Welcome to the South County School Regionalization website.
This website provides information and answers to your questions about school regionalization. The idea is to create one school district that includes Lambertville, Stockton and West Amwell, grades pre-Kindergarten through 12.
Board of Review Approves Vote on Regionalization
Wednesday, September 5, 2012 – A New Jersey Board of Review approved a petition to hold a ballot question which would allow for the dissolution of the South Hunterdon Regional School District. A companion question would be on the ballot to form a new Pre-Kindergarten through grade 12 regional school district. The new district would consist of students from Stockton, Lambertville and West Amwell. Read more…
Department of Education Board of Review to Meet
UPDATE: Friday, August 31, 2012 – The Board of Review has rescheduled the meeting to consider the petition concerning regionalization for Wednesday, September 5, 2012 at 2:00 p.m. at 100 Riverview Plaza, Third Floor Conference Room, Trenton, New Jersey 08625. This meeting will be open to the public and a decision may be made at this meeting.
UPDATE: Friday, August 24, 2012 – the Board of Review notified us that the meeting scheduled for Tuesday, August 28, 2012 has been postponed. We will be notified when new date has been selected.
On Friday, August 17, 2012, the South County Regionalization committee was notified by the NJ Department of Education that a Board of Review will hold a formal meeting on Tuesday, August 28. Read more…
Advisibility Report Recommends Moving To Next Step
On May 16, the Hunterdon County Interim Superintendent of Schools Jeffrey R. Scott sent a three-page memo to New Jersey’s acting Commissioner of Education, Christopher D. Cerf, in which Scott recommended that the South County regionalization proposal move to the state for a formal review. If the State Department of Education agrees that regionalization could provide educational and/or financial benefits to the Lambertville, Stockton, and West Amwell communities, the state would schedule a public vote on the matter. Read more…
Regionalization Study Available Online Now!
The regionalization study’s findings will be released at a public meeting scheduled for 7 p.m. Wednesday, February 8, at the South Hunterdon Regional High School auditorium. Residents from Lambertville, Stockton, and West Amwell are encouraged to attend. Read more…
Learn about the 5 Steps to Regionalization which outlines the process, take a look at Frequently Asked Questions, or see real-world examples of feasibility studies.
There is a forum to discuss your concerns and a form to send the regionalization committee a question or make a comment. Most pages also have a form at the bottom for comments or discussion.