Edgewater Public Schools Explained

Edgewater Public Schools
Logo Alt:	This is the logo for Edgewater Public Schools.
Superintendent:	Siobhan Tauchert
Businessadmin:	Wally Lindsley
Address:	251 Undercliff Avenue
Zipcode:	07020
Country:	United States
Coordinates:	40.822°N -73.9787°W
Schools:	2
Enrollment:	1,022 (as of 2018–19)
Ratio:	14.5:1
Free Text:	GH

The Edgewater Public Schools is a community public school district that serves students in kindergarten through sixth grades from Edgewater, in Bergen County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.^[1]

As of the 2018–19 school year, the district, comprising two schools, had an enrollment of 1,022 students and 70.3 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 14.5:1.^[2] With district enrollment increasing rapidly, George Washington School opened in September 2012, having been constructed with a third floor to accommodate enrollment growth in the district that was anticipated to rise from 628 in 2011 to as much as 925 in 2015.^[3]

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

For seventh through twelfth grades, public school students from the borough are sent to the Leonia Public Schools as part of a sending/receiving relationship.^{[5] [6]} Schools in the district attended by Edgewater students (with 2018–19 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics^[7]) are Leonia Middle School^[8] with 533 students in grades 6 - 8 (Edgewater students attend for grades 7&8) andLeonia High School^[9] with 740 students in grades 9 - 12.^{[10] [11]}

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2018–19 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics^[12]) are:^{[13] [14] [15]}

• George Washington School^[16] with 554 students in grades PreK-2
  • Billy J. Cunningham, principal
• Eleanor Van Gelder School^[17] with 447 students in grades 3-6
  • Michele Higgins, principal

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:^{[18] [19]}

• Siobhan Tauchert, superintendent
• Wally Lindsley, board secretary and business administrator

Board of education

The district's board of education, composed of five 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 one or two 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.^{[20] [21] [22]}

External links

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

Notes and References

1. https://www.nj.gov/education/finance/fp/cafr/search/19/1270.pdf#page=8 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report of the Edgewater School District
2. https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3404440&DistrictID=3404440 District information for Edgewater School District
3. Almenas, Maxim. "Edgewater's George Washington school to get a third floor", Edgewater View, June 13, 2011, backed up by the Internet Archive as of April 2, 2015. Accessed September 13, 2017.
4. http://www.state.nj.us/education/finance/rda/dfg.shtml NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts
5. https://lhs.leoniaschools.org/overview Leonia High School Overview
6. https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/1516/03/2620/050.html Leonia Public Schools 2016 School Report Card Narrative
7. https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3408520 School Data for the Leonia Public Schools
8. https://lms.leoniaschools.org/ Leonia Middle School
9. https://lhs.leoniaschools.org/ Leonia High School
10. https://www.leoniaschools.org/district_schools District Schools
11. https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/school/districtid/2620 New Jersey School Directory for the Leonia Public Schools
12. https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3404440 School Data for the Edgewater Public Schools
13. https://www.edgewaterschools.org/o/esd/page/our-district--97 Our District
14. https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/selectreport/2022-2023/03/1270 School Performance Reports for the Edgewater Public Schools
15. https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/school/districtid/1270 New Jersey School Directory for the Edgewater Public Schools
16. https://www.edgewaterschools.org/o/gws George Washington School
17. https://www.edgewaterschools.org/o/evgs Eleanor Van Gelder School
18. https://www.edgewaterschools.org/o/esd/staff Staff Directory
19. https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/district/county/bergen New Jersey School Directory for Bergen County
20. https://www.nj.gov/education/finance/fp/dwb/DistrictByTypeList2018.pdf New Jersey Boards of Education by District Election Types - 2018 School Election
21. https://www.nj.gov/education/finance/fp/acfr/search/23/1270.pdf#page=44 Annual Annual Comprehensive Financial Report for the Edgewater School District
22. https://www.edgewaterschools.org/page/board-of-education-members Board of Education Members