Brick Public Schools Explained

Brick Public Schools
Superintendent:	Thomas G. Farrell
Businessadmin:	James Edwards
Address:	101 Hendrickson Avenue
Zipcode:	08724
Country:	United States
Coordinates:	40.0815°N -74.117°W
Schools:	12
Enrollment:	8,414 (as of 2020–21)
Ratio:	12.2:1
Free Text:	DE

The Brick Public Schools are a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade from Brick Township, in Ocean County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.^[1]

As of the 2020–21 school year, the district, comprising 12 schools, had an enrollment of 8,414 students and 689.1 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.2:1.^[2]

The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "DE", the fifth-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]

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2020–21 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics^[4]) are:^{[5] [6] [7]}

Preschools

• Herbertsville Preschool^[8] (147; PreK)
  • Walter Hrycenko, principal
• Warren H. Wolf Preschool^[9] (277; PreK; created for 2014–15 school year from Primary Learning Center^[10])
  • Theresa Goodfellow, principal

Elementary schools

• Drum Point Elementary School^[11] (479; K-5)
  • Colleen Kerr, principal
• Lanes Mill Elementary School^[12] (560; K-5)
  • Jeffrey Luckenbach, principal
• Midstreams Elementary School^[13] (548; K-5)
  • John Billen, principal
• Osborneville Elementary School^[14] (402; K-5)
  • Michelle Cloud, principal
• Veterans Memorial Elementary School^[15] (647; K-5)
  • Ryan Blessing, principal
• Emma Havens Young Elementary School^[16] (732; K-5)
  • David Kasyan, principal

Middle schools

• Lake Riviera Middle School^[17] (861; 6–8)
  • Kevin Campbell, principal
• Veterans Memorial Middle School^[18] (965; 6–8)
  • Renee Kotsianas, principal

High schools

• Brick Memorial High School^[19] (1,410; 9–12)
  • Jonathan Barresi, principal
• Brick Township High School^[20] (1,314; 9–12)
  • William Kleissler, principal

Administration

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

• Thomas G. Farrell, superintendent of schools
• James Edwards, business administrator and board secretary

Board of education

The district's board of education, comprised of seven 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 two or 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.^{[23] [24] [25]}

External links

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

Notes and References

1. https://go.boarddocs.com/nj/brick/Board.nsf/vpublic?open# Brick Township Board of Education District Policy 9000 - Role of the Board of Education
2. https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3402220&DistrictID=3402220 District information for Brick Township Public 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://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3402220 School Data for the Brick Public Schools
5. https://www.co.ocean.nj.us//WebContentFiles//d45de12b-013b-4f0e-9862-ba1738325d1e.pdf#page=22 Public Schools Directory 2023-2024; Living & Learning in Ocean County
6. https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/selectreport/2022-2023/29/0530 School Performance Reports for the Brick Township Public School District
7. https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/school/districtid/0530 New Jersey School Directory for Brick Public Schools
8. https://www.brickschools.org/hecdc Herbertsville Preschool
9. https://www.brickschools.org/whwecdc Warren H. Wolf Preschool
10. Huba, Nicholas. "Is there a new school planned for Brick?", Asbury Park Press, June 21, 2014. Accessed August 14, 2014. "In response, school district officials are transforming the Primary Learning Center from a prekindergarten-kindergarten facility into a kindergarten through fifth-grade elementary school, Superintendent Walter Uszenski said. The new school will be renamed Warren H. Wolf Elementary School in honor the former Brick Township High School football coach."
11. https://www.brickschools.org/dpes Drum Point Elementary School
12. https://www.brickschools.org/lmes Lanes Mill Elementary School
13. https://www.brickschools.org/mes Midstreams Elementary School
14. https://www.brickschools.org/oes Osborneville Elementary School
15. https://www.brickschools.org/vmes Veterans Memorial Elementary School
16. https://www.brickschools.org/ehyes Emma Havens Young Elementary School
17. https://www.brickschools.org/lrms Lake Riviera Middle School
18. https://www.brickschools.org/vmms Veterans Memorial Middle School
19. https://www.brickschools.org/bmhs/ Brick Memorial High School
20. https://www.brickschools.org/bths Brick Township High School
21. https://www.brickschools.org/our-district/administration/ 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/23/0530.pdf#page=41 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report of the Brick Township School District
25. https://www.brickschools.org/our-district/board-of-education/ Meet the Board of Education