Bedminster Township School District Explained

Bedminster Township School District
Superintendent:	Jennifer Giordano
Businessadmin:	Eulalia Gillis (interim)
Address:	234 Somerville Road
City:	Bedminster
County:	Somerset County
State:	New Jersey
Zipcode:	07921
Country:	United States
Coordinates:	40.679°N -74.6454°W
Grades:	Pre-K to 8
Schools:	1
Enrollment:	455 (as of 2022–23)
Faculty:	53.9 FTEs
Ratio:	8.5:1
Free Label:	District Factor Group
Free Text:	I

The Bedminster Township School District is a community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade from Bedminster, in Somerset County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

As of the 2022–23 school year, the district, comprised of one school, had an enrollment of 455 students and 53.9 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 8.5:1.^[5]

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.^[6]

Public school students in ninth through twelfth grades attend Bernards High School,^[7] as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Somerset Hills Regional School District, a K - 12 district that also serves students from Bernardsville, Far Hills and Peapack-Gladstone.^[8] As of the 2020–21 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 819 students and 66.3 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.4:1.^[9]

School

Bedminster Township Public School had an enrollment of 483 students in grades PreK to 8 in the 2020–21 school year.^[10]

• Corby Swan, principal (PreK to 4th Grade)^[11]
• Elizabeth Omegna, principal (5th Grade to 8th Grade)^[12]

Bedminster Township Public School offers a variety of competitive sports.

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:^{[13] [14]}

• Jennifer Giordano, superintendent^[15]
• Eulalia Gillis, interim business administrator and board secretary^[16]

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. 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.^{[17] [18] [19]}

External links

• Bedminster Township Public School
  • School Data for the Bedminster Township Public School, National Center for Education Statistics

Notes and References

1. https://www.straussesmay.com/seportal/Public/DistrictPolicy.aspx?policyid=0110&id=a351dfc744194808be93335028534bce Bedminster Township Board of Education District Policy - Identification
2. https://www.co.somerset.nj.us/home/showpublisheddocument/52025/638309014197200000#page=6 Public Schools Directory 2023–2024
3. https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/selectreport/2022-2023/35/0240 School Performance Reports for the Bedminster Township School District
4. https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/school/districtid/0240 New Jersey School Directory for the Bedminster Township Public School
5. https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3401320&DistrictID=3401320 District information for Bedminster Township Public School District
6. http://www.state.nj.us/education/finance/rda/dfg.shtml NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts
7. https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/1516/35/0240/000.html Bedminster Township School 2016 Report Card Narrative
8. http://www.co.somerset.nj.us/home/showdocument?id=12598 Somerset County School Districts-Sending/Receiving/Regional
9. https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3400009&ID=340000900176 School data for Bernards High School
10. https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3401320 School Data for the Bedminster Township Public School
11. https://www.bedminsterschool.org/domain/29 Principal (PreK to 4th Grade)
12. https://www.bedminsterschool.org/domain/30 Principal (5th Grade to 8th Grade)
13. https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/district/county/somerset New Jersey School Directory for Somerset County
14. http://www.co.somerset.nj.us/home/showdocument?id=17946#page=7 2018-2019 Somerset County Public School Directory
15. https://www.bedminsterschool.org/domain/9 Superintendent
16. https://www.bedminsterschool.org/cms/lib/NJ50010909/Centricity/Domain/27/reg%20mins%201.4.22.2.pdf Special Meeting for the Business of Reorganization Meeting Minutes for January 4, 2022
17. https://www.nj.gov/education/finance/fp/dwb/DistrictByTypeList2018.pdf New Jersey Boards of Education by District Election Types - 2018 School Election
18. https://www.nj.gov/education/finance/fp/acfr/search/23/0240.pdf#page=40 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report for the Bedminster Township School District
19. https://www.bedminsterschool.org/domain/27 Board of Education