Boonton Public Schools Explained

Boonton Public Schools
Superintendent:Robert Presuto
Businessadmin:Steven Gardberg
Address:434 Lathrop Avenue
Zipcode:07005
Country:United States
Coordinates:40.9014°N -74.4017°W
Schools:3
Enrollment:1,457 (as of 2020–21)
Ratio:11.0:1
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The Boonton Public Schools is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade from Boonton, in Morris County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[1]

As of the 2020–21 school year, the district, comprising three schools, had an enrollment of 1,457 students and 132.8 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.0:1.[2]

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.[3]

The district's high school serves students from Boonton and also those from Lincoln Park, who attend as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Lincoln Park Public Schools, with Lincoln Park students accounting for a majority of students at the high school.[4] The two districts have sought to sever the more-than-50-year-old relationship, citing cost savings that could be achieved by both districts and complaints by Lincoln Park that it is granted only one seat on the Boonton Public Schools' Board of Education, less than the number of seats that would be allocated based on the percentage of students of population.[5] In April 2006, the commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Education rejected the request.[6]

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2020–21 enrollment statistics from the National Center for Education Statistics[7]) are:[8] [9]

Elementary schools
High school

Administration

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

Board of education

The district's board of education is composed of nine members who set policy and oversee the fiscal and educational operation of the district through its administration; an additional member represents Lincoln Park. 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.[18] [19] [20]

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://www.straussesmay.com/seportal/Public/DistrictPolicy.aspx?policyid=0110&id=f0e70506e17b4c6c8ac42615e382d8df Boonton Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification
  2. https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3401950&DistrictID=3401950 District information for Boonton Town 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. http://www.nj.gov/education/pr/1415/narrative/27/2650/000.html Lincoln Park School District 2015 Report Card Narrative
  5. https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/district-courts/FSupp2/161/344/2388523/ English v. Board Of Educ. Of Town Of Boonton, 161 F. Supp. 2d 344 (D.N.J. 2001)
  6. http://www.nj.gov/education/legal/commissioner/2006/apr/147-06.pdf Commissioner of Education Decision
  7. https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3401950 School Data for the Boonton Public Schools
  8. https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/selectreport/2022-2023/27/0450 School Performance Reports for the Boonton Town School District
  9. https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/school/districtid/0450 New Jersey School Directory for the Boonton Town School District
  10. https://www.boontonschools.org/Domain/210 School Street School
  11. https://www.boontonschools.org/domain/212 School Administration
  12. https://www.boontonschools.org/Domain/154 John Hill School
  13. https://www.boontonschools.org/domain/157 School Administration
  14. https://www.boontonschools.org/Domain/97 Boonton High School
  15. https://www.boontonschools.org/domain/1302 BHS Administrative Team
  16. https://www.boontonschools.org/Page/4070 Board of Education Members
  17. https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/district/county/morris New Jersey School Directory for Morris 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.nj.gov/education/finance/fp/acfr/search/23/0450.pdf#page=40 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report of the Boonton Town School District
  20. https://www.boontonschools.org/Page/4070 Board Members