Bordentown Regional School District

Bordentown Regional School District
Address
48 Dunns Mill Road
Bordentown
, Burlington County, New Jersey, 08505
United States
Coordinates40°07′57″N 74°43′16″W / 40.132598°N 74.721203°W / 40.132598; -74.721203
District information
GradesPreK-12
SuperintendentTrudy Atkins
Business administratorChifonda Henry
Schools5
Students and staff
Enrollment2,373 (as of 2020–21)[1]
Faculty194.0 FTEs[1]
Student–teacher ratio12.2:1[1]
Other information
District Factor GroupDE
Websitewww.bordentown.k12.nj.us
Ind. Per pupil District
spending		 Rank
(*)		 K-12
average		 %± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$16,94323$18,891−10.3%
1Budgetary Cost12,3751314,783−16.3%
2Classroom Instruction6,78058,763−22.6%
6Support Services2,125422,392−11.2%
8Administrative Cost1,25481,485−15.6%
10Operations & Maintenance1,738451,783−2.5%
13Extracurricular Activities3632826835.4%
16Median Teacher Salary58,2141464,043
Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[2]
*Of K-12 districts with 1,800-3,500 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=68

The Bordentown Regional School District is a comprehensive regional public school district that serves students in pre-Kindergarten through twelfth grade from communities in Burlington County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The district serves students from Bordentown City, Bordentown Township and Fieldsboro Borough.[3][4]

As of the 2020–21 school year, the district, comprising five schools, had an enrollment of 2,373 students and 194.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.2:1.[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.[5]

The New Hanover Township School District, consisting of non-military portions of New Hanover Township (including its Cookstown area) and Wrightstown Borough, sends students to Bordentown Regional High School on a tuition basis for grades 9-12 as part of a sending/receiving relationship that has been in place since the 1960s, with about 50 students from the New Hanover district being sent to the high school.[6][7] As of 2011, the New Hanover district was considering expansion of its relationship to send students to Bordentown for middle school for grades 6-8.[8]

History

In 1948, during de jure educational segregation in the United States, the district had a school for black children.[9]

Edward Forsthoffer retired effective July 1, 2021, and was succeeded by Trudy Atkins.[10]

Awards and recognition

Bordentown Regional High School was recognized by Governor Jim McGreevey in 2003 as one of 25 schools selected statewide for the First Annual Governor's School of Excellence award.[11]

For the 2005-06 school year, Peter Muschal School was one of 22 schools statewide selected as Governor's School of Excellence Winners, an award given to schools that have demonstrated significant academic improvement over the previous two academic years.[12]

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2020–21 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[13]) are:[14][15][16][17]

Elementary schools
  • Clara Barton Elementary School[18] with 235 students in grades K-2 (generally serves Bordentown City and the Holloway Meadows section of Bordentown Township)
    • Louisa Kenny, principal[19]
  • Peter Muschal Elementary School[20] with 522 students in grades PreK-5 (generally serves remainder of Bordentown Township and the Borough of Fieldsboro)
    • Megan Geibel, principal[19]
  • MacFarland Intermediate School[21] with 243 students in grades 3-5
    • Daniel Riether, principal[19]
Middle school
  • Bordentown Regional Middle School[22] with 576 students in grades 6-8
    • Joseph F. Sprague, principal[19]
High school

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:[19][24]

  • Trudy Atkins, superintendent
  • Chifonda Henry, business administrator and board secretary

Board of education

The district's board of education is composed 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.[25][26][27] The board's nine seats are allocated based on the population of the constituent municipalities, with six seats assigned to Bordentown Township, two seats to Bordentown City and one seat to Fieldsboro; a tenth, non-voting seat is assigned to New Hanover Township.[28]

