New Brunswick Public Schools Explained

New Brunswick Public Schools
Superintendent:Aubrey A. Johnson
Businessadmin:Dorenia Villalona
Address:268 Baldwin Street
City:New Brunswick
County:Middlesex County
State:New Jersey
Zipcode:08901
Country:United States
Coordinates:40.4948°N -74.4438°W
Grades:PreK to 12
Schools:12
Enrollment:9,690 (as of 2022–23)
Faculty:777.4 FTEs
Ratio:12.5:1
Free Label:District Factor Group
Free Text:A
Affiliations:Former Abbott district

New Brunswick Public Schools is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade in New Brunswick, Middlesex County, 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 2022–23 school year, the district, comprising 12 schools, had an enrollment of 9,690 students and 777.4 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.5:1.[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]

History

The Blanquita B. Valenti Community School, named for the first Hispanic resident to serve on the board of education and on the city council, was constructed at a cost of $55  million and opened in September 2023.[7]

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2022–23 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[8]) are:[9] [10] [11] [12]

Elementary schools
Middle school
High schools
Other schools

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:[28]

Board of education

The district's board of education, composed 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.[31] Of the nearly 600 school districts statewide, New Brunswick is one of 12 districts with school elections in April, in which voters also decide on passage of the annual school budget.[32] [33] [34]

Before 2012, New Brunswick was a Type I district, where the members of the board of education were appointed by the city's mayor.[35]

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://www.straussesmay.com/seportal/Public/DistrictPolicy.aspx?policyid=0110&id=7286f1c73007451c9e06cc5042ad218f New Brunswick Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification
  2. https://www.njsda.gov/About/WhatWeDo#History What We Do: History
  3. https://www.njsda.gov/About/WhatWeDo What We Do
  4. https://www.njsda.gov/Content/FactSheets/31_SDA_Districts.pdf SDA Districts
  5. https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3411220&DistrictID=3411220 District information for New Brunswick School District
  6. http://www.state.nj.us/education/finance/rda/dfg.shtml NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts
  7. https://www.cityofnewbrunswick.org/news_detail_T10_R1140.php "New Blanquita B. Valenti Community School Opens with Fanfare"
  8. https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3411220 School Data for the New Brunswick Public Schools
  9. https://www.nbpschools.net/contact Contact our district
  10. https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=1rBKqyaYvx8_EftBvAXm2ArCQ5Q_RHsvQ&ll=40.486612566383194%2C-74.43911619284802&z=14 School Map
  11. https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/selectreport/2022-2023/23/3530 School Performance Reports for the New Brunswick School District
  12. https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/school/districtid/3530 New Jersey School Directory for the New Brunswick Public Schools
  13. https://www.nbpschools.net/Domain/12 Lincoln Elementary School
  14. https://www.nbpschools.net/Domain/13 Livingston Elementary School
  15. https://www.nbpschools.net/Domain/14 Lord Stirling Elementary School
  16. https://www.nbpschools.net/Domain/15 McKinley Community Elementary School
  17. https://www.nbpschools.net/Domain/19 A. Chester Redshaw Elementary School
  18. https://www.nbpschools.net/Domain/18 Paul Robeson Community School For The Arts
  19. https://www.nbpschools.net/Domain/20 Roosevelt Elementary School
  20. https://www.nbpschools.net/Domain/11 Blanquita B. Valenti Community School
  21. https://www.nbpschools.net/Domain/21 Woodrow Wilson Elementary School
  22. https://www.nbpschools.net/Domain/16 New Brunswick Middle School
  23. https://www.nbpschools.net/Domain/8 New Brunswick High School
  24. https://www.nbpschools.net/Domain/10 Health Sciences Technology High School
  25. https://www.nbpschools.net/Domain/17 New Brunswick P-TECH
  26. Anand, Akash. Warehouse School Will Soon Be Home to P-TECH Pilot Program New Brunswick Today. Accessed August 7, 2019.
  27. https://www.nbpschools.net/Domain/9 New Brunswick Adult Learning Center
  28. https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/district/county/middlesex New Jersey School Directory for Middlesex County
  29. https://www.nbpschools.net/superintendent Office of the Superintendent
  30. https://www.nbpschools.net/business Business Office
  31. https://www.nj.gov/education/finance/fp/acfr/search/23/3530.pdf#page=60 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report for the New Brunswick School District
  32. 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."
  33. https://www.nj.gov/education/finance/fp/dwb/DistrictByTypeList2018.pdf New Jersey Boards of Education by District Election Types - 2018 School Election
  34. https://www.nbpschools.net/boe Board of Education Members
  35. Kratovil, Charlie. "Three Seats on New Brunswick School Board Up For Election; Deadline For Candidates to Get on Ballot is February 29, Incumbents Are Running", New Brunswick Today, February 17, 2016. Accessed August 29, 2017. "New Brunswick is the only community in Middlesex County that holds its school elections in April, separate from the partisan political offices elected in November's 'general' election.... The city switched from a Board of Education (BOE) appointed by the Mayor to an elected school board in 2012, and the annual elections were scheduled in April by default."

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