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By HEATHER FIORE
The Montgomery Sun
Montgomerys school sys-
tem has been holding its stan-
dards high, according to the
2010-2011 New Jersey School
Report Card report that was
released in May.
The annual New Jersey Re-
port Card study is a state-man-
dated program that thorough-
ly examines educational, sta-
tistical and financial informa-
tion for every school in each
district. The Department of
Education looks at 35 or 40 dif-
ferent fields of data for each
school depending on the type
of school charter or public
and compares the rates to dis-
trict and state averages.
There are a variety of cate-
gories that are assessed, in-
cluding average class sizes, en-
rollment, student performanc-
es on assessment tests, and
student and teacher finances.
Although there is a plethora
of fields that are observed and
examined in the Report Card,
the data that is reported is too
vague to make any real
changes in the schools cur-
riculum or improvements, ac-
cording to Superintendent of
Montgomery Township
schools Earl Kim.
The Report Cards are de-
signed by the state to give the
Special to The Sun
Devils Drumline members from Montgomery High School get a candid moment on the jumbotron while performing at one of the playoff
games at the Prudential Center in Newark. See an additional photo on page 6.
Drum line plays at playoff home games
By HEATHER FIORE
The Montgomery Sun
As 17,625 fans cheered on the
New Jersey Devils at the Stanley
Cup Final at the Prudential Cen-
ter in Newark, five students from
Montgomery High School (MHS)
had the chance of a lifetime to
lead the chants of the fans
throughout the series.
MHS drum line members
Ryan Lucht, Alex Jolly, Karthik
Boominathan, Sean Bates, Robby
Stegman, Andrew Hill, Ian McK-
innon and Dan Vonarburg all
made hockey history as the first
drum line to ever appear at and
play for the home games during
the Stanley Cup Playoffs and
Final.
How did this happen, you may
ask? Well, its a no-brainer, ac-
cording to the Devils Senior Man-
ager of Game Presentation Jason
Pippi.
During the (first round) Flori-
da series, we wanted to add a new
element to our game presentation
that would encourage fan partici-
pation, he said. The entire
Montgomery High School march-
ing band performed at The Rock
during a regular season game,
and I remembered being very im-
pressed with their skill and the
amount of energy they brought to
the arena. A couple of phone calls
and emails later, the Posse was
scheduled to perform here in
Newark.
The Posse, as Pippi has coined
them, started their game-enhanc-
ing performances during Round 1
at home Game 2, when the Devils
took on the Florida Panthers,
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shutting them out with a score of
4-0. After that, they were invited
back for the next home game,
where the Devils pulled through
and beat the Panthers again in
overtime.
Since then, the drum line was
personally invited back to The
Rock to play at every Devils home
playoff game, where the Devils
managed to beat both the
Philadelphia Flyers and the New
York Rangers in Rounds 2 and 3 to
advance to the Stanley Cup Final.
At every game, the drum line
sets up in their designated area in
front of Section 208, where fans
encouraged their musical leads
throughout each game.
Since the MHS drum line
brought a considerable amount of
luck and vitality to the arena dur-
ing home games, Pippi said it was
crucial the Devils played the
Rangers in Round 3 of the play-
offs so the drum line could contin-
ue their performances.
Heading into the Eastern Con-
ference Finals, I had a mild heart
attack. Had we taken on the
Washington Capitals, the Posse
would have missed Game 2 of the
series for a band concert, he
said. Hockey is a very supersti-
tious sport, and up to that point,
we had not lost a game when the
Posse was in the house. Luckily,
everything worked out and they
kept bringing us good luck at The
Rock.
And now, because of all of the
luck the members have brought
to the arena, theyve coined them-
selves the Devils Drumline.
The drum line continued to
spearhead the chants of the
crowds as the Devils progressed
to the Final, which has been a life-
changing experience for all five
students.
Playing for the Devils and
watching them progress in the
playoffs is remarkable, junior
drum line member Karthik
Boominathan said. Given the op-
portunity to combine two things I
really enjoy drums and hockey
is just incredible. I was able to
cheer the Devils on in ways that
have never been done before. This
is truly a milestone in my life.
Another junior of MHS on the
drum line Alex Jolly said the ex-
perience has been amazing and
the support that they have re-
ceived from the crowd makes it
even better.
