Blairstown Township School District Explained
Blairstown Township School District is a community public school district that serves students in Blairstown, in Warren County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, that serves students in pre-kindergarten through sixth grade.[1] [2] [3] Students from Hardwick Township, a non-operating school district attend Blairstown Elementary School.[4] [5]
As of the 2022–23 school year, the district, comprising one school, had an enrollment of 432 students and 44.7 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 9.7:1.[6]
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.[7]
Students in seventh through twelfth grades for public school attend the North Warren Regional High School in Blairstown, a public secondary high school, serving students from the townships of Blairstown, Frelinghuysen, Hardwick, and Knowlton.[8] [9] [10] As of the 2021–22 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 658 students and 56.6 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.6:1.[11]
Schools
Blairstown Elementary School served 431 students in grades PreK-6, as of the 2021–22 school year.[12]
- Colleen Silvestri, principal[13]
Administration
Core members of the district's administration are:[14]
- Patrick Ketch, superintendent[15]
- Donna Williams, school 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
Notes and References
- https://www.warrencountynj.gov/home/showpublisheddocument/7559/638308166139700000#page=10 2023–2024 Public School Directory
- https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/selectreport/2022-2023/41/0400 School Performance Reports for the Blairstown Elementary Township School District
- https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/school/districtid/0400 New Jersey School Directory for the Blairstown Township School District
- http://www.state.nj.us/education/counties/Non-ops/Hardwick.pdf Letter from Commissioner Lucille Davy to the Hardwick Township School District
- Novak, Stephen J. "Hardwick Township School District among 13 'nonoperating' districts eliminated Wednesday", The Express-Times, July 2, 2009. Accessed March 15, 2011. "The Hardwick district had a board of education and a part-time board secretary. But without a school of its own, it paid tuition to send its students to Blairstown Township. They'll continue to go there next school year, when the neighboring district takes control through a state order."
- https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3401800&DistrictID=3401800 District information for Blairstown Elementary Township School District
- http://www.state.nj.us/education/finance/rda/dfg.shtml NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts
- http://www.nj.gov/education/pr/1314/narrative/41/3675/41-3675-000.html North Warren Regional High School 2014 Report Card Narrative
- http://www.northwarren.org/ Home Page
- Esposito, Martha. "Discover Burlington County 2013: Regional School Districts", Burlington County Times, March 14, 2012. Accessed August 1, 2022. "Northern Burlington County Regional - Serves: Chesterfield, Mansfield, North Hanover, Springfield, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst"
- https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3409550&ID=340955005844 School data for North Warren Regional School
- https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3401800 School Data for the Blairstown Township School District
- https://www.blairstownelem.net/administration/principal Principal
- https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/district/county/warren New Jersey School Directory for Warren County
- https://www.blairstownelem.net/administration/superintendent Superintendent
- https://www.blairstownelem.net/administration/business-administrator Business Administrator
- https://www.nj.gov/education/finance/fp/dwb/DistrictByTypeList2018.pdf New Jersey Boards of Education by District Election Types - 2018 School Election
- https://www.nj.gov/education/finance/fp/acfr/search/23/0400.pdf#page=40 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report of the Blairstown Township School District
- https://www.blairstownelem.net/board-of-education Board of Education
