Hillsdale Public Schools Explained

Hillsdale Public Schools
Logo Alt:	This is the logo for Hillsdale Public Schools.
Superintendent:	Robert Lombardy
Businessadmin:	Sacha Pouliot
Address:	32 Ruckman Road
Zipcode:	07642
Country:	United States
Coordinates:	41.0099°N -74.0237°W
Schools:	3
Enrollment:	1,147 (as of 2018–19)
Ratio:	9.8:1
Free Text:	GH
Website:	District website

The Hillsdale Public Schools is a community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade in Hillsdale, in Bergen County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.^[1]

As of the 2018–19 school year, the district, comprising three schools, had an enrollment of 1,147 students and 117.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 9.8:1.^[2]

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.^[3]

Public school students in ninth through twelfth grades attend Pascack Valley High School along with students from neighboring River Vale. The school is part of the Pascack Valley Regional High School District, which also serves students from Montvale and Woodcliff Lake at Pascack Hills High School.^{[4] [5]} 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.^[6] As of the 2018–19 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 1,209 students and 92.6 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.1:1.^[7]

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2018–19 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics^[8]) are:^{[9] [10] [11]}

Elementary schools

• Ann Blanche Smith School^[12] with 317 students in Kindergarten through 4th grade
  • Angela Iskenderian, principal
• Meadowbrook Elementary School^[13] with 291 students in grades Pre-K-4
  • Christopher R. Bell, principal

Middle school

• George G. White Middle School^[14] with 531 students in grades 5-8
  • Donald Bergamini, principal

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:^{[15] [16]}

• Robert V. Lombardy Jr., superintendent of schools^[17]
• Sacha Pouliot, business administrator and board secretary

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 one to 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.^{[18] [19] [20]}

External links

• • • School Data for the Hillsdale Public Schools, National Center for Education Statisticsa district of schools
• Pascack Valley High School

Notes and References

1. https://www.hillsdaleschools.com/cms/lib/NJ01000198/Centricity/Domain/36/Hillsdale%200000%20Bylaws.pdf Hillside Board of Education District Bylaw 0110 - Identification
2. https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3407260&DistrictID=3407260 District information for Hillsdale 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://www.nj.gov/education/pr/1415/narrative/03/3960/000.html Pascack Valley Regional High School District 2015 School Report Card District Narrative
5. https://www.hillsdaleschools.com/Page/5332 Helpful High School Links
6. http://www.ed.gov/programs/nclbbrs/list-1982.pdf Blue Ribbon Schools Program: Schools Recognized 1982-1983 through 1999-2002 (PDF)
7. https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3412510&ID=341251000720 School data for Pascack Valley High School
8. https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3407260 School Data for the Hillsdale Public Schools
9. https://www.hillsdaleschools.com/domain/334 Hours of Operation
10. https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/selectreport/2022-2023/03/2180 School Performance Reports for the Hillsdale Public Schools
11. https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/school/districtid/2180 New Jersey School Directory for the Hillsdale Public Schools
12. https://www.hillsdaleschools.com/Domain/46 Ann Blanche Smith School
13. https://www.hillsdaleschools.com/Domain/117 Meadowbrook Elementary School
14. http://www.hillsdaleschools.com/Domain/200 George G. White Middle School
15. https://www.hillsdaleschools.com/domain/29 District Administration
16. https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/district/county/bergen New Jersey School Directory for Bergen County
17. https://www.hillsdaleschools.com/site/Default.aspx?PageID=4740 Superintendent
18. https://www.nj.gov/education/finance/fp/dwb/DistrictByTypeList2018.pdf New Jersey Boards of Education by District Election Types - 2018 School Election
19. https://www.nj.gov/education/finance/fp/acfr/search/23/2180.pdf#page=7 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report for the Hillside School District
20. https://www.hillsdaleschools.com/domain/3 Board of Education Members