Its unbelievable to know that
our drum line is creating history
every time we go to a Devils
game, he said. Every time we
walk around the stadium playing
our songs, every one is always fol-
lowing behind us or clapping or
cheering us on, and its great to
see that we're able to bring that
kind of positivity to the games.
Boominathan said the recogni-
tion theyve received has helped
them grow as drummers as well.
Wherever we go, people recog-
nize us, he said. We are always
complimented on what we do.
The section we stand in front of,
208, truly loves us. We start
cheers with them and they en-
courage us to keep playing. Even
when I walk through the Pruden-
tial Center without a drum on,
people recognize me and tell me
to keep doing what I'm doing.
Drum captain and junior Alex
Lucht said the fans have really
contributed to the hype of their
spirited tunes, and have given
them recognition unlike any-
thing theyve ever received be-
fore.
We always get compliments
from the Devils fans, everything
from just people dancing along
with us while we parade around
the concourses, to people who
come up and ask to take pictures
with us, he said. Weve made
particularly good friends with
some of the regular fans and ush-
ers and security guards in the sec-
tions around us, especially Sec-
tion 208. Weve also become great
friends with the three or four
Devils staff members who work
with us and lead us around every
game, and well all talk with each
other on Twitter during the away
games.
Overall, all members agreed
that these experiences have
helped them gain more exposure,
bring them to a more professional
level as drummers, and as an
added bonus, further their knowl-
edge on hockey.
I think this whole experi-
ment has gone phenomenally
well, and the Devils staff is really
happy with how things have
worked out, Lucht said. I
wouldnt be surprised if other
hockey organizations tried some-
thing like this in the future. To
know that we were the first is a
testament to the open-minded-
ness of the Devils staff, the flexi-
bility of all the staff and adminis-
tration at Montgomery that make
our appearances possible, and the
professionalism and skill level of
the kids on our drum line.
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The annual Girl Scout Bridging and Awards Ceremony, for girls in
Montgomery Township, was held on May 22 at Montgomerys
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The success of our Womens
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every school in New Jersey. And if
anything, they reveal just how com-
plex a system it is to run public
schools.
From budgeting to cost-per-pupil
numbers to maintaining test scores to
ensuring theres adequate technology
in schools and classrooms, theres no
doubt its hardly an easy task to main-
tain excellence in schools.
Yet what we found is quite promis-
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we cover.
SAT scores in all three categories:
verbal, mathematics and essay are
very strong. In most cases, the average
scores were at or above the states aver-
age. Some were well above average.
The same can be said for HSPA test,
which all high school students must
take and pass before graduating. The
average scores, for the most part in our
readership, are solidly at or above state
averages, especially in the proficient
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for both mathematics and language
arts.
This is a true representation of the
diligent work of most students, and its
an indication of the hard work of most
teachers and administrators in New
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While youll see in our report card
stories this week that most superin-
tendents of schools and other school
officials are happy with results, we
were also pleased to see some of the
same leaders not content with the sta-
tus quo, and making it clear that as
well as districts have performed,
theres still much more room for im-
provement in all areas.
Often, teachers and school adminis-
trators mostly unfairly are knocked
by the public. There are too many in-
stances to list here. Yet one thing is
abundantly clear from the local results
of the 2010-11 report cards: Theres
much more to celebrate than there is to
be concerned about.
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In todays edition of The Sun, we take
a look at results of the 2010-11 state
schools Report Cards. Be sure to read
the story beginning on page 1, and
check out our information graphics
on the inside pages of the newspaper.
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from reports on file with the
Montgomery Police Department.
On June 4, a 49-year-old male
was arrested for the theft of an
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been stolen from a women's rest-
room located inside Montgomery
High School where the suspect
works as a janitor. The victim had
left the phone in the restroom by
mistake. She questioned the jani-
tor about the phones location
prior to leaving the school and ul-
timately reported the phone
stolen to the Montgomery Police
late on Sunday evening. An inves-
tigation revealed that the phone
was located at the residence of a
man in the Princeton section of
South Brunswick. Officer Daniel
Balinski of Montgomery and a
South Brunswick officer respond-
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handed over the phone to the po-
lice. He was arrested and taken
into custody and transported
back to Montgomery for process-
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He was issued a municipal
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pal Court.