References

  1. ^ a b c d District information for Bordentown Regional School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 15, 2022.
  2. ^ Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
  3. ^ Bordentown Regional School District 2016 Report Card Narrative Archived December 1, 2017, at the Wayback Machine, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed November 27, 2017. "Bordentown Regional School District is a vibrant learning community, proudly serving the communities of Fieldsboro, Bordentown City and Bordentown Township.... In addition to the three aforementioned communities, Bordentown Regional High School also welcomes students from New Hanover into its ninth-twelfth grade population."
  4. ^ Staff. "Regional School Districts", Burlington County Times, March 14, 2012. Accessed May 4, 2022. "Bordentown Regional - Serves: Bordentown City, Bordentown Township, Fieldsboro, New Hanover"
  5. ^ NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed October 1, 2014.
  6. ^ High School Sending Districts, Burlington County Library System, backed up by the Internet Archive as of September 27, 2006. Accessed October 1, 2014.
  7. ^ Kuzminski, Charles; and Thomas W. "Study on Behalf of the New Hanover School District on the Feasibility of Extending the District's Send/Receive Relationship to Include Students in Grades 6 – 8, The Educational Information and Resource Center, November 2011. Accessed October 1, 2014. "The New Hanover Township School District has participated in a send/receive relationship with the Bordentown Regional District since approximately 1960. Each year 45-55 New Hanover School District students attend Bordentown Regional High School."
  8. ^ Zimmaro, Mark. "New Hanover School to decide on middle school proposal", Burlington County Times, March 11, 2011. Accessed October 1, 2014. "New Hanover — The township's school district will decide on Wednesday whether to enter an agreement with the Bordentown Regional School District for a send-receive agreement for middle school children. The district which serves New Hanover and Wrightstown, already sends its high school students to Bordentown Regional High School and district officials are trying to determine whether sending sixth-, seventh- and eighth-graders to Bordentown Regional Middle School would be a feasible idea."
  9. ^ Jensen, Noma (Winter 1948). "A Survey of Segregation Practices in the New Jersey School System". The Journal of Negro Education. 17 (1). Journal of Negro Education: 84–88. JSTOR 2966093. - CITED: p. 85. The article erroneously states it is "Bordentown County".
  10. ^ Sciarotta, Sam (June 15, 2021). "Trudy Atkins named new Bordentown schools superintendent". Community News. Lawrence, New Jersey. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
  11. ^ "McGreevey Celebrates Schools that are 'Getting it Right': Schools of Excellence Winners Demonstrate Effectiveness of Governor's Education Priorities" Archived 2012-10-18 at the Wayback Machine, New Jersey Department of Education press release dated November 211, 2003. Accessed December 15, 2009.
  12. ^ 22 Governor's Schools of Excellence Winners Recognized, New Jersey Department of Education press release dated November 22, 2005. Accessed April 15, 2008.
  13. ^ School Data for the Bordentown Regional School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 15, 2022.
  14. ^ District Information, Bordentown Regional School District. Accessed May 4, 2022. "What communities make up the Regional School District? Our district is comprised of the Township of Bordentown, the City of Bordentown and the Borough of Fieldsboro. New Hanover Township sends students on a tuition basis grades 9-12.... There are five schools in the school district. There are two elementary schools serving students in full day kindergarten through grade 3; Clara Barton is located in Bordentown City, and Peter Muschal is located in Bordentown Township. MacFarland Intermediate School, located in Bordentown City, serves grades 4 & 5, while Bordentown Regional Middle School, located in Bordentown Township, serves grades 6, 7 & 8 and Bordentown Regional High School serves grades 9-12 and is located in Bordentown Township."
  15. ^ Public Schools Directory 2023–2024, Burlington County, New Jersey. Accessed March 1, 2024.
  16. ^ School Performance Reports for the Bordentown Regional School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 3, 2024.
  17. ^ New Jersey School Directory for the Bordentown Regional School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
  18. ^ Clara Barton Elementary School, Bordentown Regional School District. Accessed May 4, 2022.
  19. ^ a b c d e f Administrative Team, Bordentown Regional School District. Accessed February 7, 2020.
  20. ^ Peter Muschal Elementary School, Bordentown Regional School District. Accessed May 4, 2022.
  21. ^ MacFarland Intermediate School, Bordentown Regional School District. Accessed May 4, 2022.
  22. ^ Bordentown Regional Middle School, Bordentown Regional School District. Accessed May 4, 2022.
  23. ^ Bordentown Regional High School, Bordentown Regional School District. Accessed May 4, 2022.
  24. ^ New Jersey School Directory for Burlington County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
  25. ^ 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.
  26. ^ Annual Comprehensive Financial Report of the Bordentown Regional School District, New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2023. Accessed April 9, 2024. "The Bordentown Regional School District (hereafter referred to as the 'District') is a Type II district located in the County of Burlington, State of New Jersey. As a Type II district, the School District functions independently through a Board of Education. The Board is comprised of nine members elected to three-year terms. These terms are staggered so that three members’ terms expire each year. The purpose of the District is to educate students in grades kindergarten through twelfth at its five schools."
  27. ^ Board Members, Bordentown Regional School District. Accessed February 7, 2020.
  28. ^ Government That Works; Opportunities For Change: The Report of the Bordentown Regional School District, New Jersey Department of the Treasury, September 1999. Accessed February 7, 2020. "The Bordentown Regional School District is composed of three municipalities, Bordentown Township (Township), Bordentown City (City) and Fieldsboro Borough (Borough). The school district is governed by a Board of Education consisting of five members from the Township, three from the City, and one from the Borough, and one non-voting member from the New Hanover Township District, which sends students in grades nine through twelve on a tuition basis."