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FUNDING FOR THE FUTURE
Because where we educate our students is as important as how we educate them.
WE are the Cherry Hill Public Schools.
TABLE OF CONTENTS Contents A Message from the Superintendent ____________________________________________________________________ 1 Who WE Are ______________________________________________________________________________________________ 2 Points of Pride ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 3 Our Challenges____________________________________________________________________________________________ 8 Budget Fast Facts _________________________________________________________________________________________ 9 Our Critical Needs ______________________________________________________________________________________ 10 Cherry Hill Board of Education 2019 Cherry Hill Public Schools Administration Mr. Eric Goodwin, President Dr. Joseph Meloche, Superintendent Mrs. Lisa Saidel, Vice President Mrs. Lynn Shugars, Assistant Superintendent/Business Mrs. Carol Matlack Dr. Justin Smith, Assistant Superintendent/K-12 Mrs. Laurie Neary Dr. Farrah Mahan, Director of Curriculum Mr. David Rossi Mrs. LaCoyya Weathington, Director of Pupil Services Mrs. Jane Scarpellino Ms. Nancy Adrian, Director of Human Resources Mrs. Ruth Schultz Mr. Anthony Saporito, Director of Security Mrs. Sally Tong Mrs. Barbara Wilson, Public Information Officer Dr. Edward Wang
CHERRY HILL PUBLIC SCHOOLS 2019 To Our Stakeholders The Cherry Hill Public School District is a wonderfully diverse community of families who send talented and curious children to our classrooms every day. We employ a talented and dedicated group of professionals and support staff members who choose to focus their careers on student success, as they nurture an inclusive environment where all children belong. The Cherry Hill Public School District includes more than 350 acres of land and more than 1.7 million square feet of building space. As the primary source of formalized education for members of the community, and one of the largest community employers, the district is central to the township of Cherry Hill and its identity. Following the defeat of the 2018 Bond Referendum, we are redefining the path and the direction of the Bond. Our mission has not changed. Critical work – safety & security, infrastructure, and ongoing and preventative maintenance – must be completed in our schools. The safety and security of our children and staff is paramount and the needs of our schools are real and pressing. We are seeking community input as we craft a new bond for future consideration. We also are seeking assistance from our legislators and the New Jersey Department of Education. We believe they, like us, are committed to the safety and education of our children. We look forward to the results of a true collaboration. Sincerely, Joseph Meloche, Ed.D. Joseph N. Meloche, Ed.D. Superintendent, Cherry Hill Public Schools April 30, 2019 1|Pa g e
CHERRY HILL PUBLIC SCHOOLS 2019
Who WE Are
Our Employees
Diverse Student Needs
The Cherry Hill School District is one of the largest Students eligible for special education services
employers in the region. (includes speech-only services): 18%
Total number of employees: 1,651.4
Our Indicators of Success
Teachers and other certificated staff: 1,009.3
Percentage of 2018 grads continuing their
Total number of Administrators: 48
education: 94%
Educational Assistants: 331
Beginning teacher salary: $50,000 2018 Average SAT Score
Average teacher salary: $77,676 District: Critical Reading, 525; Math, 545;
Number of teacher workdays: 187 Writing, 524
State: Critical Reading, 500; Math, 521;
Our Students Writing, 499
Cherry Hill is the 11th largest public school district Class of 2018 Student dropout rate: 1%
in the state.
AP courses offered: 24
Enrollments
Total number of students, March 2019: 10,995 National Merit Recognition (Class of 2018):
Pre K-5: 4,697 Semifinalists: 6
6-8: 2,611
9-12: 3,538 National Merit Commended Students: 25
Out-of-district placements: 149 National District of Character 2018
Approximate number of families: 6,650
National Schools of Character: Bret Harte
Ethnic Distribution of Students Elementary School (2018); Joseph D. Sharp
White: 58% Elementary School (2018); A. Russell Knight
Asian: 18% Elementary School (2017); Clara Barton
Hispanic: 12% Elementary School (2016); Carusi Middle School
African American: 8% (2011 & 2016);Thomas Paine Elementary School
Two or More Races: 4% (2015); Cherry Hill Alternative High School
(2014); Beck Middle School (2013); Stockton
Cultural Diversity Elementary School (2012 & 2017); Rosa Middle
Native languages spoken by CHPS students: 72 School (2008 & 2017)
Number of bilingual students: 2,274
Number of ELL students: 383 10 schools are Sustainable Jersey for Schools
Certified in recognition of their efforts toward
Socioeconomic Diversity sustainability – 9 schools certified at Bronze
Students eligible for free or reduced lunch: 20% Level; 1 school (Bret Harte Elementary) certified
at Silver Level.
