Every year, families not residing within Gloucester Township illegally utilize our school system to have their children educated. This costs our school district hundreds of thousands of dollars in tuition costs. The number of these issues is continuing to rise each year. While Gloucester Township School District works hard to identify and investigate these issues, the support and help from our community is needed. If you are aware of a residency issue please send a tip to the below email or call and leave a message on the tipline. The more details provided the more quickly the situation can be rectified and the more money saved.
email: residencytips@gloucestertownshipschools.org
phone: (856) 545-5000
******ALL TIPS AND INFORMATION WILL REMAIN ANONYMOUS******
What to Look For:
- Students getting dropped off at bus stops.
- Students getting dropped off at a Gloucester Township Residence before the bus arrives.
- Cars with out of state license plates dropping children off at school.
- Families living out of Gloucester Township but utilizing a family or friend's address for school purposes.
- Word of mouth.
What to Report:
Names of non-residents – Descriptions of Vehicles – License Plate Information – Drop off and pick up locations and times – Addresses falsely being utilized – Address of non-residents – Detailed Descriptions of what is being observed
Residency Issues Statistics:
Number of Residency Investigations where it was found that the student was ineligible for enrollment in Gloucester Township School District:
2022-2023 School Year – 61 Students
2023-2024 School Year – 103 Students
The amount of money save in tuition costs each school year after students were found to be ineligible to continue their enrollment in Gloucester Township School District.
2022-2023 - $305,600
2023-2024 - $786,340
* The tuition calculation is determined in accordance to N.J.A.C. 22-6.3.
· The tuition rate divided by 180 (number of school days) equals the daily tuition rate.
· We then take the daily tuition rate and multiple that by the number of days remaining from the date the student was transferred out of Gloucester Township School District.
N.J.A.C 6A:22-4.3(a) “Nothing in this subchapter shall preclude a district board of education from identifying through further investigation or periodic requests for revalidation of eligibility, students enrolled in the school district who may be ineligible for continued attendance due to error in initial assessment, changed circumstances, or newly discovered information”.