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Seaside Heights School District Choice Profile for 2026-27 School Year
Seaside Heights School District
1200 Bay Boulevard
Seaside Heights, NJ 08751
Ocean County
District grades: Pre-K through 6
Approved choice grades: Kindergarten through 6
Total number of students enrolled in district: 163
Choice parent information center phone number: 732-269-5707 ext. 5215
Name of program contact: Sue Orlowsky
Phone number & email of program contact: 732-269-5707, ext. 5215; sorlowsky@btboe.org
Website: www.sshschool.org
Choice Program
The Hugh J. Boyd, Jr. Elementary School is home to approximately 200 diverse students and is uniquely situated between the Barnegat Bay and the Atlantic Ocean.
Beginning with the 2019-2020 school year, Hugh J. Boyd, Jr. Elementary began offering full-day pre-kindergarten. In Kindergarten through third grade, teachers will engage in team teaching, with one serving as the lead instructor and the other focusing on data analysis to identify and address individual student needs. In grades four through six, the school will implement teacher looping, allowing students to have the same Math, English, and Social Studies/Science teachers for three consecutive years to strengthen continuity and learning outcomes.
The school embraces 21st-century learning by integrating educational technology at every grade level. Classroom instruction is further enriched by the school’s proximity to natural resources such as the Barnegat Bay and the Atlantic Ocean. These surroundings enhance the science and technology curriculum through hands-on, real-world learning opportunities. The location also supports marine science research and outdoor exploration, including access to Island Beach State Park—offering experiences rarely available in traditional classroom settings.
Choice Seats Availability
The purpose of the chart below is to inform parents of choice seat availability before the application deadline. After the deadline, the information will be outdated.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: 0
School Name: Seaside Heights
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Grade |
Seat availability per grade |
| K | Full (waitlist will be developed) |
| 1 | Full (waitlist will be developed) |
| 2 | Full (waitlist will be developed) |
| 3 | Full (waitlist will be developed) |
| 4 | Full (waitlist will be developed) |
| 5 | Full (waitlist will be developed) |
| 6 | Full (waitlist will be developed) |
| 7 | Not Available (no waitlist will be developed) |
| 8 | Not Available (no waitlist will be developed) |
| 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 and who will continue to attend in the following school year, 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. |
Yes |
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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. |
Yes |
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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. |
Yes |