Berkeley Township School District Explained

Berkeley Township School District
Superintendent:	James D. Rosselli
Businessadmin:	Tyler A. Verga
Address:	53 Central Parkway
City:	Bayville
County:	Ocean County
State:	New Jersey
Zipcode:	08721
Country:	United States
Coordinates:	39.8914°N -74.1655°W
Grades:	Pre-K to 6
Schools:	4
Enrollment:	2,479 (as of 2019–20)
Faculty:	201.5 FTEs
Ratio:	12.3:1
Free Label:	District Factor Group
Free Text:	B

The Berkeley Township School District is a community public school district that is responsible for the education of children in pre-kindergarten through sixth grade from Berkeley Township, in Ocean County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.^[1]

As of the 2019–20 school year, the district, comprising four schools, had an enrollment of 2,479 students and 201.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.3:1.^[2]

The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "B", the second-lowest 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.^[3]

Students in public school for seventh through twelfth grades attend the schools of the Central Regional School District, which serves students from the municipalities of Berkeley Township, Island Heights, Ocean Gate, Seaside Heights and Seaside Park.^[4] Schools in the district (with 2019–20 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics^[5]) are Central Regional Middle School^[6] with 842 students in grades 7 and 8 and Central Regional High School^[7] with 1,568 students in grades 9 - 12.^{[8] [9] [10]} The high school district's board of education is composed of nine members, who are directly elected by the residents of the constituent municipalities to three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with three seats up for election each year.^[11] Seats on the high school district's board of education are allocated based on the population of the constituent municipalities, with Berkeley Township allocated five of the board's nine seats.^[12]

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2019–20 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics^[13]) are:^{[14] [15] [16]}

Elementary schools

• Bayville Elementary School^[17] with 499 students in grades PreK-4
  • Steven Rieder, principal
• H. & M. Potter Elementary School^[18] with 629 students in grades PreK-4
  • Andrea Cimino, principal
• Clara B. Worth Elementary School^[19] with 663 students in grades PreK-4
  • Cara Burton, principal

Middle school

• Berkeley Township Elementary School^[20] with 574 students in grades 5-6
  • Daniel Prima, principal

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:^{[21] [22]}

• James D. Roselli, superintendent
• Tyler A Verga, business administrator and board secretary

Board of education

The district's board of education, composed of eleven 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 either three or four 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.^{[23] [24] [25]}

External links

• Berkeley Township School District
  • School Data for the Berkeley Township Elementary Schools, National Center for Education Statistics
• Central Regional School District

Notes and References

1. https://www.straussesmay.com/seportal/Public/DistrictPolicy.aspx?policyid=0110&id=10c68477bffb45b991885b8a6a814ff3 Berkeley Township Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification
2. https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3401560&DistrictID=3401560 District information for Berkeley Township School District
3. http://www.state.nj.us/education/finance/rda/dfg.shtml NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts
4. https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/1516/29/0770/000.html Central Regional School District 2016 School Report Card Narrative
5. https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3402910 School Data for the Central Regional School District
6. https://www.centralreg.k12.nj.us/our-schools/middle-school Central Regional Middle School
7. https://www.centralreg.k12.nj.us/our-schools/high-school Central Regional High School
8. https://www.centralreg.k12.nj.us/our-schools Our Schools
9. https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/selectreport/2022-2023/29/0770 School Performance Reports for the Central Regional School District
10. https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/school/districtid/0770 New Jersey School Directory for the Central Regional School District
11. https://www.nj.gov/education/finance/fp/acfr/search/23/0770.pdf#page=59 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report for the Central Regional School District
12. https://www.centralreg.k12.nj.us/district/board-of-education/board-members Board Members
13. https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3401560 School Data for the Berkeley Township Elementary Schools
14. https://www.co.ocean.nj.us//WebContentFiles//d45de12b-013b-4f0e-9862-ba1738325d1e.pdf#page=20 Public Schools Directory 2023-2024; Living & Learning in Ocean County
15. https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/school/districtid/0320 New Jersey School Directory for the Berkeley Township School District
16. https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/selectreport/2022-2023/29/0320 School Performance Reports for the Berkeley Township School District
17. https://bayville-elementary.echalksites.com/home_page Bayville Elementary School
18. https://hm-potter.echalksites.com/home_page H. & M. Potter Elementary School
19. https://clara-b-worth.echalksites.com/home_page Clara B. Worth Elementary School
20. https://berkeley-elementary.echalksites.com/home_page Berkeley Township Elementary School
21. https://www.btboe.org/administration_445106 Administration
22. https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/district/county/ocean New Jersey School Directory for Ocean County
23. https://www.nj.gov/education/finance/fp/dwb/DistrictByTypeList2018.pdf New Jersey Boards of Education by District Election Types - 2018 School Election
24. https://www.nj.gov/education/finance/fp/acfr/search/23/0320.pdf#page=59 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report for the Berkeley Township School District
25. https://www.btboe.org/board_of_education_445065 Board of Education