Red Bank Borough Public Schools Explained

Red Bank Borough Public Schools
Superintendent:	Jared J. Rumage
Businessadmin:	Valery Petrone (interim)
Address:	76 Branch Avenue
City:	Red Bank
County:	Monmouth County
State:	New Jersey
Zipcode:	07701
Country:	United States
Coordinates:	40.346°N -74.06°W
Grades:	PreK to 8
Schools:	2
Enrollment:	1,434 (as of 2018–19)
Faculty:	110.0 FTEs
Ratio:	13.0:1
Free Label:	District Factor Group
Free Text:	CD

The Red Bank Borough Public Schools are part of a community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade from Red Bank, in Monmouth 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 1,434 students and 110.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.0:1.^[2]

The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "CD", the sixth-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]

For grades nine through twelve, public school students attend Red Bank Regional High School, which also serves students from Little Silver and Shrewsbury Borough, along with students in the district's academy programs from other communities who are eligible to attend on a tuition basis.^{[4] [5]} Students from other Monmouth County municipalities are eligible to attend the high school for its performing arts program, with admission on a competitive basis.^[6] The borough has five elected representatives on the nine-member board of education.^[7] As of the 2018–19 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 1,208 students and 119.6 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.1:1.^[8]

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2018–19 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics^[9]) are:^{[10] [11] [12] [13]}

Elementary school

• Red Bank Primary School^[14] with 644 students in pre-kindergarten through fourth grade
  • Maria Iozzi, principal

Middle School

• Red Bank Middle School^[15] with 648 students in fourth through eighth grades
  • James Pierson, principal

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:^{[16] [17]}

• Jared J. Rumage, superintendent
• Valery Petrone, interim business administrator and board secretary

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 (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.^{[18] [19] [20]}

External links

• Red Bank Borough Public Schools
  • School Data for the Red Bank Borough Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics
• Red Bank Regional High School
  • School Data for the Red Bank Regional High School, National Center for Education Statistics

Notes and References

1. https://www.straussesmay.com/seportal/Public/DistrictPolicy.aspx?policyid=0110&id=1ac8a5780e5d47c4b51beae8dfb8d423 Red Bank Borough Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification
2. https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3413740&DistrictID=3413740 District information for Red Bank Borough Public School District
3. http://www.state.nj.us/education/finance/rda/dfg.shtml NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts
4. https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/1516/25/4365/050.html Red Bank Regional High School 2016 Report Card Narrative
5. Martin, Patti. "A Day in the Life of Red Bank Regional High School", Asbury Park Press, March 30, 2007. Accessed September 1, 2014. "Located in Little Silver, RBR, as the school is commonly referred to, is the home school to students from Little Silver, Red Bank and Shrewsbury."
6. http://www.rbrhs.org/academics/academy%20of%20visual%20and%20performing%20arts/dw.aspx?siteheader=Academy%20of%20Visual%20and%20Performing%20Arts&pages=Frequently%20Asked%20Questions Academy of Visual and Performing Arts Frequently Asked Questions
7. http://www.rbrhs.org/site/Default.aspx?PageID=305 About the Board of Education
8. https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3413750&ID=341375004084 School data for Red Bank Regional High School
9. https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3413740 School Data for the Red Bank Borough Public Schools
10. https://www.rbb.k12.nj.us/domain/190 About Us
11. https://www.visitmonmouth.com/page.aspx?Id=240 County School List N-R
12. https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/selectreport/2022-2023/25/4365 School Performance Reports for the Red Bank Borough Public Schools
13. https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/school/districtid/4360 New Jersey School Directory for the Red Bank Borough Public Schools
14. https://www.rbb.k12.nj.us/domain/139 Red Bank Primary School
15. https://www.rbb.k12.nj.us/domain/150 Red Bank Middle School
16. https://www.rbb.k12.nj.us/icon-staff-directory Staff Directory
17. https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/district/county/monmouth New Jersey School Directory for Monmouth County
18. https://www.nj.gov/education/finance/fp/dwb/DistrictByTypeList2018.pdf New Jersey Boards of Education by District Election Types - 2018 School Election
19. https://www.nj.gov/education/finance/fp/acfr/search/23/4360.pdf#page=63 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report of the Red Bank Borough School District
20. https://www.rbb.k12.nj.us/Page/141 Board Members