Berkeley Township School District

The Berkeley Township School District is a community public school district that is responsible for the education of children in pre-kindergarten through sixth grade from Berkeley Township, in Ocean County, New Jersey, United States.

Berkeley Township School District
Address
53 Central Parkway
Bayville, NJ 08721
Coordinates39.891435°N 74.165491°W / 39.891435; -74.165491
District information
GradesPre-K to 6
SuperintendentDr. James D. Rosselli
Business administratorLaura J. Gingerelli
Schools4
Students and staff
Enrollment2,158 (as of 2017-18)[1]
Faculty174.5 FTEs[1]
Student–teacher ratio12.4:1[1]
Other information
District Factor GroupB
Websitewww.btboe.org
Ind.Per pupilDistrict
spending		Rank
(*)		K-6
average		%± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$17,23927$18,891−8.7%
1Budgetary Cost13,6922213,6490.3%
2Classroom Instruction7,894158,366−5.6%
6Support Services1,888182,161−12.6%
8Administrative Cost1,732381,46718.1%
10Operations & Maintenance1,959461,55226.2%
13Extracurricular Activities8539−79.5%
16Median Teacher Salary56,1412757,437
Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[2]
*Of K-6 districts with any number of students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=59

As of the 2017–18 school year, the district and its four schools had an enrollment of 2,158 students and 174.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.4:1.[1]

The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "B", the second-lowest 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.[3]

Students in public school for seventh through twelfth grades attend the schools of the Central Regional School District, which serves students from the municipalities of Berkeley Township, Island Heights, Ocean Gate, Seaside Heights and Seaside Park.[4] Schools in the district (with 2017-18 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[5]) are Central Regional Middle School[6] for grades 7 and 8 (761 students) and Central Regional High School[7] for grades 9 - 12 (1,401 students).[8][9] The district's Board of Education consists of nine members, who are directly elected by the residents of the constituent municipalities to three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with three seats up for election each year.[10] Berkeley Township is allocated five of the board's nine seats.[11]

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2017-18 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[12]) are:[13]

Elementary schools
  • Bayville Elementary School[14] (403 students; in grades PreK-4)
    • Steven Rieder, Principal[15]
    • Mike Conforti, Assistant Principal[15]
  • H. & M. Potter Elementary School[16] (544; PreK-4)
    • Andrea Cimino, Principal[15]
    • Melissa Gallagher, Assistant Principal[15]
  • Clara B. Worth Elementary School[17] (557; PreK-4)
    • Cara Burton, Principal[15]
    • Keith McShaffrey, Assistant Principal[15]
Middle school
  • Berkeley Township Elementary School[18] (649; 5-6)
    • Daniel Prima, Principal[15]
    • Kevin Waldron, Assistant Principal[15]

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:[15][19]

  • Dr. James D. Roselli Superintendent
  • Laura J. Gingerelli, Business Administrator / Board Secretary

References
  1. District information for Berkeley Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed November 1, 2019.
  2. Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
  3. NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed January 25, 2015.
  4. Central Regional School District 2016 School Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed July 14, 2017. "The Central Regional School District is located in the Bayville section of Berkeley Township and draws from the constituent districts of Berkeley Township, Island Heights, Ocean Gate, Seaside Heights, and Seaside Park."
  5. School Data for the Central Regional School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed November 1, 2019.
  6. Central Regional Middle School, Central Regional School District. Accessed January 21, 2020.
  7. Central Regional High School, Central Regional School District. Accessed January 21, 2020.
  8. Our Schools, Central Regional School District. Accessed January 21, 2020.
  9. New Jersey School Directory for the Central Regional School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
  10. Comprehensive Annual Financial Report for the Central Regional School District, New Jersey Department of Education, June 30, 2018. Accessed January 21, 2020. "The School District is a Type II district located in the County of Ocean, 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 appointed to three-year terms. These terms are staggered so that three members’ terms expire each year."
  11. Board Members, Central Regional School District. Accessed January 21, 2020.
  12. School Data for the Berkeley Township Elementary Schools, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed November 1, 2019.
  13. New Jersey School Directory for the Berkeley Township School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
  14. Bayville Elementary School, Berkeley Township School District. Accessed January 21, 2020.
  15. Administration Directory, Berkeley Township School District. Accessed January 21, 2020.
  16. H. & M. Potter Elementary School, Berkeley Township School District. Accessed January 21, 2020.
  17. Clara B. Worth Elementary School, Berkeley Township School District. Accessed January 21, 2020.
  18. Berkeley Township Elementary School, Berkeley Township School District. Accessed January 21, 2020.
  19. New Jersey School Directory for Ocean County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
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