Bernards Township School District Explained
The Bernards Township School District is a comprehensive community public school district, serving students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade from Bernards Township in Somerset County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[1]
As of the 2020–21 school year, the district, comprising six schools, had an enrollment of 4,874 students and 456.1 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.7:1.[2]
The district offers its Integrated Preschool Program for children on the autism spectrum, utilizing the principles of applied behavior analysis.[3]
The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "J", the 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]
Awards, recognition and rankings
During the 2009-10 school year, Ridge High School was awarded the Blue Ribbon School Award of Excellence by the United States Department of Education, the highest award an American school can receive.[5] The school had also won the award for the 1986-87 school year.[6] Mount Prospect Elementary School was one of 11 in the state to be recognized in 2014 by the United States Department of Education's National Blue Ribbon Schools Program.[7] [8] In 2015, Liberty Corner School was one of 15 schools in New Jersey, and one of nine public schools, recognized as a National Blue Ribbon School in the exemplary high performing category by the U.S. Department of Education.[9] [10] In 2023, Oak Street School was one of nine schools in New Jersey that was recognized as a National Blue Ribbon School.[11] [12]
Ridge High School was ranked 37th-best in America and second-best non-magnet high school by Newsweek in 2015,[13] and ranked 71st overall in America (and third-highest ranked non-magnet school in New Jersey) by the magazine in 2016.[14]
William Annin Middle School was chosen as a "School To Watch" in 2016, one of three middle schools in the state selected by the Schools To Watch Program.[15]
Schools
Schools in the district (with 2020–21 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[16]) are:[17] [18] [19] [20]
- Elementary schools
- Cedar Hill Elementary School[21] with 483 students in grades K-5
- Liberty Corner Elementary School[22] with 466 students in grades K-5
- Mount Prospect Elementary School[23] with 507 students in grades PreK-5
- Oak Street Elementary School[24] with 406 students in grades K-5
- Middle school
- High school
Administration
Core members of the district's administration are:[30] [31]
- Nick Markarian, superintendent
- James Rollo, business administrator and board secretary[32]
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. 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.[33] [34] [35]
External links
Notes and References
- https://www.straussesmay.com/seportal/Public/DistrictPolicy.aspx?policyid=0110&id=54fb5ffad2664510b095660b418c6ff5 Bernards Township Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification
- https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3401650&DistrictID=3401650 District information for Bernards Township School District
- http://www.bernardsboe.com/departments/special_education/preschool Preschool
- http://www.state.nj.us/education/finance/rda/dfg.shtml NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts
- http://www.ed.gov/programs/nclbbrs/2009/national.pdf 2009 Blue Ribbon Schools: All Public and Private Schools
- http://www2.ed.gov/programs/nclbbrs/list-1982.pdf BLUE RIBBON SCHOOLS PROGRAM Schools Recognized 1982-1983 Through 1999-2002
- Goldman, Jeff. "Which N.J. schools were named to national 'Blue Ribbon' list?", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, October 2, 2014. Accessed December 31, 2014. "Eleven New Jersey schools have been named to the annual National Blue Ribbon list, the U.S. Department of Education announced Tuesday."
- http://www2.ed.gov/programs/nclbbrs/2014/national.pdf#page=17 2014 National Blue Ribbon Schools All Public and Private
- http://www2.ed.gov/programs/nclbbrs/2015/national.pdf#page=15 2015 National Blue Ribbon Schools All Public and Private
- Mueller, Mark. "Which N.J. schools were named National Blue Ribbon schools?", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, September 29, 2015. Accessed November 14, 2016. "Fifteen New Jersey schools have been recognized by the federal government as National Blue Ribbon Schools, a designation that celebrates excellence in academics or progress in closing the achievement gap among groups of students.... Each of the 15 New Jersey schools was chosen for the 'exemplary high performing' category, which weighs state or national tests, high school graduation rates and the performance of subgroups of students, such as those who are economically disadvantaged."
- https://www.mycentraljersey.com/story/news/education/2023/09/19/2023-national-blue-ribbon-schools-nj-new-jersey/70901373007/ "These 9 NJ schools were named 2023 National Blue Ribbon Schools"
- https://nationalblueribbonschools.ed.gov/assets/reports/2023/all_2023_national_blue_ribbon_schools.pdf#page=20 2023 National Blue Ribbon Schools: All Public and Non-Public Schools
- Staff. "America's Top High Schools 2015", Newsweek. Accessed November 9, 2016.
- Staff. "America's Top High Schools 2016", Newsweek. Accessed November 9, 2016.
- Tarrazi, Alexis. " William Annin Named NJ School to WatchOnly two other schools in New Jersey share this recognition.", Basking Ridge Patch, March 18, 2016. Accessed November 9, 2016. "Only 200 schools nationwide share this recognition. WAMS is among only two other schools in New Jersey with this award including: Carl H. Kumpf Middle School in Clark and Leonia Middle School in Leonia."
- https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3401650 School Data for the Bernards Township School District
- https://www.bernardsboe.com/schools Schools
- https://www.co.somerset.nj.us/home/showpublisheddocument/52025/638309014197200000#page=7 Public Schools Directory 2023–2024
- https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/selectreport/2022-2023/35/0350 School Performance Reports for the Bernards Township School District
- https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/school/districtid/0350 New Jersey School Directory for the Bernards Township School District
- https://cedarhill.bernardsboe.com/ Cedar Hill Elementary School
- https://libertycorner.bernardsboe.com/ Liberty Corner Elementary School
- https://mountprospect.bernardsboe.com/ Mount Prospect Elementary School
- https://oakstreet.bernardsboe.com/ Oak Street Elementary School
- https://williamannin.bernardsboe.com/ William Annin Middle School
- http://www.ldeo.columbia.edu/LCSN/intro.php About LCSN
- Hayes, Edward. "School in Bernards tracks earthquakes", Courier News, January 21, 2001. Accessed December 31, 2014. "There are several colleges and universities that maintain seismology equipment for studying, tracking and monitoring earthquakes. And along with them is William Annin Middle School, which maintains its own seismograph for Lamont–Doherty Earth Observatory at Columbia University in New York."
- https://ridgehigh.bernardsboe.com/ Ridge High School
- https://www.tapinto.net/towns/basking-ridge/sections/education/articles/bridgewater-schools-chief-lazovick-hired-as-ridge-h-s-principal
- https://www.bernardsboe.com/district_information/administration Administration
- https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/district/county/somerset New Jersey School Directory for Somerset County
- https://www.bernardsboe.com/district_information/business_office Business Office
- 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/23/0340.pdf#page=38 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report for the Berlin Township School District
- https://www.bernardsboe.com/cms/one.aspx?portalId=3096972&pageId=4497118 Board of Education
