Cape May County Special Services School District

The Cape May County Special Services School District (CMCSSSD) is a special education public school district headquartered in Middle Township, in Cape May County, New Jersey, United States, whose schools offer educational and therapeutic services for students of elementary and high school age from across the county who have emotional of physical disabilities that cannot be addressed by their sending districts.

Cape May County Special Services District
148 Crest Haven Drive
Cape May Court House, NJ 08210
District information
GradesSpecial services (pre-K to 12)
SuperintendentPhilip J. Guenther
Business administratorLisa Mooney
Schools2
Students and staff
Enrollment267 (as of 2011-12)[1]
Faculty45.3 FTEs
Student–teacher ratio5.89:1
Other information
Websitewww.cmcspecialservices.org
Ind.Per pupilDistrict
spending		Rank
(*)		Special serv.
average		 %± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$60,9486$18,891222.6%
1Budgetary Cost55,270557,252−3.5%
2Classroom Instruction29,566532,861−10.0%
6Support Services10,779611,945−9.8%
8Administrative Cost5,35225,725−6.5%
10Operations & Maintenance9,52886,21553.3%
16Median Teacher Salary77,421677,183
Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[2]
*Of Special serv. districts with any number of students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=8

As of the 2011–12 school year, the district's two schools had an enrollment of 267 students and 45.3 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 5.89:1.[1]

Its facility has a Cape May Court House postal address but is not within the CMCH census-designated place.[3]

History

It was established in 1974.[4]

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2011-12 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[5]) are:[6]

  • Ocean Academy[7] (98 students; in grades 1–8)
  • Cape May County High School[8] (169; 9–12)
    • Annamarie Haas, principal

Previously middle school grades were organized as George E. Bailey Middle School, and the high school was Alternative High School.[9]

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:[10][11]

  • Barbara Makoski, superintendent
  • Kathleen Allen, business administrator and board secretary

References
  1. District information for Cape May County Special Services School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 16, 2014.
  2. Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
  3. "P.L. 94-171 COUNTY BLOCK MAP (2020 CENSUS): Cape May County, NJ" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. p. 23. Retrieved 2021-05-16.
  4. "ABOUT US". Cape May County Special Services School District. Retrieved 2021-05-16.
  5. School Data for the Cape May County Special Services School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 16, 2014.
  6. New Jersey School Directory for the Cape May County Special Services School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
  7. Ocean Academy Archived 2014-12-17 at the Wayback Machine, Cape May County Special Services School District. Accessed December 16, 2014.
  8. Cape May County High School Archived 2014-12-17 at the Wayback Machine, Cape May County Special Services School District. Accessed December 16, 2014.
  9. "Directions". Cape May County Special Services School District. 2000-10-28. Archived from the original on 2000-10-28. Retrieved 2021-05-16.
  10. Board Office Archived 2014-12-17 at the Wayback Machine, Cape May County Special Services School District. Accessed December 16, 2014.
  11. New Jersey School Directory for Cape May County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.

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