Borough ...............................................................122. Pennsauken Township....................................................................133. Haddon Heights Borough...............................................................134. Lawnside Borough .........................................................................145. Barrington Borough ......................................................................15C. Explanation of the Cohort-Survival Ratio Method ..................................17D. Historical Enrollment Growth .................................................................181. Merchantville School District .....................................................182. Pennsauken Public Schools ...........................................................183. Haddon Heights School District ...................................................214. Lawnside School District ...............................................................215. Barrington School District .............................................................21E. Birth Data ..........................................................................................25F. Effects of Housing Growth ......................................................................261. Merchantville Borough ...............................................................262. Pennsauken Township....................................................................273. Haddon Heights Borough...............................................................284. Lawnside Borough ........................................................................295. Barrington Borough ......................................................................29G.Enrollment Projections.............................................................................301. Merchantville School District .....................................................322. Pennsauken Public Schools............................................................343. Haddon Heights School District ...................................................354. Lawnside School District ...............................................................365. Barrington School District .............................................................36H.Capacity Analysis ...................................................................................37III. Educational Impact..........................................................................................38A. Introduction..........................................................................................38B. Merchantville ..........................................................................................391.Overview of the Merchantville School District ............................39C.Pennsauken..........................................................................................401.Overview of the Pennsauken Public Schools ................................402.Pennsauken High School .............................................................40D.Haddon Heights........................................................................................411.Overview of the Haddon Heights School District .........................412.Haddon Heights Junior/Senior High School .................................42E.Haddon Heights Sending-Receiving Relationships ................................431.Barrington .....................................................................................432.Lawnside ......................................................................................43
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F.Comparison of New Jersey Assessments and Adequate YearlyProgress Indicators ..................................................................................441.Background....................................................................................44G.Comparison of New Jersey Assessments of Skills and KnowledgeData for Grades Six-Eight .......................................................................45H. High School Proficiency Assessment Comparisons.................................56I.No Child Left Behind Adequate Yearly Progress Data ...........................60J. Facilities..........................................................................................61K. Class Size..........................................................................................61L. Scholastic Aptitude Test and Advanced Placement Class Data ............651. Advanced Placement Course Information ....................................65M.Attendance, Dropout, and Graduation Rates ...........................................66 N. Violence and Vandalism ..........................................................................66O.Collaborative Assessment and Planning for Achievement (CAPA)Information..........................................................................................68P.Educational Synopsis .............................................................................70Q.Transition Plan ........................................................................................72IV. Racial Impact ..........................................................................................73A.Merchantville School District Enrollments by Race ...............................731. Merchantville School ..................................................................732. Merchantville Students Sent to Pennsauken High School..............73a) White Enrollment.................................................................73 b) Minority Enrollment ............................................................73B.Pennsauken Public Schools Enrollments by Race ...................................761. District Totals: PK-12 .................................................................762. District Totals: PK-8 ...................................................................783. Pennsauken High School ..............................................................85a) White Enrollment.................................................................85 b) Minority Enrollment ............................................................85c) Pennsauken High School Without Merchantville Students .87C.Haddon Heights School District Enrollments by Race ...........................881. District Totals .............................................................................882. Haddon Heights Junior/Senior High School ...............................913. Haddon Heights High School .....................................................91a) White Enrollment.................................................................91 b) Minority Enrollment ............................................................91c) Haddon Heights High School With Merchantville Students93D.RacialSummary ......................................................................................94V. Financial Impact..........................................................................................96A. Introduction ..........................................................................................96B. Methodology ..........................................................................................97C. Key Assumptions ....................................................................................98D. Results of the Financial Analysis ...........................................................991. Borough of Merchantville with Haddon Heights Send-Receive....1012. Township of Pennsauken Without Merchantville Students ..........1013. Borough of Haddon Heights with Merchantville Send-Receive ...1014. Boroughs of Barrington and Lawnside .........................................1025. Phase in Approach ........................................................................102E. Summary of Fiscal Advantages and Disadvantages ...............................102VI. Conclusion ..........................................................................................103VII. Appendices..........................................................................................104
Sections
« prev | next »- Acknowledgements
- II.EDUCATIONAL PROFILES
- A.Community Descriptions
- 2. Pennsauken Township
- 3. Haddon Heights Borough
- 4. Lawnside Borough
- 5. Barrington Borough
- C.Explanation of the Cohort-Survival Ratio Method
- D.Historical Enrollment Growth
- 1. Merchantville School District
- 2. Pennsauken Public Schools
- 3. Haddon Heights School District
- 4. Lawnside School District
- 5. Barrington School District
- E.Birth Data
- F.Effects of Housing Growth
- 1. Merchantville Borough
- G.Enrollment Projections
- H.Capacity Analysis
- Capacity Analysis
- III.EDUCATIONAL IMPACT
- A. Introduction
- B. Merchantville
- 1. Overview of the Merchantville School District
- C. Pennsauken
- 1. Overview of the Pennsauken Public Schools
- 2. Pennsauken High School
- D. Haddon Heights
- 1. Overview of the Haddon Heights School District
- 2. Haddon Heights Junior/Senior High School
- E. Haddon Heights Sending-Receiving Relationships
- 1. Barrington
- 2. Lawnside
- 1. Background
- H.High School Proficiency Assessment Comparisons
- I. No Child Left Behind Adequate Yearly Progress Data
- J. Facilities
- K.Class Size
- L. Scholastic Aptitude Test and Advanced Placement Class Data
- 1. Advanced Placement Course Information
- Advanced Placement Course Information
- M. Attendance, Dropout, and Graduation Rates
- Attendance, Dropout and Graduation Rates
- N. Violence and Vandalism
- P.Educational Synopsis
- Q. Transition Plan
- A.Merchantville School DistrictEnrollments by Race
- 1. Merchantville School
- 2. Merchantville Students Sent to Pennsauken High School
- a) White Enrollment
- b) Minority Enrollment
- B.Pennsauken Public Schools Enrollment by Race
- 1. District Totals: PK-12
- 2. District Totals: PK-8
- 3. Pennsauken High School
- c) Pennsauken High School Without Merchantville Students
- C.Haddon Heights School District Enrollments by Race
- 1. District Totals
- 2. Haddon Heights Junior/Senior High School
- 3. Haddon Heights High School
- c) Haddon Heights High School With Merchantville Students
- D.Racial Summary
- V.FINANCIAL IMPACT
- A.Introduction
- C.Key Assumptions
- 1. Borough of Merchantvillewith Haddon Heights Send-Receive
- 2. Township of Pennsauken without Merchantville Students
- 3. Borough of Haddon Heights with MerchantvilleSend-Receive
- 4. Boroughs of Barrington and Lawnside
- 5. Phase in Approach
- E.Summary Of Fiscal Advantages And Disadvantages
- VI. CONCLUSION
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