Midland Park School District Explained
The Midland Park School District is a comprehensive community public school district serving students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade from Midland Park, 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 943 students and 99.1 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 9.5:1.[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]
Awards and recognition
For the 2000-01 school year, Highland-Godwin Elementary School was named a "Star School" by the New Jersey Department of Education, the highest honor that a New Jersey school can achieve.[4]
Schools
Schools in the district (with 2018–19 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[5]) are:[6] [7]
- Godwin School[8] with 249 students in grades PreK-2
- Danielle Bache, principal[9]
- Highland School[10] with 267 students in grades 3-6
- Mr. Andrew Bianco, principal[11]
- Midland Park High School[12] with 398 students in grades 7-12
- Nicholas Capuano, principal[13]
Administration
Core members of the district's administration are:[14] [15]
- Kevin Ulmer, superintendent
- Stacy C. Garvey, business administrator and board secretary
Board of education
The district's board of education, composed of six 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 two seats up for election each year held (since 2015) 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.[16] [17] [18]
External links
Notes and References
- https://www.straussesmay.com/seportal/Public/DistrictPolicy.aspx?policyid=0110&id=7f054f0dd6004f8d9a5c8f56da2b7eae Midland Park Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification
- https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3410140&DistrictID=3410140 District information for Midland Park School District
- http://www.state.nj.us/education/finance/rda/dfg.shtml NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts
- https://web.archive.org/web/20060801070958/http://www.state.nj.us/cgi-bin/education/ss/ss3.pl?string=id%3D076&maxhits=10000 New Jersey Department of Education Star School Award recipient detail 2000-01 school year, Highland-Godwin Elementary School
- https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3410140 School Data for the Midland Park School District
- https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/selectreport/2022-2023/03/3170 School Performance Reports for the Midland Park School District
- https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/school/districtid/3170 New Jersey School Directory for the Midland Park School District
- http://godwin.mpsnj.org/ Godwin School
- http://godwin.mpsnj.org/administration Administration
- http://highland.mpsnj.org/ Highland School
- http://highland.mpsnj.org/administration Administration
- http://mphs.mpsnj.org/ Midland Park High School
- https://mphs.mpsnj.org/administration/principal/message Principal's Message
- http://www.mpsnj.org/administration/district_administration District Administration
- https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/district/county/bergen New Jersey School Directory for Bergen County
- https://www.nj.gov/education/finance/fp/dwb/DistrictByTypeList2018.pdf New Jersey Boards of Education by District Election Types - 2018 School Election
- https://www.nj.gov/education/finance/fp/acfr/search/23/3170.pdf#page=42 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report of the Midland Park School District
- https://www.mpsnj.org/board_of_education/board_members_and_standing_committees/board_of_education_members Board of Education Members