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CHERRY HILL PUBLIC SCHOOLS 2019 Points of Pride WE are not only Cherry Hill High School West and Cherry Hill High School East, but an Early Childhood Center, 12 elementary schools, three middle schools and an alternative high school – WE are a 2018 National District of Character, with all 19 of our schools demonstrably devoted to the three pillars of Character Education: Respect, Responsibility, and Citizenship. We continue to strive for excellence as a District, guided by our mission statement: We shall provide all children with an education that develops open-minded thinkers with the strong academic and interpersonal skills to thrive in an ever-changing world and make it a better place for all. 3|Pa g e
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At James Johnson Elementary:
Points of Pride Multiple parent information nights for
our ESL parents
At Clara Barton Elementary School:
Multi-week English course for parents to
Family STEM Night learn English taught by our ESL teachers
Reading, math and ELL after school clubs (afternoon and evening).
Multicultural Night
At Joyce Kilmer Elementary School:
At Horace Mann Elementary School:
Black History Month
“Eagle Eye” positive behavioral support Women’s History Month
program The 11th Annual Alex’s Lemonade Stand
At Kingston Elementary School:
Literacy Night
Science Fair and Expo
At A. Russell Knight Elementary School:
African American Read-in Chain
Red Nose Day
Donations to the Cherry Hill Food Pantry
Book Drive
At the Barclay Early Childhood Center:
MLK Day of Service
JDRF Walk
Autism Awareness Day Celebration
At J.F. Cooper Elementary School:
Math Mania Club
Wasteless Wednesdays
The Great Kindness challenge
At Bret Harte Elementary:
Parent Math Homework Nights
STEM Night for grades 3-5
Science Fair for grades K-5
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At Thomas Paine Elementary School:
One Book One School Night
Tiger Family Teams
At Joseph D. Sharp Elementary School:
Patriot’s Day Assembly
Annual School Beautification Day
Our Character Attitude Assemblies
At Richard Stockton Elementary School:
iReady, targeting the students’
individualized levels in Math and in At Henry C. Beck Middle School:
Language Arts. Perennial Math Tournament at Rowan
School Leadership Council. University
Family STEM Night
Kindness Challenge
At John A. Carusi Middle School:
Mathcounts
Word Ninjas: ALL students recognized by
leaving notes on lockers, painting sayings
on walls, and creatively adding
inspiration with floor tape
Challenges Achievement Teamwork
Carusi Homeroom (CATCH) program.
At Rosa International Middle School:
Math Counts Team – South Jersey
At Woodcrest Elementary School: winners
Science Day National History Day teams
Visits from Cherry Hill High School East’s Partnership with Penn Museum of
National Science Honor Society Archaeology
Great Kindness
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At The Alternative High School:
Formation of a Student Council
Courtyard vegetable garden, with more
than 400 pounds of produce donated in
person by our students to the Cherry Hill
Food Pantry
At Cherry Hill High School West:
Internship program at the Virtua facilities
in Marlton
Research in Science students won
multiple awards and Coriell and DelVal
Science Fairs
Wrestling Team won Division Title. New
contingent of girls on the team received
At Cherry Hill High School East: local positive press
Eastside school newspaper, received DECA success
Most Outstanding High School Baseball Team undefeated, ranked 4th in
Newspaper in America by the American state
Scholastic Press Association for the
second year in a row At the District Level:
All-girls VEX Robotics Team won the Our commitment to Student Voice
State Championship and qualified for the Town Hall Meetings with Dr. Meloche and
World Championship student groups at each of our middle and
Boys Swim Team won State high schools, three times a year.
Championship Young Alumni Board
A Capella vocal group, Stay Tuned, gained “Online Lunch with the Superintendent,” a
local and national accolades as video of live streaming broadcast with Dr.
their rendition of the song “Shallow” Meloche, including community Q&A.
went viral on social media “Minute with Dr. Meloche” series, with
Noche Latina
one-minute or less videos in which Dr.
