River Dell Regional School District Explained

River Dell Regional School District
Superintendent:James J. Albro
Businessadmin:Trude Engle
Address:230 Woodland Avenue
City:River Edge, New Jersey
County:Bergen County
State:New Jersey
Zipcode:07661
Country:United States
Coordinates:40.9394°N -74.0366°W
Grades:7-12
Schools:2
Enrollment:1,606 (as of 2021–22)
Faculty:140.2 FTEs
Ratio:11.5:1
Free Label:District Factor Group
Free Text:I

The River Dell Regional School District is a regional school district serving students in seventh through twelfth grades from the communities of River Edge and Oradell in Bergen County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[1] [2] [3]

As of the 2021–22 school year, the district, comprising two schools, had an enrollment of 1,606 students and 140.2 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.5:1.[4]

The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "I", the second-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.[5]

History

In October 1975, a Superior Court judge sentenced to jail 75 of 200 striking members of the River Dell Education Association for violating a back-to-work order that he had issued earlier in the month. The judge also mandated that the striking employees contribute $250 towards a scholarship fund,[6]

President Ronald Reagan spoke at the high school on June 21, 1984, where he advocated on behalf of a drinking age of 21 as a minimum standard.[7] [8]

Awards and recognition

During the 1997-98 school year, River Dell High School was recognized with the National Blue Ribbon School Award of Excellence by the United States Department of Education, the highest award an American school can receive.[9]

The school was the 31st-ranked public high school in New Jersey out of 339 schools statewide in New Jersey Monthly magazine's September 2014 cover story on the state's "Top Public High Schools", using a new ranking methodology.[10]

For the 2001-02 school year, River Dell Middle School was named a "Star School" by the New Jersey Department of Education, the highest honor that a New Jersey school can achieve.[11]

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2021–22 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[12]) are:[13] [14]

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:[19]

Board of education

The district's board of education is composed of nine members who set policy and oversee 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.[22] [23] Seats on the district's board of education are allocated based on the population of the constituent districts, with four assigned to Oradell and five to River Edge.[24]

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.nj.gov/education/pr/1415/narrative/03/4405/050.html River Dell Regional High School 2015 Report Card Narrative
  2. Cheslow, Jerry. "If You're Thinking of Living In/Oradell, N.J.; Giving an Old Downtown a New Life", The New York Times, August 20, 2000. Accessed June 8, 2016. "In seventh grade, Oradell youngsters enter the River Dell Regional School District, which is shared with neighboring River Edge. It comprises the 423-student River Dell Middle School in River Edge for grades seven and eight and the 823-student River Dell High School in Oradell."
  3. https://www.nj.gov/education/finance/fp/cafr/search/14/4405.pdf#page=9 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report of the River Dell Regional School District
  4. https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3412260&DistrictID=3412260 District information for River Dell Regional School District
  5. http://www.state.nj.us/education/finance/rda/dfg.shtml NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts
  6. Phalon, Richard. "Jail Terms Used to Spur School Strike Settlements", The New York Times, October 17, 1975. Accessed October 16, 2017. "Judge George B. Gelman of Bergen County Superior Court sentenced 75 River Dell teachers, custodians and secretaries to 10 days in jail today, but suspended imposition of the penalty on the condition that they return to work Monday morning."
  7. Weisman, Steven R. "Reagan Calls For Drinking Age Of 21", The New York Times, June 21, 1984. Accessed October 16, 2017. "President Reagan got a glimpse of a New Jersey high school's program to combat drunken driving today and called for a nationwide minimum drinking age of 21.... Mr. Reagan addressed this issue in his appearance at River Dell High School in Oradell, N.J."
  8. http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/?pid=40073 "Remarks at River Dell High School in Oradell, New Jersey "
  9. http://www.ed.gov/programs/nclbbrs/list-1982.pdf Blue Ribbon Schools Program: Schools Recognized 1982-1983 through 1999-2002 (PDF)
  10. Staff. "Top Schools Alphabetical List 2014", New Jersey Monthly, September 2, 2014. Accessed September 5, 2014.
  11. http://www.state.nj.us/cgi-bin/education/ss/ss3.pl?string=id=087&maxhits=10000 New Jersey Department of Education Star School Award recipient detail 2001-02 school year for River Dell Middle School
  12. https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3412260 School Data for the River Dell Regional School District
  13. https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/selectreport/2022-2023/03/4405 School Performance Reports for the River Dell Regional School District
  14. https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/school/districtid/4405 New Jersey School Directory for the River Dell Regional School District
  15. https://rdms.riverdell.org/ River Dell Regional Middle School
  16. https://rdms.riverdell.org/our_school/building_administration Building Administration
  17. https://rdhs.riverdell.org/ River Dell Regional High School
  18. https://rdhs.riverdell.org/our_school/building_administration Building Administration
  19. https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/district/county/bergen New Jersey School Directory for Bergen County
  20. https://www.riverdell.org/our_district/office_of_the_superintendent/contact_information Office of the Superintendent
  21. https://www.riverdell.org/our_district/business_administrator Business Administrator
  22. https://www.nj.gov/education/finance/fp/dwb/DistrictByTypeList2018.pdf New Jersey Boards of Education by District Election Types - 2018 School Election
  23. https://www.nj.gov/education/finance/fp/acfr/search/21/4405.pdf Annual Comprehensive Financial Report for the River Dell Regional School District
  24. https://www.riverdell.org/board_of_education/board_trustees_biographies Board Trustees Biographies

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