Irvington Public Schools Explained
Irvington Public Schools is a public school district serving children in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade in Irvington, 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 2019–20 school year, the district, comprising 12 schools, had an enrollment of 8,020 students and 530.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 15.1:1.[5]
The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "A", the 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]
Schools
Schools in the district (with 2019–20 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[7]) are:[8] [9] [10]
- Preschool
- Augusta Preschool Academy[11] (with 341 students; in PreK)
- Elementary schools
- Berkeley Terrace School[12] (387; PreK–5)
- Chancellor Avenue School[13] (527; K–5)
- Florence Avenue School[14] (672; K–5)
- Frantz Meronvil, principal
- Grove Street School[15] (428; PreK–5)
- Deniese Cooper, principal
- Madison Avenue School[16] (410; PreK–5)
- Malikita Wright, principal
- Thurgood G. Marshall School[17] (398; PreK–5)
- Mount Vernon Avenue School[18] (542; K–5)
- University Elementary School[19] (403; K–5)
- Chinaire Simons, principal
- Middle schools
- Union Avenue Middle School[20] (778; 6–8)
- University Middle School[21] (403; 6–8)
- Michael Bussacco, principal
- High school
Administration
Core members of the district's administration are:[24] [25]
- April Vauss, superintendent[26]
- Reginald Lamptey, business administrator and board secretary[27]
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 as part of the April school 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.[28] Of the nearly 600 school districts statewide, Irvington is one of 12 districts with school elections in April, in which voters also decide on passage of the annual school budget.[29] [30] [31]
External links
Notes and References
- https://www.straussesmay.com/seportal/Public/DistrictPolicy.aspx?policyid=0110&id=2671184ff4524045835478269f891b62 Irvington Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification
- https://www.njsda.gov/About/WhatWeDo#History What We Do: History
- https://www.njsda.gov/About/WhatWeDo What We Do
- https://www.njsda.gov/Content/FactSheets/31_SDA_Districts.pdf SDA Districts
- https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3407680&DistrictID=3407680 District information for Irvington Public School District
- http://www.state.nj.us/education/finance/rda/dfg.shtml NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts
- https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3407680 School Data for the Irvington Public Schools
- https://irvington.k12.nj.us/sitemap/ Site Map
- https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/selectreport/2022-2023/13/2330 Irvington Public School District School Performance Reports
- https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/school/districtid/2330 New Jersey School Directory for the Irvington Public Schools
- https://irvington.k12.nj.us/schools/augusta-preschool-academy/ Augusta Preschool Academy
- https://irvington.k12.nj.us/schools/berkeley-terrace/ Berkeley Terrace School
- https://irvington.k12.nj.us/schools/chancellor-avenue/ Chancellor Avenue School
- https://irvington.k12.nj.us/schools/florence-avenue/ Florence Avenue School
- https://irvington.k12.nj.us/schools/grove-street/ Grove Street School
- https://irvington.k12.nj.us/schools/madison-avenue/ Madison Avenue School
- https://irvington.k12.nj.us/schools/thurgood-marshall/ Thurgood G. Marshall School
- https://irvington.k12.nj.us/schools/mount-vernon/ Mount Vernon Avenue School
- https://irvington.k12.nj.us/schools/university-elementary/ University Elementary School
- https://irvington.k12.nj.us/schools/union-avenue-middle/ Union Avenue Middle School
- https://irvington.k12.nj.us/schools/university-middle/ University Middle School
- https://irvington.k12.nj.us/schools/irvington-high-school/ Irvington High School
- https://irvington.k12.nj.us/schools/rlosa/ Rita L. Owens STEAM Academy
- https://irvington.k12.nj.us/district/ District Leadership
- https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/district/county/essex New Jersey School Directory for Essex County
- https://irvington.k12.nj.us/district/superintendent/ Office of the Superintendent
- https://irvington.k12.nj.us/district/business-office/ Business Office
- https://www.nj.gov/education/finance/fp/dwb/DistrictByTypeList2018.pdf New Jersey Boards of Education by District Election Types - 2018 School Election
- Sportelli, Albina. "Your guide to North Jersey spring school board elections", The Record, April 14, 2023. Accessed March 15, 2024. "Of New Jersey's almost 600 school districts, only 12 have elections in April, the rest have opted to hold theirs in November.... Schools that have kept elections in the spring, or switched back after moving them to November, are: Cliffside Park, Fairview, Passaic, Totowa, Fredon, Montague, Irvington, Newark, North Bergen, Weehawken, West New York and New Brunswick."
- https://www.nj.gov/education/finance/fp/acfr/search/23/2330.pdf#page=47 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report of the Irvington Township School District
- https://irvington.k12.nj.us/district/iboe/ Board of Education Members
