Bergenfield Public School District Explained

Bergenfield Public School District
Superintendent:	Christopher Tully
Businessadmin:	JoAnn Khoury-Frias
Address:	100 South Prospect Avenue
Zipcode:	07621
Country:	United States
Coordinates:	40.9247°N -74.0062°W
Schools:	7
Enrollment:	3,666 (as of 2020–21)
Ratio:	13.0:1
Free Text:	FG

The Bergenfield Public School District is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade from Bergenfield in Bergen County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.^{[1] [2]}

As of the 2020–21 school year, the district, comprising seven schools, had an enrollment of 3,666 students and 283.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.0:1.^[3]

The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "FG", the fourth-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.^[4]

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2020–21 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics^[5]) are:^{[6] [7] [8]}

Elementary schools

• Franklin Elementary School^[9] with 345 students in grades K-5
  • Everett B. Thompson, principal
• Hoover Elementary School^[10] with 261 students in grades K-5
  • William Fleming, principal
• Jefferson Elementary School^[11] with 278 students in grades K-5
  • Craig Vogt, principal
• Lincoln Elementary School^[12] with 410 students in grades PreK-5
  • James Mitchel, principal
• Washington Elementary School^[13] with 300 students in grades K-5
  • Thomas Lawrence, principal

Middle school

• Roy W. Brown Middle School^[14] with 855 students in grades 6-8
  • Dominick Rotante, principal

High school

• Bergenfield High School^[15] with 1,203 students in grades 9-12
  • James Fasano, principal

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:^{[16] [17]}

• Christopher Tully, superintendent of schools
• JoAnn Khoury-Frias, business administrator and board secretary

Board of education

The district's board of education is composed of five 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 either 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

• Bergenfield Public Schools website
  • School Data for the Bergenfield Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics

Notes and References

1. https://www.nj.gov/education/choice/districts/bergen/bergenfield_sd.shtml Bergenfield Choice District Profile for 2022-23 School Year
2. https://www.straussesmay.com/seportal/Public/DistrictPolicy.aspx?policyid=0110&id=aedc70d816fc4710bf7ed687fd56a0ce Bergenfield Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification
3. https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3401500&DistrictID=3401500 District information for Bergenfield Borough School District
4. http://www.state.nj.us/education/finance/rda/dfg.shtml NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts
5. https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3401500 School Data for the Bergenfield Public School District
6. https://www.bergenfield.org/cms/lib/NJ01001228/Centricity/shared/handbooks/elementary_handbook.pdf#page=4 2021-2022 Elementary School Handbook
7. https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/selectreport/2022-2023/03/0300 School Performance Reports for the Bergenfield Borough School District
8. https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/school/districtid/0300 New Jersey School Directory for the Bergenfield Public School District
9. https://www.bergenfield.org/Domain/153 Franklin Elementary School
10. https://www.bergenfield.org/Domain/175 Hoover Elementary School
11. https://www.bergenfield.org/Domain/198 Jefferson Elementary School
12. https://www.bergenfield.org/Domain/219 Lincoln Elementary School
13. https://www.bergenfield.org/Domain/240 Washington Elementary School
14. https://www.bergenfield.org/Domain/118 Roy W. Brown Middle School
15. https://www.bergenfield.org/Domain/59 Bergenfield High School
16. https://www.bergenfield.org/domain/15 District Administration
17. https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/district/county/bergen New Jersey School Directory for Bergen County
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.bergenfield.org/domain/13 Board of Education Members
20. https://www.nj.gov/education/finance/fp/acfr/search/23/0300.pdf#page=43 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report for the Bergenfield Public School District