City of Burlington Public School District explained

City of Burlington Public School District
Superintendent:John Russell
Businessadmin:Ingrid Torres-Walsh
Address:518 Locust Avenue
City:Burlington
County:Burlington County
State:New Jersey
Zipcode:08016
Country:United States
Coordinates:40.0747°N -74.8586°W
Grades:PreK-12
Schools:4
Enrollment:1,740 (as of 2020–21)
Faculty:170.9 FTEs
Ratio:10.2:1
Free Label:District Factor Group
Free Text:B
Affiliations:Former Abbott district

The City of Burlington Public School District is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in pre-Kindergarten through twelfth grade in the City of Burlington, in Burlington County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[1] The district is one of 31 former Abbott districts statewide that were established pursuant to the decision by the New Jersey Supreme Court in Abbott v. Burke[2] which are now referred to as "SDA Districts" based on the requirement for the state to cover all costs for school building and renovation projects in these districts under the supervision of the New Jersey Schools Development Authority.[3] [4] As of the 2020–21 school year, the district, comprising four schools, had an enrollment of 1,740 students and 170.9 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.2:1.[5]

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.[6]

The district's high school serves as a receiving school for students in grade nine through twelve from Edgewater Park Township, as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Edgewater Park School District.[7] [8]

History

In 1948, during de jure educational segregation in the United States, the district had two schools for black children.[9]

In 2018, the district closed Elias Boudinot Elementary School, which had served grades K-2, citing declining enrollment, the opportunities to reduce costs and the potential to raise funds by selling the site.[10]

Awards, recognition and rankings

The district was selected as one of the top "100 Best Communities for Music Education in America 2005" by the American Music Conference.[11]

Schools

The schools in the district (with 2020–21 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[12]) are:[13] [14] [15]

Elementary schools
Intermediate School
High school

Administration

Members of the district administration are:[20] [21]

Board of education

The district's board of education, comprised of nine 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 three seats up for election each year held (since 2012) as part of the November general election. A tenth representative is appointed by Edgewater Park School District to serve on the City of Burlington board of education. 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.[22] [23]

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://www.burlington-nj.net/ourpages/board_files/Board%20of%20Education%20Policies/0000%20-%20Bylaws/0110%20-%20Identification.pdf Burlington City Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification
  2. https://www.njsda.gov/About/WhatWeDo#History What We Do: History
  3. https://www.njsda.gov/About/WhatWeDo What We Do
  4. https://www.njsda.gov/Content/FactSheets/31_SDA_Districts.pdf SDA Districts
  5. https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3402430&DistrictID=3402430 District information for Burlington City Public School District
  6. http://www.state.nj.us/education/finance/rda/dfg.shtml NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts
  7. https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/1516/05/0600/020.html Burlington City High School 2016 Report Card Narrative
  8. https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/1516/05/1280/000.html Edgewater Park Township School District 2016 Report Card Narrative
  9. Jensen. Noma. A Survey of Segregation Practices in the New Jersey School System. The Journal of Negro Education. Winter 1948. 17. 1. 84–88. Journal of Negro Education. 2966093. - CITED: p. 85.
  10. Broadt, Lisa. "School district still looking for elementary school buyer", The Intelligencer, February 13, 2019, updated January 20, 2020. Accessed February 10, 2020. "The school district continues to search for a buyer for the former Elias Boudinot Elementary School property after officials rejected the highest offer submitted during public bidding.... The district in June announced that it would close the K-2 elementary school at 213 W. Pearl St. Superintendent Patricia Doloughty cited declining enrollment as the reason for closure.... Closing the school also would save the district about $1 million in operational costs, officials said."
  11. https://web.archive.org/web/20060105161039/http://www.yamaha.com/yamahavgn/CDA/ContentDetail/PressReleaseDetail/0,,CNTID%253D37941%2526CTID%253D560402%2526CNTYP%253DNEWS,00.html Best 100 (101!) Communities for Music Education in America, 2005
  12. https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3402430 School Data for the City of Burlington Public School District
  13. https://www.co.burlington.nj.us/DocumentCenter/View/18358/Public-Schools-Directory-2023-24#page=10 Public Schools Directory 2023–2024
  14. https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/selectreport/2022-2023/05/0600 School Performance Reports for the City of Burlington Public School District
  15. https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/school/districtid/0600 New Jersey School Directory for the City of Burlington Public School District
  16. https://cjles.burlington-nj.net/ Captain James Lawrence Elementary School
  17. https://sses.burlington-nj.net/ Samuel Smith Elementary School
  18. https://wwis.burlington-nj.net/ Wilbur Watts Intermediate School
  19. https://hsbc.burlington-nj.net/ Burlington City High School
  20. https://www.burlington-nj.net/apps/staff/?rn=5982987 Staff
  21. https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/district/county/burlington New Jersey School Directory for Burlington County
  22. https://www.nj.gov/education/finance/fp/dwb/DistrictByTypeList2018.pdf New Jersey Boards of Education by District Election Types - 2018 School Election
  23. https://www.nj.gov/education/finance/fp/acfr/search/23/0600.pdf#page=39 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report of the Burlington City School District

This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "City of Burlington Public School District".

Except where otherwise indicated, Everything.Explained.Today is © Copyright 2009-2024, A B Cryer, All Rights Reserved. Cookie policy.