Closter Public Schools Explained

Closter Public Schools
Logo Alt:This is the logo for Closter Public Schools.
Superintendent:Vincent McHale
Businessadmin:Floro M. Villanueva Jr.
Address:340 Homans Avenue
Zipcode:07624
Country:United States
Coordinates:40.9666°N -73.9485°W
Schools:2
Enrollment:1,190 (as of 2021–22)
Ratio:12.8:1
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The Closter Public Schools are a community public school district that educates students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade from Closter in Bergen County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[1]

As of the 2021–22 school year, the district, comprising two schools, had an enrollment of 1,190 students and 93.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.8:1.[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]

Students in ninth through twelfth grades attend Northern Valley Regional High School at Demarest in Demarest, together with students from Demarest and Haworth.[4] [5] The high school is part of the Northern Valley Regional High School District, which also serves students from Harrington Park, Northvale, Norwood and Old Tappan.[6] [7] During the 1994-96 school years, Northern Valley Regional High School at Demarest was awarded the Blue Ribbon School Award of Excellence by the United States Department of Education.[8] As of the 2021–22 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 974 students and 91.3 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.7:1.[9]

The district participates in special education programs offered by Region III, one of seven such regional programs in Bergen County. Region III coordinates and develops special education programs for the 1,000 students with learning disabilities in the region, which also includes the Alpine, Demarest, Harrington Park, Haworth, Northvale, Norwood and Old Tappan districts, as well as the Northern Valley Regional High School District.[10]

History

Closter High School opened in 1912 and was closed in 1955 when the district became a constituent municipality in the Northern Valley Regional High School District and students began attending Northern Valley Regional High School at Demarest. The defunct high school became Village Middle School. which operated until 1996.[11]

Hillside Elementary School was awarded the Blue Ribbon School Award of Excellence in 2021.[12]

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2021–22 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[13]) are:[14] [15] [16]

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:[19] [20]

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 2013) 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.[21] [22] [23]

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://www.straussesmay.com/seportal/Public/DistrictPolicy.aspx?policyid=0110&id=a27020b4a4bf4de48f70c787d4175a8d Closter Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification
  2. https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3403390&DistrictID=3403390 District information for Closter 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. Cheslow, Jerry. "If You're Thinking of Living In / Demarest, N.J.; Small Town, Large Sense of History", The New York Times, April 4, 1999. Accessed April 19, 2013. "Following eighth grade, students go on to Northern Valley Regional High School in Demarest, which the borough shares with Haworth and neighboring Closter."
  5. https://www.nj.gov/education/finance/fp/cafr/search/15/3710.pdf#page=8 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report of the Northern Valley Regional High School District
  6. https://www.nvnet.org/employment/our_communities Our Communities
  7. https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/1516/03/3710/000.html Northern Valley Regional High School District 2016 Report Card Narrative
  8. https://www2.ed.gov/programs/nclbbrs/list-1982.pdf Blue Ribbon Schools Program: Schools Recognized 1982-1983 through 1999-2002 (PDF)
  9. https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3411760&ID=341176000650 School data for Northern Valley Regional High School At Demarest
  10. https://vrp.nvnet.org/about/overview Region III Overview
  11. Beuscher, Kristin. "Back in Time: A wartime Christmas at Closter High School", Northern Valley Press, December 26, 2017. Accessed March 29, 2022. "The Closter High School on Durie Avenue operated from 1912 until 1955 when the Northern Valley Regional High School in Demarest opened. The Closter Jr./Sr. High School was then renamed the Village Middle School and housed the sixth, seventh and eighth grades until it closed in 1996."
  12. https://nationalblueribbonschools.ed.gov/awardwinners/reports/2021/all_2021_national_blue_ribbon_schools.pdf#page=19 2021 National Blue Ribbon Schools: All Public and Non‐Public Schools
  13. https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3403390 School Data for the Closter Public Schools
  14. https://www.closterschools.org/Our-Schools Our Schools
  15. https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/selectreport/2022-2023/03/0930 School Performance Reports for the Closter Public School District
  16. https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/school/districtid/0930 New Jersey School Directory for the Closter Public Schools
  17. https://hillside.closterschools.org/ Hillside Elementary School
  18. https://tenakill.closterschools.org/ Tenakill Middle School
  19. https://www.closterschools.org/Our-Administration Our Administration
  20. https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/district/county/bergen New Jersey School Directory for Bergen County
  21. https://www.nj.gov/education/finance/fp/dwb/DistrictByTypeList2018.pdf New Jersey Boards of Education by District Election Types - 2018 School Election
  22. https://www.nj.gov/education/finance/fp/acfr/search/22/0930.pdf#page=43 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report of the Closter School District
  23. https://www.closterschools.org/Board-of-Education Board of Education

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