On June 7 at 3:08 a.m., police
arrested a 27-year-old male from
Belle Mead. Police stopped the
man for an equipment violation.
During the stop, the male failed
field sobriety tests. His vehicle
was impounded and he was trans-
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received summonses for DWI,
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On June 2 at 11:06 p.m., Mont-
gomery Police responded to the
Princeton Hill Apartments on
Blue Spring Road for the report of
three suspicious males attempt-
ing to gain entry into multiple ve-
hicles in the parking lot. Police
were unable to locate the suspi-
cious males but did recover the
following items along Marten
Road: two GPS units valued at
$150 each, a cell phone valued at
$250, and a wallet. An investiga-
tion revealed that the cell phone
was taken from an unlocked car
on Marten Road, one of the GPS
units was taken from a vehicle at
the Princeton
Hill Apartments, and the other
GPS unit was taken from an un-
locked car on Castleton Road.
Anyone with information is
asked to contact the Montgomery
Township Police Department.
On June 3 at 1:16 a.m., Officer
Devlin stopped a 2002 Honda
Civic along Rt. 206 at Harlingen
Road for failing to maintain a
lane. The vehicle was being oper-
ated by an 18-year-old female. As
Officer Devlin spoke with the fe-
male, he detected the odor of an
alcoholic beverage on her and ini-
tiated field sobriety tests.
She was subsequently arrested
for DWI. She was transported to
MTPD HQ for processing and is-
sued summonses for DWI, Under-
age DWI, failure to maintain a
lane, and use of a cell phone
while driving. She was released
on her own recognizance and
must appear in Montgomery
Twp. Municipal Court.
On June 9 at approximately 9
a.m., a 23-year-old female of Belle
Mead, was arrested for driving
while intoxicated and possession
of a controlled dangerous sub-
stance. Montgomery Police re-
sponded for the report of a single
motor vehicle crash into the
guardrail on Route 206 north-
bound near Harlingen Road. The
driver was found to be in posses-
sion of prescription medication
which was not prescribed to her.
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Nissan Sentra.
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scheduled in Montgomery Twp.
Municipal Court and Superior
Court.
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police report
community a rough measure of
how were doing, Kim said. We
give the public more information
at a school level with reports
throughout the year, and I think
teachers and administrators give
more discrete information to par-
ents than state Report Cards.
The way that the Report
Cards are used to today to rank
districts or compare them is not
a use they were designed for. We
really need more refined informa-
tion, whether its qualitative or
quantitative, to form judgments
whether as professionals or com-
munity members.
The more than 5,000 students
whom Montgomery educates are
dispersed between five different
schools, including Montgomery
High School, Montgomery Upper
Middle School, Montgomery
Lower Middle School, Orchard
Hill Elementary School, and Vil-
lage Elementary School.
All five schools exceeded the
state average class size. However,
every school surpassed the state
average by only one or two stu-
dents, except Village Elementary
School, which was over the state
average by four students.
Montgomery High School con-
tains exactly one-third of Mont-
gomerys students, and exceeds
the average state class size by 1.6
students.
For both sections of the HSPA
tests Language Arts Literacy
and Mathematics students dou-
bled the state averages for the ad-
vanced proficient sections. In
Language Arts, 48.7 percent of
students placed in the advanced
proficient section, which was
more than double the state aver-
age of 21.1 percent. And in Mathe-
matics, 56 percent of students
placed in the advanced proficient
section, which was also over
twice the state average of 25.6 per-
cent.
Overall, the students averaged
1784 on the SAT. The state average
was 1506. The average student
scores of 611 on Mathematics, 582
on Verbal, and 591 on Essay,
topped each of the state averages
517 in Mathematics, 493 on Ver-
bal, and 496 on Essay by nearly
100 points.
Montgomery High School also
ranked particularly high in the
percentage of students in grades
11 and 12 who participated in Ad-
vanced Placement courses 54.8
percent which translates into
about 456 students out of a total of
832 students.
Montgomery High School also
had the highest number of stu-
dents per faculty member in the
entire district, with 12.5 students,
which was higher than the state
average of 11.1 students.
