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Port Republic School District Choice Profile for 2023-24 School Year
Port Republic School District
137 Pomona Avenue
Port Republic, NJ 08241
Atlantic County
District grades: K-8
Approved choice grades: K-8
Total number of students enrolled in district: 106
Choice parent information center phone number: 609 652-7377
Name of program contact: Todd D'Anna
Phone number & email of program contact: 609 652-7377; tdanna@portnj.org
Website: www.portnj.org
Choice Program
Port Republic School enjoys a positive school climate with a rigorous academic focus. We have a caring, dedicated staff that is deeply committed to continuous reflection and improvement. Students regularly utilize technology with Smart Boards in every classroom and school supplied device available for every student. Our active parent association (PTS) schedules activities, sponsors student programs and provides opportunity for parents to get actively involved throughout the year. However, perhaps our greatest attribute is our small size. In addition to fostering a family like sense of community, the size of our student body allows for personalized attention, in both academic and social/emotional development, to the needs of all our students, supporting them in meeting the high expectations we set for all. Please note that our choice policy gives preference to Kindergarten.
Choice Seats Availability
The purpose of the chart below is to inform parents of choice seat availability before the application deadline in early December. After the deadline, the information will be outdated.
The Department of Education limits the number of choice seats that each district can fill. The “maximum number of new choice students that can be enrolled” tells parents how many new choice students the district can enroll in the next school year. If more than the maximum number of applications is received, a lottery will be held and a waitlist will be developed. Waitlists will be developed for all approved choice grades even if no seats are currently available. NA indicates the district is not accepting choice applications for those grades.
Maximum Number of New Choice Students that can be Enrolled: 2
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Grade |
Seat availability per grade |
| K | Available |
| 1 | Full |
| 2 | Full |
| 3 | Available |
| 4 | Full |
| 5 | Full |
| 6 | Full |
| 7 | Full |
| 8 | Full |
| 9 | Not Available (no waitlist will be developed) |
| 10 | Not Available (no waitlist will be developed) |
| 11 | Not Available (no waitlist will be developed) |
| 12 | Not Available (no waitlist will be developed) |
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District Choice Policies |
Indicate Yes/No/NA |
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The district accepts Tier 2 students (see definitions of Tier 1 and Tier 2 ). |
Yes |
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The district gives enrollment preference to choice applicants who have a sibling currently attending the choice district, provided there are choice seats available in the choice-approved grades/programs and the students meet any program-specific criteria. |
Yes |
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The district gives enrollment preference to choice applicants who have completed the terminal grade of the sending district (i.e., students who attend a choice district with grades that terminate before 12th grade and have a natural progression to this choice district), provided there are choice seats available in the choice-approved grades/programs and the students meet any program-specific criteria. |
N/A |
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The district gives enrollment preference to resident students who move before the application deadline. If resident students move and file choice applications for the following year prior to the deadline, the district will give them enrollment preference (i.e., accept them after the enrollment preference students described in b. and c. above, but ahead of other applicants), provided there are choice seats available in the choice-approved grades/programs and the students meet any program-specific criteria. If the district has already reached its approved choice enrollment maximum, this preference will not apply. |
No |
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The district gives special consideration to resident students who move after the application deadline. Students in this situation may apply as late applicants and be added to the front of the district’s waitlist, provided the students will enroll in a choice-approved grade/program and they meet any program-specific criteria. No additional choice seats above the maximum will be approved by the NJDOE to accommodate these students. |
No |