Multicultural Day
Meloche offers an update of news around
the District. Posted on social media
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CHERRY HILL PUBLIC SCHOOLS 2019 Our Challenges The beloved original late-1950s configuration of our District, with an elementary school in nearly every neighborhood, relatively small middle schools (now numbering 3 instead of the original 2), and two moderately sized high schools (the newer one, Cherry Hill High School East, having been built in 1970) is appealing in its ability to foster a “family” feeling at each school. Operating 19 buildings devoted to instruction – 12 elementary buildings, 3 middle schools, two comprehensive high schools, our Early Childhood Center for pre-K, and our Alternative High School program housed in the Malberg Administration Building – also creates undeniable challenges. Chief among our challenges over roughly two decades has been providing our students with a physical environment equal to the excellent education our staff delivers, while we have received only a fraction of the $29 million in state funding per year to which we are entitled under the SFRA. With help from our legislators and the community members who comprise the Fair Funding for Cherry Hill Schools Committee, we are making progress toward our designated funding. However, we will never recover the $150 million we have been shortchanged. The gradual increases to bring us to full funding annually are: 2020-21: $20,725,186 2022-23: $24,737,586 2024-25: $29,348,895 2021-22: $22,648,174 2023-24: $26,951,816 7|Pa g e
CHERRY HILL PUBLIC SCHOOLS 2019
Our Challenges
We have had to make difficult choices regarding spending, year after year. Our spending reflects our
commitment to attracting and maintaining outstanding educators. Seventy-two percent of our budget is
dedicated to District salaries and benefits.
Meanwhile, our 19 instructional buildings, built in the following years, continued to age:
School Year Built School Year Built
Barclay Early Childhood Center 1959 Thomas Paine Elementary 1968
Clara Barton Elementary 1965 Joseph D. Sharp Elementary 1964
J.F. Cooper Elementary 1970 Stockton Elementary 1970
Bret Harte Elementary 1967 Woodcrest Elementary 1958
James Johnson Elementary 1966 Henry C. Beck Middle School 1970
Joyce Kilmer Elementary 1968 John A. Carusi Middle School 1961
Kingston Elementary 1955 Rosa International Middle School 1961
A Russell Knight Elementary 1964 Cherry Hill High School East 1967
Horace Mann Elementary 1962 Cherry Hill High School West 1956
Alternative High School/Malberg Admin 1969
While we have been able to address certain infrastructure issues, such as replacing all of our boilers,
replacing walls and roofs in dire need, and upgrading and continuously updating our technology, we are far
from providing the environment our students deserve. Our capital projects budgeted for the 2019-2020
school year will not meet our long-term needs.
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Budget Fast Facts
The Cherry Hill Public Schools operates in 1.7 million square feet of building space on 354 acres of land.
Ninety-one percent of our budget is funded by taxpayers – the average burden on taxpayers in other New
Jersey districts is roughly 65 percent.
FUND BUDGET: $ 220,745,988
CAPITAL RESERVE PROJECTS, 2019-2020
Fencing $250,000 Wall Repairs East $1,000,000
Stage Accessibility $250,000 Masonry Wall East $4,470,000
Roof Replacement at Mann, West, East Security Renovations East and West
$3,400,000 $530,000
TOTAL: $9,900,000
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Our Critical Needs
WE are a district dedicated to continued excellence and continued improvement. To that end, we are seeking
all viable funding sources possible to provide our students with the learning environment they deserve.
They have “made do” with substandard facilities for far too long.
From our legislators and the New Jersey Department of Education, we respectfully request:
Funding for security, including access to the 2018 State Referendum money for security
enhancements in the 2019-2020 school year.
Funds to address asbestos abatement, specifically at John A. Carusi Middle School and Rosa
International Middle School.
Funds to resurface our crumbling parking lots.
Additional funding for special education.
We are confident that collaboration will lead to solutions. We appreciate the willingness of our state
government leaders to listen to us and to take action with us.
Contact Information
Cherry Hill Public Schools ♦ 45 Ranoldo Terrace ♦ Cherry Hill, NJ 08034
Telephone (856) 429-5600 ♦ Fax (856) 616-9647
facebook.com/Cherry-Hill-Public-Schools @chpstweets chpsinsta Cherry Hill Public Schools
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