Totowa Borough Public Schools Explained

Totowa Borough Public Schools
Superintendent:	Patricia Capitelli
Businessadmin:	Vincent W. Varcadipane
Address:	10 Crews Street
City:	Totowa
County:	Passaic County
State:	New Jersey
Zipcode:	07512
Country:	United States
Coordinates:	40.9031°N -74.216°W
Grades:	Pre-K to 8
Schools:	2
Enrollment:	908 (as of 2022–23)
Faculty:	67.5 FTEs
Ratio:	13.5:1
Free Label:	District Factor Group
Free Text:	CD

The Totowa Borough Public Schools are a comprehensive community public school district, serving students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade in Totowa, in Passaic County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.

As of the 2022–23 school year, the district, comprising two schools, had an enrollment of 908 students and 67.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.5:1.^[1]

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.^[2]

For ninth through twelfth grades, public school students attend Passaic Valley Regional High School, which also serves students from Little Falls and Woodland Park. The school facility is located in Little Falls Township.^{[3] [4]} As of the 2022–23 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 1,039 students and 83.2 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.5:1.^[5]

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2022–23 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics^[6]) are:^{[7] [8] [9]}

• Memorial School^[10] with 416 students in grades PreK-3
  • Joseph Compel, principal
• Washington Park School^[11] with 487 students in grades 4-8
  • David Bower, principal

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:^{[12] [13]}

• Patricia Capitelli, superintendent
• Vincent W. Varcadipane, 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 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.^{[14] [15]} Of the 600 school districts statewide, Totowa is one of 12 districts with school elections in April, in which voters also decide on passage of the annual school budget.^{[16] [17]}

External links

• Totowa Public Schools website
  • School Data for the Totowa Borough Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics
• Passaic Valley Regional High School

Notes and References

1. https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3416260&DistrictID=3416260 District information for Totowa Public School District
2. http://www.state.nj.us/education/finance/rda/dfg.shtml NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts
3. https://www.straussesmay.com/seportal/Public/DistrictPolicy.aspx?policyid=0110&id=39da4953aa984907a1d0cb837006d1d8 Passaic Valley Regional High School District No.1 Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification
4. https://www.pvrhs.org/districtoverview District Overview
5. https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3412570&ID=341257004858 School data for Passaic Valley Regional High School
6. https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3416260 School Data for the Totowa Borough Public Schools
7. https://www.passaiccountynj.org/home/showpublisheddocument/7868/638412764984270000#page=40 2023–24 Public School Directory
8. https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/selectreport/2022-2023/31/5200 School Performance Reports for the Totowa Borough Public Schools
9. https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/school/districtid/5200 New Jersey School Directory for the Totowa Borough Public Schools
10. https://www.totowa.k12.nj.us/memorial-school/ Memorial School Virtual BookBag
11. https://www.totowa.k12.nj.us/washington-park/ Washington Park School Virtual BookBag
12. https://www.totowa.k12.nj.us/contact/ Contact Information
13. https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/district/county/passaic New Jersey School Directory for Passaic County
14. https://www.nj.gov/education/finance/fp/dwb/DistrictByTypeList2018.pdf New Jersey Boards of Education by District Election Types - 2018 School Election
15. https://www.nj.gov/education/finance/fp/acfr/search/23/5200.pdf Annual Comprehensive Financial Report for the Totowa School District
16. 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."
17. https://www.totowa.k12.nj.us/boe/ Board of Education