In Middle Schools and Elemen-
tary Schools, there is a test simi-
lar to the HSPA and SATs, which
is known as the New Jersey As-
sessment of Skills and Knowl-
edge (NJ ASK). NJ ASK tests are
given to students in grades 3-8
and majorly consist of Language
Arts Literacy and Mathematics,
but also Science in some in-
stances. Each section of the test
ranks students according to profi-
ciency percentages, categorizing
students into partial, proficient,
or advanced proficient per-
centiles.
In the Lower Middle School,
72.3 percent of fifth graders and
69.2 percent of sixth graders were
ranked in the proficient per-
centile for the Language Arts sec-
tion of the NJ ASK, beating the
state averages of 55 percent and
59.7 percent respectively.
However, when it came to
Mathematics, students primarily
scored in the advanced proficient
percentiles opposed to the profi-
cient percentiles, almost doubling
the state average percentages for
advanced proficiency. Sixty-four
percent of fifth graders placed in
the advanced proficient per-
centile, with the state average at
39.6 percent, while 53.1 percent of
sixth graders placed in the ad-
vanced proficient percentile with
a state average of 27.7 percent.
In the Upper Middle School,
the story was very similar. The
majority of seventh and eighth
graders placed in the advanced
proficient percentiles in Mathe-
matics, with 49.4 percent of sev-
enth graders who more than dou-
bled the state average of 24.4 per-
cent and 54.2 percent of eighth
graders who outscored the state
average of 30.6 percent.
Similar to the middle school
and high school students, elemen-
tary students also scored in the
proficient percentiles for Lan-
guage Arts Literacy and sur-
passed the expectations for Math-
ematics, again nearly doubling
the state average percentages.
In Village Elementary School,
54.5 percent of third graders
placed in the advanced proficient
percentile, topping the state aver-
age of 38.5 percent, while 54 per-
cent of fourth graders placed in
the advanced proficient per-
centile, with the state average
being 32.3 percent.
The reason why a majority of
students exceeded state averages
for advanced proficiency in Math-
ematics on assessment tests can
be a little skewed and mistaken,
according to Kim.
The Report Card is too gener-
ic, and in an effort to be universal,
it lacks explanatory power, Kim
said. We try to avoid people in-
ferring. Its kind of like saying,
You got a C in journalism class,
so that makes you a bad journal-
ist. No, thats not the case. It
could be a bad journalism
teacher, it could be a lousy
midterm, or maybe even your dog
died before the midterm. There
are a variety of factors that could
play into it and thats where the
inferences are erroneous.
Village Elementary School
came in second to Montgomery
High School in regard to the num-
ber of students per faculty mem-
ber, with an average of 12.1 stu-
dents, compared to the state aver-
age of 11.1. Village Elementary
and the High School were the
only two schools that surpassed
the state average of students per
faculty member by more than one
student.
In Orchard Hill Elementary,
Pre-K through second grade stu-
dents are taught, all of whom are
learning the basics and therefore
dont have any assessment tests.
However, what was particularly
unique to Orchard Hill was the
language diversity that was re-
ported, which was the most var-
ied compared to the other schools.
Unlike the other four schools
in Montgomery, where the first
language spoken at home for stu-
dents was English, ranking in the
high 90-percent range, Orchard
Hill was the only school with a
lower English percentage 74.4
percent and more than 1 percent
of other languages. Chinese came
in second to English at 7.7 per-
cent, which was the highest per-
centage of any language spoken
as the first language at home at
any school in Montgomery. At Vil-
lage Elementary, Chinese was
also prevalent, coming in second
to English at 3.1 percent. Other
than Chinese, 3.3 percent of stu-
dents speak Telugu, 2.9 percent
speak Spanish, 2.2 percent speak
Hindi, 1.5 percent speak Korean
and Tamil, and 6.5 percent of stu-
dents speak other languages un-
listed in the study, according to
the report.
Overall, the average cost per
student in Montgomery is $15,858,
which is $189 more than the 2009-
2010 Report Card report and
under what the state average of
$17,455 for each student.
And, in regard to the district
taking any immediate action be-
cause of the results of the Report
Card, chances are slim to none,
according to Kim.
I dont think the state expects
any district to take action on any-
thing because of the Report
Card, he said. I think if the dis-
trict uses the Report Card to im-
prove their school system, its like
taking a hack saw to remove an
appendix. I cant imagine a school
district that doesnt have more re-
fined information in their stu-
dent information systems to pin-
point problems of practice
whether its Language Arts, Math,
or Science and address it in a
way that produces different re-
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Skillman.
