North Caldwell Public Schools Explained
The North Caldwell Public Schools is a community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through sixth grade from North Caldwell, in Essex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[1]
As of the 2018–19 school year, the district, comprised of two schools, had an enrollment of 672 students and 62.7 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.7:1.[2]
The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "J", the-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]
North Caldwell is home to the West Essex Regional School District, which also serves public school students from Fairfield, Essex Fells and Roseland in seventh through twelfth grades.[4] [5] [6] Schools in the district (with 2018–19 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[7]) are West Essex Middle School[8] with 564 students in grades 7-8 and West Essex High School[9] with 1,123 students in grades 9-12.[10]
Awards and recognition
Gould / Mountain School was one of nine schools in New Jersey honored in 2020 by the National Blue Ribbon Schools Program, which recognizes high student achievement.[11] [12]
Schools
Schools in the district (with 2018–19 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[13]) are:[14] [15] [16]
- Grandview School[17] 391 students in grades PreK-3
- Michael Stefanelli, principal
- Gould School[18] 276 students in grades 4-6
- Chris Checchetto, principal
Administration
Core members of the district's administration are:[19] [20]
- Linda Freda, superintendent
- Michael Halik, school business administrator and board secretary
Board of education
The district's board of education, comprised 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 either one or 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.[21] [22] [23]
External links
Notes and References
- http://www.ncboe.org/UserFiles/Servers/Server_131061/File/Board%20of%20Education/Bylaws%20Policies%20and%20Procedures/North%20Caldwell%20Bylaws%20Complete.pdf North Caldwell Board of Education Bylaw 0110 - Identification
- https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3411520&DistrictID=3411520 District information for North Caldwell School District
- http://www.state.nj.us/education/finance/rda/dfg.shtml NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts
- https://www.westex.org/common/pages/DisplayFile.aspx?itemId=1273120 West Essex Regional School District Bylaw 0110 - Identification
- http://www.nj.gov/education/pr/1415/narrative/13/5630/000.html West Essex Regional School District 2015 Report Card Narrative
- http://www.westex.org/Page/225 School History
- https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3417460 School Data for the West Essex Regional School District
- https://ms.westex.org/ West Essex Middle School
- https://hs.westex.org/ West Essex High School
- https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/school/districtid/5630 New Jersey School Directory for the West Essex Regional School District
- 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
- 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."
- https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3411520 School Data for the North Caldwell Public Schools
- http://ncboe.org/ncps/Schools/ Schools
- https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/selectreport/2022-2023/13/3630 School Performance Reports for the North Caldwell Public Schools
- https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/school/districtid/3630 New Jersey School Directory for the North Caldwell Public Schools
- http://grandview.ncboe.org/ Grandview School
- http://gould.ncboe.org/ Gould School
- http://ncaldwell.ss13.sharpschool.com/district/administration_team Administration Team
- https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/district/county/essex New Jersey School Directory for Essex 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/23/3630.pdf#page=40 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report of the North Caldwell School District
- http://ncaldwell.ss13.sharpschool.com/board_of_education/board_members Board Members
