Alpine Public School District Explained

Alpine Public School
Logo Alt:This is the logo for the Alpine Public School District.
Superintendent:Maureen McCann
Businessadmin:Olga Sico
Address:500 Hillside Avenue
Zipcode:07620
Country:United States
Coordinates:40.9422°N -73.9274°W
Schools:1
Enrollment:170 (as of 2022–23)
Ratio:7.9:1
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The Alpine Public School District is a community public school district serving students in kindergarten through eighth grade in the Borough of Alpine in Bergen County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[1] [2]

As of the 2022–23 school year, the district, comprising one school, had an enrollment of 170 students and 21.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 7.9:1.[3] In the 2016–17 school year, Alpine had the 33rd smallest enrollment of any school district in the state, with 160 students.[4]

The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "I", the second-highest of eight groupings. District Factor Groups organize districts statewide to allow comparison by common socioeconomic characteristics of the local districts. From lowest socioeconomic status to highest, the categories are A, B, CD, DE, FG, GH, I and J.[5]

For ninth through twelfth grades, public school students attend Tenafly High School in Tenafly as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Tenafly Public Schools under which the Alpine district paid tuition of $14,392 per student for the 2011-12 school year.[6] [7] [8] [9] As of the 2022–23 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,200 students and 103.3 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.6:1.[10] The district participates in special education programs offered by Region III, one of nine such regional programs in Bergen County. Region III coordinates and develops special education programs for the 1,000 students with learning disabilities in the region, which also includes the Closter, Demarest, Harrington Park, Haworth, Northvale, Norwood and Old Tappan districts, as well as the Northern Valley Regional High School District.[11]

History

The original school was located on Church Street in what was the old Post Office building which also has been removed and replaced with a new building.

A $5 million construction project completed in 2016 updated the school building originally constructed in 1910, renovating about and adding a 10800square feet wing that includes a performing arts center. The entire cost of the project was paid for by contributions from residents.[12]

School

As of the 2022–23 school year, the Alpine School had an enrollment of 165 students in grades K-8.[13]

The school colors are green and white and its mascot is the Ram. The old colors were Blue and Yellow.the original mascot was the bulldog.

Administration

Core members of the school's administration are:[14] [15]

Board of education

The district's board of education, comprised five members, sets policy and oversees the fiscal and educational operation of the district through its administration. 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 one or two 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.[18] [19] [20]

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/selectreport/2022-2023/03/0080 School Performance Reports for the Alpine School District
  2. https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/school/districtid/0080 New Jersey School Directory for the Alpine School District
  3. https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3400870&DistrictID=3400870 District information for Alpine School District
  4. Guion, Payton. "These 43 N.J. school districts have fewer than 200 students", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, September 2017. Accessed January 30, 2020. "Based on data from the state Department of Education from the last school year and the Census Bureau, NJ Advance Media made a list of the smallest of the small school districts in the state, excluding charter schools and specialty institutions....33. Alpine Borough; Enrollment: 160; Grades: K-8; County: Bergen; Town population: 1,849"
  5. http://www.state.nj.us/education/finance/rda/dfg.shtml NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts
  6. https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/1516/03/0080/000.html Alpine School District 2016 Report Card Narrative
  7. Alvarado, Monsy. "Alpine to keep sending students to Tenafly", The Record, April 4, 2003. Accessed August 23, 2014. "Alpine - The borough's high school students will continue to attend Tenafly High School under a new contract approved by the Board of Education this week."
  8. Gemignani, Joseph. "Tenafly student registration recount lacks parent cooperation", The Record, June 20, 2011. Accessed August 23, 2014. "Students from Alpine, which has no high school, may attend Tenafly High under a so-called sending agreement that reimburses Tenafly. When the 2011-12 school budget was adopted, the cost per pupil was put at $14,392, though Trager said that figure has since been increased because Trenton has recalculated the formula to add items like special education."
  9. Cheslow, Jerry. "If You're Thinking of Living In/ Alpine, N.J.; Lavish Homes in a Millionaire's Borough", The New York Times, December 14, 1997. Accessed August 23, 2014. "The students go on to Tenafly High School, in neighboring Tenafly, which sent 91 percent of last year's 230 graduates to higher education."
  10. https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3416110&ID=341611000864 School data for Tenafly High School
  11. https://vrp.nvnet.org/about/overview Region III Overview
  12. Yellin, Deena. "Alpine uses local donations to fund school renovation", The Record, December 28, 2016. Accessed February 5, 2017. "The Alpine School District, which serves 160 students in grades K to 8 in a single school, recently completed a year and a half, nearly $5 million renovation project, which includes a new state-of-the-art performing arts center, a soundproof music room, an upgraded library, three new small group instruction rooms, an expanded media center, new main offices, an interior instructional courtyard and a kitchen."
  13. https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3400870&ID=340087000228 School Data for the Alpine Elementary School
  14. https://www.alpineschool.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=499804&type=d Administration
  15. https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/district/county/bergen New Jersey School Directory for Bergen County
  16. https://www.alpineschool.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=499804&type=d&termREC_ID=&pREC_ID=959958 Superintendent/Principal
  17. https://www.alpineschool.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=500274&type=d Business Office
  18. https://www.nj.gov/education/finance/fp/dwb/DistrictByTypeList2018.pdf New Jersey Boards of Education by District Election Types - 2018 School Election
  19. https://www.nj.gov/education/finance/fp/acfr/search/23/0080.pdf#page=47 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report of the Alpine School District
  20. https://www.alpineschool.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=504243&type=d Board of Education

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