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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Roselle Park School District

The Roselle Park School District is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in kindergarten through twelfth grade from Roselle Park, in Union County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.

As of the 2018–19 school year, the district, comprising five schools, had an enrollment of 2,034 students and 174.8 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.6:1.

The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "DE", the fifth-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.

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2018–19 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics) are:

Elementary schools
  • Aldene Elementary School with 286 students in grades PreK-5
    • Sloan Scully, principal
  • Robert Gordon Elementary School with 266 students in grades PreK-5
    • Elise Genao, principal
  • Sherman Elementary School with 355 students in grades K-5
    • Tara Lechner, principal
Middle school
  • Roselle Park Middle School with 526 students in grades 6-8
    • Patricia Gois, principal
High school

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:

  • Pedro Garrido, superintendent
  • Michelle Calas, business administrator and board secretary

Board of education

The district's board of education, composed 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 (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.