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The Horbelt School works to identify and support students with learning needs. Struggling learners are provided with interventions first at the classroom level, and then given interventions of increasing intensity to ensure student success.  Interventions are provided by general education teachers, special education educators and district specialists. An ESL teacher is also on staff to service ELL students. This year to further that support, RLHS has been strongly supported with online programs to help bolster students struggling in the areas of math and language arts. As part of this support, our school has been provided multiple resources to address student needs at the ground level. We also continue to provide multiple after school activities to provide our students with the opportunity to experience different kinds of learning. We proudly continue to offer students the opportunity for be involved in a play which will be presented at the end of the year

Learn more about Robert L. Horbelt Elementary School.

The Horbelt School is dedicated to fostering passion for education in all its facets. Housing over 400 students in grades preK-5, it is one of four elementary schools in the Barnegat Township School District. The staff works to create a warm, exciting, and challenging school environment where learning is embedded in high expectations. The staff handles everything with caring excellence and have adopted a school motto to reflect this commitment to doing our best always - #itsahorbelthing!

The curriculum is delivered through Daily Five/Daily Four pedagogies and encourages student self-learning. Connections to real life help students learn in a variety of ways. All students attend art, music, science, informational technology and physical education classes on a weekly basis. Well-trained and motivated teachers teach according to the individual learning styles of each student. Gifted, special education and remedial programs address the different learning abilities of students.

The Horbelt School works to identify and support students with learning needs. Struggling learners are provided with interventions first at the classroom level, and then given interventions of increasing intensity to ensure student success. Interventions are provided by general education teachers, special education educators and district specialists. An ESL teacher is also on staff to service ELL students.

Parental involvement is critical to the success of any school, and the Horbelt School is proud of its very active PTA. This organization works cooperatively teachers to ensure a safe and positive school environment for all students. The PTA meets regularly every month and continues to support the efforts of the school community. Because of our PTA, school trips are free and many special events occur in our school. Our PTA is a truly special part of the Horbelt school family.

THe Horbelt Elementary School was constructed in 2001 with and addtion of classrooms completed in 2009. The District will continue to monitor operability and recommend energy efficiencies when necessary.

The Horbelt School has worked sedulously in the area of promoting literacy, and is proud to share its literacy themes. The entire school is yearly challenged to read thousands of books. Each child is awarded a certificate of achievement that can be redeemed at a local restaurant for ice cream sundaes. This is a home-school community cooperative relationship. In addition, we have aligned our writing program to the standards and made sure that each teacher, and each child in each grade is speaking the same writing language. Our school wide theme is One Small Thing Can Make A Difference. We are learning how to be kind to others as we live in community. Students are caught being “good” as “making a difference” and as we expect, practice, and enforce consistent behaviors, it creates a learning environment that is safe and predictable for the students. Students love coming to the Robert L Horbelt Elementary School.