Bergen County Special Services School District
As of the 2021–22 school year, the district, comprising six schools, had an enrollment of NA students and 201.8 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of NA:1.
History
The New Jersey Legislature passed an act in 1971 that created the school district.
In 1995 the administrations of this district and Bergen County Technical Schools (BCTS) combined with BCTS's administration team prevailing.
Administration
Core members of the district's administration are:
- Howard Lerner, superintendent
- John Susino, business administrator and board secretary
Schools and programs
Schools in the district (with 2021–22 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics) are:
- Norman A. Bleshman Regional Day School (Paramus) - School for multiply impaired (with 71 students; grades 9-12)
- Programs at other campuses
- Bogota Program (at Bogota Junior/Senior High School)
- Visions Becton (at Henry P. Becton Regional High School)
- Visions Paramus Elementary (at Parkway School)
- Visions Middle School Paramus (at Westbrook Middle School)
- Visions Paramus High School (at Paramus High School)
Board of education
The district's board of education, composed of seven members, sets policy and oversees the fiscal and educational operation of the district through its administration. The county executive superintendent serves as a member, with six other members appointed by the director of the Board of County Commissioners to three-year terms on a staggered basis, with two terms up for reappointment each year. 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.