Southern Regional School District

The Southern Regional School District is a regional public school district in Ocean County, New Jersey, United States, serving students in grades 7 - 12. The district serves the five municipalities in the Long Beach Island Consolidated School District — Barnegat Light (36 students), Harvey Cedars (22 students), Long Beach Township (124 students), Ship Bottom (74 students) and Surf City (71 students) — along with students from Beach Haven (81 students) and Stafford Township (2,023 students). Also attending the district are students from the sending district of Ocean Township. [ [http://education.state.nj.us/rc/rc07/narrative/29/4950/29-4950-050.html Southern Regional High School 2007 Report Card Narrative] , New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed March 10, 2008. "Situated in Manahawkin, the Southern Regional High School District draws from the constituent municipalities of Long Beach Township, Beach Haven, Surf City, Ship Bottom, Barnegat Light, Harvey Cedars and Stafford Township, as well as the tuition sending municipality of Ocean Township (Waretown)."] The current district population is approximately 4,000 students. The student body has grown in recent years in lune with population growth in the area. The high school was forced to add a large addition in the mid-1990s due to overpopulation and the sending district of Barnegat has begun to gradually pull out of the Southern Regional School District.

Barnegat has built its own high school in lieu of being a sending district and as of the 2007-08 school year has ninth through twelfth grades attending the new Barnegat High School. With nearly 80% of the district's tax levy coming from residents of Long Beach Island and its small school-age population, municipal officials in Beach Haven and Long Beach Township have considered studies to analyze a possible withdrawal from the district.

Curriculum

Southern Regional offers over 200 courses from which students can select. The courses are designed to appeal to a wide variety of student interests. Advanced Placement Program (AP) courses are offered in English, history, mathematics, science, art, music, and world languages. Technology-related courses, from the traditional to the highly technical (electronics, graphics and photography lab, computer assisted design, programming, and Internet), focus on problem solving, experimental design, and creativity.

The health and physical education program are electives, based with a strong emphasis on lifelong wellness and making intelligent lifestyle choices. Project Adventure, an outdoor education program, and behind the wheel driver education are also offered. Additionally, Southern Regional has an “Honor Unit” Air Force Junior ROTC program, which concentrates on aerospace science, leadership training, and community service. The special needs of students are addressed as well, through self-contained, resource, adaptive success, and in-class support programs. Mainsail (alternative) and ESL (English as a Second Language) programs are offered for eligible students. In addition to the academic programs, Southern Regional offers students over 70 co-curricular and interscholastic programs.

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2005-06 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics [ [http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3415480 Data for the Southern Regional School District] , National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed August 24, 2008.] ) are:
* [http://www.srsd.net/middleschool Southern Regional Middle School] has 1,010 students in grades 7 and 8
*Southern Regional High School has 2,530 students in grades 9 - 12Both schools in the district are in Manahawkin, and are located next to each other, divided by the main road leading into the school zone. Upon entrance into the school zone, Southern's Middle School is located on the left and the high school is located on the right.

Administration

*Superintendent - Dr. James Kerfoot, who is retiring, will be succeeded by Craig Henry as of July 2007.Pais, Matt. [http://www.app.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070607/NEWS/706070411/1070/NEWS02 "New leader's roots go deep at Southern"] , "Asbury Park Press", June 7, 2007. Accessed June 26, 2007. "Craig Henry's office is crowded, almost cluttered, and paints an accurate picture of the man poised to take over the Southern Regional School District.... Hired as a gym teacher, Henry also coached football and baseball before becoming a principal. He moved up to assistant superintendent three years ago and will take over for outgoing Superintendent James Kerfoot next month."]
*Assistant Superintendent - Craig Henry
*Business Administrator - Lynn Shugars

References

External links

* [http://www.srsd.net/ Southern Regional School District]
*NJReportCard|29|4950|0|Southern Regional School District
* [http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3415480 Data for the Southern Regional School District] , National Center for Education Statistics