Cresskill Public Schools

The Cresskill Public Schools are a comprehensive community public school district serve students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade from Cresskill in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. The district is governed by a Board of Education and administered by a Superintendent of Schools, a School Business Administrator / Board Secretary and principals, as part of the district's staff of 180.[3]

Cresskill Public Schools
Address
1 Lincoln Drive Cresskill, NJ 07626 United States
Coordinates	40.945053°N 73.964199°W
District information
Grades	Pre-K to 12
Superintendent	Michael Burke
Business administrator	Dawn Delasandro
Schools	4
Students and staff
Enrollment	1,790 (as of 2018–19)[1]
Faculty	144.4 FTEs[1]
Student–teacher ratio	12.4:1[1]
Other information
District Factor Group	I
Website	www.cresskillboe.k12.nj.us
Ind. Per pupil District spending Rank (*) K-12 average %± vs. average 1A Total Spending $17,682 25 $18,891 −6.4% 1 Budgetary Cost 13,750 26 14,783 −7.0% 2 Classroom Instruction 8,535 30 8,763 −2.6% 6 Support Services 1,812 12 2,392 −24.2% 8 Administrative Cost 1,763 34 1,485 18.7% 10 Operations & Maintenance 1,257 7 1,783 −29.5% 13 Extracurricular Activities 384 16 268 43.3% 16 Median Teacher Salary 67,850 43 64,043 Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[2] *Of K-12 districts with up to 1,800 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=49

As of the 2018–19 school year, the district, comprised of four schools, had an enrollment of 1,790 students and 144.4 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 "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.[4]

Awards and recognition

In Newsweek's May 22, 2007 issue, ranking the country's top high schools, Cresskill High School was listed in 209th place, the fifth-highest ranked school in New Jersey; the school had been ranked 202nd in the 2006 survey and in 93rd in 2005.[5]

Cresskill High School was the 39th-ranked public high school in New Jersey out of 328 schools statewide, in New Jersey Monthly magazine's September 2012 cover story on the state's Top Public High Schools.[6]

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2018–19 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[7]) are:[8][9]

Elementary schools

• Edward H. Bryan School[10] with 477 students grades PreK-5
  • Erik Roth, Principal
• Merritt Memorial School[11] with 336 students in grades PreK-5
  • Sean Conlon, Principal

Middle school

• Cresskill Middle School[12] with 426 in grades 6-8
  • John Massaro, Principal

High school

• Cresskill High School[13] with 541 students in grades 9-12
  • John Massaro, Principal

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:[14]

• Michael Burke, Superintendent[15][16]
• Dawn Delasandro, Business Administrator / Board Secretary[17]

Board of education

The district's board of education, comprised 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 day-to-day operation of the district.[18][19][20]

References

1. District information for Cresskill Public School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2020.
2. Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
3. Board of Education, Cresskill Public Schools. Accessed February 19, 2020. "The district is governed by a Board of Education and administered by a Superintendent of Schools, a School Business Administrator, and three principals. The staff, comprised of teachers, child study team specialists, area supervisors, nurses, secretaries, and custodians, totals 180."
4. NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 1, 2014.
5. "The Top of the Class: The complete list of the 1,200 top U.S. schools" Archived May 23, 2007, at the Wayback Machine, Newsweek, May 22, 2007. Accessed May 24, 2007.
6. "The Top New Jersey High Schools: Alphabetical", New Jersey Monthly, August 16, 2012. Accessed April 18, 2013.
7. School Data for the Cresskill Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2020.
8. Schools, Cresskill Public Schools. Accessed February 19, 2020.
9. New Jersey School Directory for the Cresskill Public Schools, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
10. Edward H. Bryan School, Cresskill Public Schools. Accessed February 19, 2020.
11. Merritt Memorial School, Cresskill Public Schools. Accessed February 19, 2020.
12. Cresskill Middle School, Cresskill Public Schools. Accessed February 19, 2020.
13. Cresskill High School, Cresskill Public Schools. Accessed February 19, 2020.
14. New Jersey School Directory for Bergen County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
15. Office of the Superintendent, Cresskill Public Schools. Accessed February 19, 2020.
16. Lightdale, Marc. "Burke to replace Bellina as Cresskill superintendent", Northern Valley Suburbanite, May 8, 2014. Accessed December 1, 2014. "High School and Middle School Principal Michael Burke said he is 'thrilled and honored' that the Board of Education selected him as the next superintendent, replacing Loretta Bellina beginning Sept. 1."
17. Business Office, Cresskill Public Schools. Accessed February 19, 2020.
18. 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.
19. Comprehensive Annual Financial Report of the Cresskill School District, New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2019. Accessed August 22, 2020. "The Cresskill 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 nine 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."
20. Board Members, Cresskill Public Schools. Accessed February 19, 2020. "The Board consists of nine members who are elected by you to serve a three-year term. You choose three Board members each year in the school election held on the first Tuesday in November."

External links

• Cresskill Public Schools
• Cresskill Public Schools's 2015–16 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
• Cresskill Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics