Highlands School District

School

Highlands Elementary School had an enrollment of 170 students in the 2022–23 school year.

• William Jacoutot

Administration

Core members of the district's administration were:

• Tara Beams, Tri-District Superintendent
• Christopher J. Mullins, business administrator and board secretary

The district had a shared Tri-District Superintendent of Schools for the Atlantic Highlands School District, the Highlands School District and the Henry Hudson Regional High School.

Board of education

The district's board of education, comprised of seven members, set policy and oversees the fiscal and educational operation of the district through its administration. As a Type II school district, the board's trustees were elected directly by voters to serve three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with either two or three seats up for election each year held (since 2012) as part of the November general election. The board appointed a superintendent to oversee the district's day-to-day operations and a business administrator to supervise the business functions of the district.

References

References

1. [https://www.straussesmay.com/seportal/Public/DistrictPolicy.aspx?policyid=0110&id=4c684e7cf64941d6a405b48896865644 Highlands Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification], Highlands School District. Accessed May 15, 2024. "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 six in the Highlands School District. Composition: The Highlands School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of the Borough of Highlands."
2. [https://www.visitmonmouth.com/page.aspx?Id=238 County School List H-K], [[Monmouth County, New Jersey]]. Accessed March 1, 2024.
3. [https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/selectreport/2022-2023/25/2160 School Performance Reports for the Highlands School District], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed April 3, 2024.
4. [https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/school/districtid/2160 New Jersey School Directory for the Highlands School District], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed February 1, 2024.
5. [https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3407200&DistrictID=3407200 District information for Highlands Borough School District], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed February 1, 2024.
6. Guion, Payton. [https://www.nj.com/education/2017/09/njs_smallest_school_districts.html "These 43 N.J. school districts have fewer than 200 students"], NJ Advance Media for [[NJ.com]], September 2017. Accessed January 30, 2020. "Based on data from the state Department of Education from the last school year and the Census Bureau, NJ Advance Media made a list of the smallest of the small school districts in the state, excluding charter schools and specialty institutions.... 40. Highlands Borough (tie) Enrollment: 190; Grades: Pre-K-6; County: Monmouth; Town population: 5,005"
7. [http://www.state.nj.us/education/finance/rda/dfg.shtml NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed October 13, 2014.
8. [https://www.nj.gov/education/pr/1415/narrative/25/2120/000.html Henry Hudson Regional School District 2015 Report Card Narrative], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed April 3, 2020. "Henry Hudson Regional School is a comprehensive public school which serves two communities of students: Atlantic Highlands and Highlands, NJ."
9. [http://hhrs.tridistrict.org/general_information/about_henry_hudson About Henry Hudson], Henry Hudson Regional High School. Accessed April 3, 2020. "This school district serves the towns of Atlantic Highlands and Highlands and students in grades seven through twelve."
10. [https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3407050&ID=340705003844 School data for Henry Hudson Regional School], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed February 1, 2024.
11. Jennings, Rob. [https://www.nj.com/education/2023/09/nj-voters-approve-merging-3-school-districts-into-1.html "N.J. voters approve merging 3 school districts into 1"], NJ Advance Media for [[NJ.com]], September 27, 2023. Accessed May 15, 2024. "The K-6 school districts in Highlands and Atlantic Highlands will be joining the Henry Hudson Regional School District, which already serves students from both municipalities, starting in July 2024."
12. [https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3407200 School Data for the Highlands School District], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed February 1, 2024.
13. [http://hes.tridistrict.org/administration/daniel_layton Principal's Message], Highlands School District. Accessed May 15, 2024.
14. [https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/district/county/monmouth New Jersey School Directory for Monmouth County], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed February 1, 2024.
15. [https://www.tridistrict.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=3733525&type=d&pREC_ID=2432521 Superintendent], Highlands School District. Accessed May 15, 2024.
16. [https://hes.tridistrict.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=3763024&type=d&pREC_ID=2440907 Business Office], Highlands School District. Accessed May 15, 2024.
17. Silakowski, Ian. [http://www.ahherald.com/newsbrief/local-news/17129-ah-council-introduced-to-new-tri-district-superintendent "AH Council Introduced to New Tri-District Superintendent"] {{Webarchive. link. (October 19, 2014 , ''Atlantic Highlands Herald'', March 2, 2014. Accessed October 13, 2014. "The first new order of business involved Atlantic Highlands Board of Education President Saranne Weimer introducing Susan Compton, the Tri-District Superintendent of Schools for Atlantic Highlands and Highlands Elementary, and Henry Hudson Regional School.")
18. [https://www.nj.gov/education/finance/fp/dwb/DistrictByTypeList2018.pdf 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.
19. [https://www.nj.gov/education/finance/fp/acfr/search/23/2160.pdf#page=35 ''Annual Comprehensive Financial Report of the Highlands School District''], [[New Jersey Department of Education]], for year ending June 30, 2023. Accessed May 15, 2024. "The Highlands 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 seven members elected to three year-terms.... On September 26, 2023, the voters of Highlands and Atlantic Highlands approved the proposal to form a new regional school district for pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade with Henry Hudson Regional School District.... The nine member transitional Board of Education will be comprised of two-thirds from Highlands and Atlantic Highlands and one-third from the existing Henry Hudson Regional School Board." See "Roster of Officials" on page 10.
20. [https://hes.tridistrict.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=3763025&type=d&pREC_ID=2440922 Board of Education Members], Highlands School District. Accessed May 15, 2024.