Keansburg School District

School district in Monmouth County, New Jersey, US

Keansburg School District

Address

100 Palmer Place

Keansburg

, Monmouth County, New Jersey, 07734
United States
Coordinates| 40°26′14″N 74°07′45″W﻿ / ﻿40.43722°N 74.129132°W﻿ / 40.43722; -74.129132
District information
Grades| PreK-12
Superintendent| Kathleen O’Hare
Business administrator| Lindsey Case
Schools| 4
Affiliation(s)| Former Abbott district
Students and staff
Enrollment| 1,565 (as of 2023-24)[1]
Faculty| 130.2 FTEs[1]
Student–teacher ratio| 12.02:1[1]
Other information
District Factor Group| A
Website| www.keansburg.k12.nj.us
| Ind. | Per pupil | District
spending | Rank
(*) | K-12
average | %± vs.
average

|
|
|
|
|

1A| Total Spending| $30,485| 49| $18,891| 61.4%
1| Budgetary Cost| 19,771| 48| 14,783| 33.7%
2| Classroom Instruction| 11,360| 48| 8,763| 29.6%
6| Support Services| 4,289| 49| 2,392| 79.3%
8| Administrative Cost| 1,494| 12| 1,485| 0.6%
10| Operations & Maintenance| 2,032| 43| 1,783| 14.0%
13| Extracurricular Activities| 544| 36| 268| 103.0%
16| Median Teacher Salary| 57,400| 16| 64,043
Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[2]
*Of K-12 districts with up to 1,800 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=49

Keansburg School District is a public school district based in Keansburg, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, serving students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade.[3] The district is one of 31 former Abbott districts statewide that were established pursuant to the decision by the New Jersey Supreme Court in Abbott v. Burke[4] which are now referred to as "SDA Districts" based on the requirement for the state to cover all costs for school building and renovation projects in these districts under the supervision of the New Jersey Schools Development Authority.[5][6]

As of the 2023-24 school year, the district, comprising four schools, had an enrollment of 1,565 students and 130.2 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.02:1.[1]

The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "A", the lowest 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.[7]

## Controversy

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In May 2008, Governor Jon Corzine attempted to reduce a $740,000 retirement payout to outgoing superintendent Barbara Trzeszkowski. The package included nearly $185,000 for some 250 unused sick and vacation days, plus $556,290 in severance pay. The severance package, negotiated in a 2003 contract, awarded Trzeszkowski a payout calculated by multiplying her monthly salary by the 38 years she worked in the Keansburg district. The $740,000 amount, to be paid over a five-year period, would be paid out on top of Trzeszkowski's estimated $120,000 annual pension.[8]

## Schools

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Schools in the district (with 2023–24 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[9]) are:[10][11][12]

Primary schools

* Keansburg Early Learning Center[13] with 161 students in grade PreK
* Anne Hazeldine, Principal[14]
* Joseph C. Caruso School[15] with 638 students in grades K-4.
* Elyse McMahon, Principal[14]
* Joseph R. Bolger Middle School[16] with 347 students in grades 6-8
* Joseph Larocca, Principal[14]

High school

* Keansburg High School[17] with 385 students in grades 9-12
* Sean Brophy, Principal[14]

## Administration

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Core members of the district's administration are:[14][18]

* Kathleen O’Hare, superintendent[19]
* Lindsey Case, business administrator and board secretary[20]

## Board of education

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The district's board of education, composed 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.[21][22][23]

2024-2025 Board of Education members:[24]

* Christopher J. Hoff, President
* Michael Mankowski, Vice President
* Matthew C. Kitchen
* Brooke Clayton
* Kenneth Cook
* Judy Ferraro
* Kim Kelaher-Moran
* Patricia Frizell
* Catherine Ryan

## References

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1. ^ a b c d District information for Keansburg School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 13, 2025.
2. ^ Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
3. ^ Keansburg Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, Keansburg School District. Accessed May 15, 2020. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades Pre-Kindergarten through twelve in the Keansburg School District. Composition: The Keansburg School District comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Keansburg."
4. ^ What We Do: History, New Jersey Schools Development Authority. Accessed March 1, 2022. "In 1998, the New Jersey Supreme Court ruled in the Abbott v. Burke case that the State must provide 100 percent funding for all school renovation and construction projects in special-needs school districts. According to the Court, aging, unsafe and overcrowded buildings prevented children from receiving the "thorough and efficient" education required under the New Jersey Constitution.... Full funding for approved projects was authorized for the 31 special-needs districts, known as 'Abbott Districts'."
5. ^ What We Do, New Jersey Schools Development Authority. Accessed March 1, 2022.
6. ^ SDA Districts, New Jersey Schools Development Authority. Accessed March 1, 2022.
7. ^ NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed March 18, 2015.
8. ^ McNichol, Dunstan. "Corzine seeks to trim $740K deal for Keansburg schools chief", The Star-Ledger, May 22, 2008. Accessed July 21, 2008.
9. ^ School Data for the Keansburg School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 13, 2025.
10. ^ County School List H-K, Monmouth County, New Jersey. Accessed March 1, 2024.
11. ^ School Performance Reports for the Keansburg School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 3, 2024.
12. ^ New Jersey School Directory for the Keansburg School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
13. ^ Keansburg Early Learning Center Accessed April 13, 2025.
14. ^ a b c d e Chain of Command, Keansburg School District. Accessed April 27, 2023.
15. ^ Joseph C. Caruso School Keansburg School District. Accessed April 13 2025.
16. ^ Joseph R. Bolger Middle School Keansburg School District. Accessed May 15, 2020.
17. ^ Keansburg High School Keansburg School District. Accessed May 15, 2020.
18. ^ New Jersey School Directory for Monmouth County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
19. ^ Office of the Superintendent, Keansburg School District. Accessed April 27, 2023.
20. ^ Business Office, Keansburg School District. Accessed April 27, 2023.
21. ^ 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.
22. ^ Annual Comprehensive Financial Report of the Keansburg School District, New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2023. Accessed April 14, 2024. "The School District is a Type II district located in the County of Monmouth, State of New Jersey. As a Type II district, the School District functions independently through a Board of Education. The Board is comprised of nine members appointed to three-year terms. These terms are staggered so that three members’ terms expire each year. The District provides a full range of educational services appropriate to grades levels Preschool through 12th grade." See "Roster of Officials" on page 18.
23. ^ Active Board Members, Keansburg School District. Accessed May 15, 2020.
24. ^ Active Board Members, Keansburg School District. Accessed April 13, 2025.

## External links

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* Keansburg School District
* School Performance Reports for the Keansburg School District, New Jersey Department of Education
* School Data for the Keansburg School District, National Center for Education Statistics

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* Jersey City
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