Hudson County Schools of Technology explained

Hudson County Schools of Technology
Superintendent:Amy Lin-Rodriguez
Businessadmin:Nicholas Fargo
Address:8511 Tonnelle Avenue
City:North Bergen
County:Hudson County
State:New Jersey
Zipcode:07047
Country:United States
Coordinates:40.8098°N -74.0141°W
Grades:Vocational
Schools:6
Enrollment:2,468 (as of 2018–19)
Faculty:210.6 FTEs
Ratio:11.7:1
Free Label:District Factor Group

The Hudson County Schools of Technology is a public school district based in North Bergen that offers career and vocational education for public middle school and high school students in sixth through twelfth grades, and for adult students throughout Hudson County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.

As of the 2018–19 school year, the district, comprising six schools, had an enrollment of 2,468 students and 210.6 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.7:1.[1]

Awards and recognition

In September 2013, High Tech High School was one of 15 in New Jersey to be recognized by the United States Department of Education as part of the National Blue Ribbon Schools Program,[2] an award described by the superintendent of the Bergen County Technical Schools as the "most prestigious honor in the United States' education system".[3] Education Secretary Arne Duncan described these schools as schools that "represent examples of educational excellence".

County Prep High School was one of nine schools in New Jersey honored in 2020 by the National Blue Ribbon Schools Program, which recognizes high student achievement.[4] [5]

High Tech High School was named as a "Star School" by the New Jersey Department of Education, the highest honor that a New Jersey school can achieve, in the 1994–95 school year.[6]

Schools

Programs administered by the Hudson County Schools of Technology (with 2018–19 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[7]) include:[8] [9]

Middle school
High schools

Administration

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

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 I school district, the board's trustees are appointed to serve three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with three seats up for appointment each year. 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.[19] [20] [21]

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3407570&DistrictID=3407570 District information for Hudson County Schools Of Technology School District
  2. http://www2.ed.gov/programs/nclbbrs/2013/national.pdf#page=15 2013 National Blue Ribbon Schools All Public and Private
  3. Rundquist, Jeanette. "15 N.J. schools named as national 'Blue Ribbon' winners", The Star-Ledger, September 24, 2013. Accessed December 31, 2014. "Five Catholic schools, six-county vocational-technical schools, and a Yeshiva are among the list of honored schools in New Jersey... The vo-tech schools honored this year are High Tech High School in North Bergen..."
  4. https://nationalblueribbonschools.ed.gov/awardwinners/reports/2020/all_2020_national_blue_ribbon_schools.pdf#page=23 2020 National Blue Ribbon Schools All Public and Non-Public Schools
  5. Clark, Adam. "9 N.J. schools just won a huge national honor", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, September 24, 2020. Accessed September 27, 2020. "Nine New Jersey public schools have been awarded the national Blue Ribbon designation, one of the highest honors in education. The schools were recognized Thursday by the U.S. Department of Education for high student achievement."
  6. https://web.archive.org/web/20061218221123/http://www.state.nj.us/cgi-bin/education/ss/ss3.pl?string=id%3D006&maxhits=10000 Star School Award recipient detail
  7. https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3407570 School Data for the Hudson County Schools of Technology
  8. https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/selectreport/2022-2023/17/2295 School Performance Reports for the Hudson County Schools of Technology
  9. https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/school/districtid/2295 New Jersey School Directory for the Hudson County Schools of Technology
  10. http://explore.hcstonline.org/ Explore Middle School
  11. http://cphs.hcstonline.org/ County Prep High School
  12. http://hths.hcstonline.org/ High Tech High School
  13. http://www.hcstonline.org/atd/index.html Academy of Technology and Design
  14. http://www.hcstonline.org/kasprep/ KAS Prep
  15. https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/district/county/hudson New Jersey School Directory for Hudson County
  16. https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8LH_u5CeAYIdGhVMVExNWtEa1k/view 2015–2016 Hudson County Public School Directory
  17. http://www.hcstonline.org/departments/superintendents-office/ Office of the Superintendent
  18. https://sites.google.com/hcstonline.org/hcst-business-office/home/business-office-contacts Business Office Contacts
  19. https://www.nj.gov/education/finance/fp/dwb/DistrictByTypeList2018.pdf New Jersey Boards of Education by District Election Types - 2018 School Election
  20. https://www.nj.gov/education/finance/fp/acfr/search/23/2295.pdf#page=39 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report of the Hudson County Schools of Technology
  21. http://www.hcstonline.org/board-office/board-members/ HCST Board of Education

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