Ventnor City School District Explained
Ventnor City School District is a community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade from Ventnor City, in Atlantic County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[1] The district's motto is VECC: We Think Achievement.
As of the 2018–19 school year, the district, comprising two schools, had an enrollment of 684 students and 70.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 9.7:1.[2]
The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "B", the second 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.[3]
Public school students in ninth through twelfth grades, along with those from Brigantine and Margate City, attend Atlantic City High School in neighboring Atlantic City, as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Atlantic City School District that has existed since 1920.[4] [5] As of the 2018–19 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 1,796 students and 153.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.7:1.[6]
The Ventnor district has considered options for an alternative high school sending relationship.[7]
Schools
The Ventnor City School District operates two schools for PreK-8 within the Ventnor Educational Community Complex. Schools in the district (with 2018–19 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[8]) are:[9] [10] [11] [12]
- Ventnor Elementary School[13] with 376 students in grades PreK-5
- Carmela Somershoe, principal
- Ventnor Middle School[14] with 286 students in grades 6-8
The original school was built in 1970, with renovations in 1974, 1997 and 2001.
Administration
Core members of the district's administration include:[15] [16]
- Eileen Johnson, superintendent
- Terri Nowotny, business administrator and board secretary
Board of education
The district's board of education consists of seven members who set policy and oversee the fiscal and educational operation of the district through its administration. As a Type I school district, the board's trustees are appointed by the mayor to serve three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with either two or three members up for reappointment each year. Of the more than 600 school districts statewide, Ventnor City is one of 15 districts with appointed school districts. 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.[17] [18] [19]
External links
Notes and References
- https://www.atlantic-county.org/documents/education/Directory19-20.pdf#page=56 Public School Directory 2019-2020
- https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3416680&DistrictID=3416680 District information for Ventnor City School District
- http://www.state.nj.us/education/finance/rda/dfg.shtml NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts
- https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/1516/01/0110/000.html Atlantic City Public School District 2016 Report Card Narrative
- Rotondo, Christie. "Shore towns may pay less as Atlantic City schools slash budgets", The Press of Atlantic City, June 14, 2015. Accessed November 26, 2017. "Over the years, Brigantine, Ventnor, Margate and Longport have criticized the high cost of tuition to send their students to Atlantic City High School."
- https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3400960&ID=340096000010 School data for Atlantic City High School
- Lemongello, Steven. "Ventnor school district waiting, watching as Brigantine attempts to pull students from Atlantic City High School", The Press of Atlantic City, March 14, 2011. Accessed October 25, 2014. "The Brigantine School District has already sought to sever its relationship with Atlantic City High School, and now Ventnor is weighing its options. The Ventnor School District is in a 'wait-and-see pattern' when it comes to Brigantine's bid to send its students to Cedar Creek High School in Egg Harbor City, Ventnor Superintendent Carmine Bonanni said. A successful effort by Brigantine could lead the way for Ventnor, one of three other Atlantic City High School sending districts, to make a change."
- http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3416680 School Data for the Ventnor City School District
- http://www.veccnj.org/?PN=Schools2 Schools
- https://www.atlantic-county.org/documents/education/Directory23-24.pdf#page=59 Public School Directory 2023–2024
- https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/selectreport/2022-2023/01/5350 School Performance Reports for the Ventnor City School District
- https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/school/districtid/5350 New Jersey School Directory for the Ventnor City School District
- http://www.veccnj.org/?DivisionID=23680 Ventnor Elementary School
- http://www.veccnj.org/?DivisionID=23681 Ventnor Middle School
- http://www.veccnj.org/?DivisionID=23674&DepartmentID=28509&SubDepartmentID=13189&ToggleSideNav=DivisionOnly Administration
- https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/district/county/atlantic New Jersey School Directory for Atlantic 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/cafr/search/18/5350.pdf#page=45 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report of the City of Ventnor School District
- http://www.veccnj.org/?DivisionID=23674&DepartmentID=28508 Board of Education
