The Bedminster Township School District is a community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade from Bedminster, in Somerset County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[3][4][5][6]
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234 Somerville Road
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| Coordinates | 40°40′45″N 74°38′43″W / 40.679042°N 74.645383°W | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Grades | Pre-K to 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Superintendent | Jennifer Giordano | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Business administrator | Eulalia Gillis (interim) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Schools | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Enrollment | 455 (as of 2022–23)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Faculty | 53.9 FTEs[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Student–teacher ratio | 8.5:1[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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As of the 2022–23 school year, the district, comprised of one school, had an enrollment of 455 students and 53.9 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 8.5:1.[1]
The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "I", the second-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.[7]
Public school students in ninth through twelfth grades attend Bernards High School,[8] as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Somerset Hills Regional School District, a K - 12 district that also serves students from Bernardsville, Far Hills and Peapack-Gladstone.[9] As of the 2020–21 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 819 students and 66.3 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.4:1.[10]
School
editBedminster Township Public School had an enrollment of 483 students in grades PreK to 8 in the 2020–21 school year.[11]
- Corby Swan, principal (PreK to 4th Grade)[12]
- Elizabeth Omegna, principal (5th Grade to 8th Grade)[13]
Bedminster Township Public School offers a variety of competitive sports.
Administration
editBoard of education
editThe district's board of education is comprised of nine members who set policy and oversee 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.[18][19][20]
References
edit- ^ a b c d District information for Bedminster Township Public 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.
- ^ Bedminster Township Board of Education District Policy - Identification, Bedminster Township School District. Accessed December 14, 2022. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades Kindergarten through eight in the Bedminster Township School District. Composition: The Bedminster Township School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Bedminster Township."
- '^ Public Schools Directory 2023–2024, Somerset County, New Jersey. Accessed March 12, 2024.
- ^ School Performance Reports for the Bedminster Township School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 3, 2024.
- ^ New Jersey School Directory for the Bedminster Township Public School, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
- ^ NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 6, 2014.
- ^ Bedminster Township School 2016 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed May 19, 2017. "After graduation from the 8th grade, the majority of our students attend Bernards High School."
- ^ Somerset County School Districts-Sending/Receiving/Regional, Somerset County Superintendent of Schools. Accessed May 19, 2017.
- ^ School data for Bernards High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 15, 2022.
- ^ School Data for the Bedminster Township Public School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 15, 2022.
- ^ Principal (PreK to 4th Grade), Bedminster Township Public School. Accessed December 14, 2022.
- ^ Principal (5th Grade to 8th Grade), Bedminster Township Public School. Accessed December 14, 2022.
- ^ New Jersey School Directory for Somerset County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
- ^ 2018-2019 Somerset County Public School Directory, Somerset County, New Jersey. Accessed January 30, 2020.
- ^ Superintendent, Bedminster Township Public School. Accessed December 14, 2022.
- ^ Special Meeting for the Business of Reorganization Meeting Minutes for January 4, 2022, Bedminster Township Public School. Accessed December 14, 2022.
- ^ 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 for the Bedminster Township School District, New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2023. Accessed March 29, 2024. "The Board is an instrumentality of the State of New Jersey, established to function as an educational institution. The Board consists of elected officials and is responsible for the fiscal control of the District. A superintendent is appointed by the Board and is responsible for the administrative control of the District."
- ^ Board of Education, Bedminster Township Public School. Accessed December 14, 2022.