Charter-Tech High School for the Performing Arts
Encyclopedia
chARTer~Tech High School for the Performing Arts is a public high school in Somers Point
, Atlantic County
, New Jersey
, United States, that focuses on education in the performing arts and operates independently of the local school district under a charter
granted by the New Jersey Department of Education
.
As of the 2009-10 school year, the school had an enrollment of 262 students and 24 classroom teachers (on a FTE
basis, for a student–teacher ratio of 10.92.
The Somers Point Planning Board approved a proposal in April 2010 that had been submitted by the school under which it would spend $4 million to construct additional classrooms and a gymnasium to be completed before the conclusion of the 2011-12 school year that would allow Charter-Tech to accommodate as many as 400 students.
Somers Point, New Jersey
Somers Point is a city in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States. At the 2010 United States Census, the city population was 10,795.The City of Somers Point is in the eastern part of Atlantic County, southwest of Atlantic City.-History:...
, Atlantic County
Atlantic County, New Jersey
-National protected areas:* Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge * Great Egg Harbor Scenic and Recreational River -Demographics:...
, New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
, United States, that focuses on education in the performing arts and operates independently of the local school district under a charter
Charter school
Charter schools are primary or secondary schools that receive public money but are not subject to some of the rules, regulations, and statutes that apply to other public schools in exchange for some type of accountability for producing certain results, which are set forth in each school's charter...
granted by the New Jersey Department of Education
New Jersey Department of Education
The New Jersey Department of Education administers state and federal aid programs affecting more than 1.4 million public and non-public elementary and secondary school children in the state of New Jersey. The department is headquartered in Trenton.The Department is responsible for ensuring that...
.
As of the 2009-10 school year, the school had an enrollment of 262 students and 24 classroom teachers (on a FTE
Full-time equivalent
Full-time equivalent , is a unit to measure employed persons or students in a way that makes them comparable although they may work or study a different number of hours per week. FTE is often used to measure a worker's involvement in a project, or to track cost reductions in an organization...
basis, for a student–teacher ratio of 10.92.
The Somers Point Planning Board approved a proposal in April 2010 that had been submitted by the school under which it would spend $4 million to construct additional classrooms and a gymnasium to be completed before the conclusion of the 2011-12 school year that would allow Charter-Tech to accommodate as many as 400 students.
Administration
Core members of the school's administration are:- Janice Strigh, Principal
- Dr. Ann Garcia, Business Administrator
- Brian McGuire, Vice Principal / Dean of Instruction
- Arthur Tubbs, Vice Principal, Dean of Students, Director of Special Education
External links
- Charter-Tech High School for the Performing Arts Web Site
- Charter-Tech High School for the Performing Arts, National Center for Education StatisticsNational Center for Education StatisticsThe National Center for Education Statistics is the part of the United States Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences that collects, analyzes, and publishes statistics on education and public school district finance information in the United States...