Maia Reim, of Skillman, won
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certificate to Montgomery
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Nature prints submitted in-
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beautiful barns and spring blos-
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photos were chosen by a group of
professional photographers from
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throughout the month of June.
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AVERAGE CLASS SIZE STUDENT/FACULTY RATIO
NJASK5 LANGUAGE ARTS NJASK5 MATH
The Sun compiled the following statistics from the state Department
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our website, http://cj.sunne.ws/montgomery/
MEDIAN DISTRICT SALARIES
Administrators
Salary - Dist.
Salary - State
Faculty
Salary - Dist.
Salary - State
2010-11
$115,992
$119,491
$62,210
$63,851
2009-10
$123,087
$117,895
$59,330
$61,840
2008-09
$115,569
$114,950
$56,390
$59,545
COST PER STUDENT
District
State
2010-11
$15,858
N/A
2009-10
$15,669
$15,538
2008-09
$15,036
$15,168
Mn1gmery 5cbI Dis1ric1
SCHOOL
Orchard Hill
Village
Lower Middle
State
K
19.8
--
--
19.5
Grade 1
19.9
--
--
19.9
Grade 2
23
--
--
20.2
Grade 3
--
23.1
--
20.5
Grade 4
--
24.1
--
21.2
Grade 5
--
--
24
21.5
SCHOOL
Orchard Hill
Village
Lower Middle
State
2010-11
11.5
12.1
--
11
2009-10
9.7
11.1
--
10.7
2008-09
11.5
12.1
--
10.8
SCHOOL
Lower Middle
State
Partial Proficiency
18.5%
38.6
Proficient
72.3%
55.2
Advanced Proficiency
9.2%
6.2
SCHOOL
Lower Middle
State
Partial Proficiency
4.3%
19
Proficient
72.3%
41.2
Advanced Proficiency
64%
39.8
MiddIe 5cbIs
20I0-II Mn1gmery 5cbIs Repr1 Curd
STUDENT/FACULTY RATIO
SCHOOL
Lower
Upper
State
SCHOOL
Lower
Upper
State
2010-11
10.9
11.1
11.1
2009-10
11.1
11.4
10.6
2008-09
11.9
11.5
10.8
Grade 6
20.6
--
20.7
Grade 7
--
22
20.5
Grade 8
--
22.4
20.4
AVERAGE CLASS SIZE
LANGUAGE ARTS
Partial
Proficiency
4.9%
17.2
Proficient
56.8%
63.3
Advanced
Proficiency
38.4%
19.3
SCIENCE MATH
NJASK(8)
SCHOOL
Upper
State
STUDENT/FACULTY RATIO
2010-11
12.5
11
2009-10
12.2
10.8
2008-09
12.7
11.1
SCHOOL
M.H.S.
State
AVERAGE CLASS SIZE GRADUATION RATE
MATH
Partial Proficiency
6.5%
24
Proficient
37.5%
50.4
Advanced Proficiency
56%
25.6
SCHOOL
M.H.S.
State
Partial Proficiency
1.7%
9.7
Proficient
49.6%
69.3
Advanced Proficiency
48.7%
21.1
SCHOOL
M.H.S.
State
LANGUAGE ARTS
MATH
611
518
SCHOOL
M.H.S.
State
582
494
SCHOOL
M.H.S.
State
VERBAL
591
496
SCHOOL
M.H.S.
State
ESSAY
Migb 5cbIs
HSPA
SAT
Partial
Proficiency
11.3%
28
Proficient
34.5%
41.3
Advanced
Proficiency
54.2%
30.6
SCHOOL
Upper
State
Partial
Proficiency
5.1%
18.4
Proficient
34.8%
52.1
Advanced
Proficiency
60.1%
29.5
SCHOOL
Upper
State
Grade 9
19.9
20.3
Grade 10
22
21
Grade 11
21.9
20.4
Grade 12
21.9
20.6
SCHOOL
M.H.S.
State
Class of 2010
95.7%
N/A
Class of 2009
N/A
N/A
Class of 2008
N/A
N/A
SCHOOL
M.H.S.
State
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