Clark Public School District

The district's high school, originally named Arthur L. Johnson Regional High School, was constructed at a cost of $2 million by the Union County Regional High School District and included of space for classes and other facilities, The school, which was named for a longtime county superintendent who was a leading advocate for regionalization, opened in December 1956. Amid conflict between the constituent municipalities about financing a district described as "the highest-spending regional high school in the state" and anger from residents impacted by the closure of David Brearley High School, a referendum was held in May 1996 in which voters approved a proposal to breakup the regional district. With the district's dissolution at the end of the 1996-97 school year Arthur L. Johnson High School was turned over to the Clark Public School District, which became a K-12 district. Garwood, one of the two municipalities without a high school, established a sending/receiving relationship to send its high school students to Arthur L. Johnson. ==Schools==

Schools in the district (with 2019–20 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics) are: ;Preschool • Clark Preschool with 20 students in PreK ;Elementary schools • Frank K. Hehnly Elementary School with 551 students in grades K-5 • Shirley Bergin, principal with 435 students in grades K-5 • Joseph Beltramba, principal with 518 students in grades 6-8 • Richard Delmonaco, principal with 708 students in grades 9-12 • Tara Oliveira, principal ==Administration==

Core members of the district's administration are: • Edward Grande, superintendent • R. Paul Vizzuso, business administrator and board secretary ==Board of education==

The district's board of education is comprised of nine members who set policy and oversee the fiscal and educational operation of the district through its administration; an additional board member represents the sending district of Garwood. As a Type II school district, the board's trustees are elected directly by voters to serve three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with three seats up for election each year held (since 2012) as part of the November general election. The board appoints a superintendent to oversee the district's day-to-day operations and a business administrator to supervise the business functions of the district. ==References==