East Rutherford School District
As of the 2022–23 school year, the district, comprising three schools, had an enrollment of 750 students and 78.9 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 9.5:1.
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.
A small annex was constructed in 2001 across the street from the Faust main building which includes a small office and four classrooms used for pre-kindergarten and fifth graders. McKenzie School is used for children from pre-kindergarten until third grade.
For grades ninth through twelfth grades, public school students attend the Becton Regional High School in East Rutherford, which serves high school students from both Carlstadt and East Rutherford as part of the Carlstadt-East Rutherford Regional School District, together with students from Maywood, who attend as part of a sending/receiving relationship. As of the 2022–23 school year, the school had an enrollment of 771 students and 58.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.2:1.
History
A January 2020 referendum to fund $35.5 million in improvements to both schools and to district offices was passed by voters by a margin of 18 votes. With approximately $5 million in state aid to cover the project included, the project would add $360 to property taxes assessed on a home at the borough average.
Schools
Schools in the district (with 2022–23 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics) are:
- McKenzie School with 373 students in grades PreK–3
- Brian Barrow, principal
- Lincoln School with 152 students in grades 4–5
- Peter Vilardi, principal
- Alfred S. Faust School with 215 students in grades 6–8
- Regina Barrale, principal
Administration
Core members of the district's administration are:
- Giovanni Giancaspro, superintendent
- Alessandro Verace, business administrator and board secretary
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. 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 either two three seats up for election each year held (since 2014) 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.
References
- ^ District information for East Rutherford School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 1, 2024.
- ^ Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
- ^ East Rutherford Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, East Rutherford School District. Accessed February 21, 2024. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades PreK through 8 in the East Rutherford School District.... Composition: The East Rutherford School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of the Borough of East Rutherford."
- ^ NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed September 22, 2014.
- ^ Carlstadt-East Rutherford Regional School District 2016 Report Card Narrative Archived September 9, 2017, at the Wayback Machine, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed May 23, 2017. "The Carlstadt-East Rutherford Regional High School District is composed of one four-year comprehensive high school named Henry P. Becton Regional High School. The school district strives to meet the general and individual needs of the students and the Carlstadt and East Rutherford communities."
- ^ School data for Henry P. Becton Regional High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 1, 2024.
- ^ Katzban, Nicholas. "East Rutherford school board sending $35.5 million referendum proposal to voters", The Record November 27, 2019. Accessed February 11, 2020. "If voters approve the $35.5 million bond, it will fund upgrades to the McKenzie and A.S. Faust schools. It will also fund an addition at Faust School to give fourth- and fifth-graders their own spaces and an addition at McKenzie School for two new kindergarten classrooms with handicapped-accessible bathrooms.... Gianscaspro expects state aid to reduce local responsibility for the 20-year bond to $30.4 million. Should the state mitigate costs, taxes would increase about $360 per year on a home assessed at $390,000 (the borough average) and increase $96 for each $100,000 of additional home value."
- ^ Katzban, Nicholas. "Vote is final: East Rutherford's $35.5M bond for school upgrades has passed", The Record, February 3, 2020. Accessed February 11, 2020. "Final tallies show that 588 voted in favor of the bond and 570 opposed it. The total includes votes by mail and provisional ballots, said Commissioner Richard Miller of the Bergen County Board of Elections."
- ^ School Data for the East Rutherford School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 1, 2024.
- ^ School Performance Reports for the East Rutherford School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 3, 2024.
- ^ New Jersey School Directory for the East Rutherford School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
- ^ McKenzie School, East Rutherford School District. Accessed February 21, 2024.
- ^ Contact Information, McKenzie School. Accessed February 21, 2024.
- ^ Lincoln School, East Rutherford School District. Accessed February 21, 2024.
- ^ Contact Information, Lincoln School. Accessed February 21, 2024.
- ^ Alfred S. Faust School, East Rutherford School District. Accessed February 21, 2024.
- ^ Contact Information, Alfred S. Faust School. Accessed February 21, 2024.
- ^ New Jersey School Directory for Bergen County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
- ^ Superintendent of Schools, East Rutherford School District. Accessed February 21, 2024.
- ^ School Business Administrator, East Rutherford School District. Accessed February 21, 2024.
- ^ New Jersey Boards of Education by District Election Types - 2018 School Election, New Jersey Department of Education, updated February 16, 2018. Accessed January 26, 2020.
- ^ Annual Comprehensive Financial Report of the East Rutherford School District, New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2023. Accessed February 21, 2024. "The East Rutherford Board of Education (the 'Board' or the 'District') is an instrumentality of the State of New Jersey, established to function as an education institution. The Board consists of seven elected officials and is responsible for the fiscal control of the District. A Superintendent of Schools is appointed by the Board and is responsible for the administrative control of the District. A School Business Administrator/Board Secretary is also appointed by the Board and oversees the business functions of the District."
- ^ Board of Education Members, East Rutherford School District. Accessed February 21, 2024.
External links
- East Rutherford School District
- School Performance Reports for the East Rutherford School District, New Jersey Department of Education
- East Rutherford School District, National Center for Education Statistics
