Hasbrouck Heights School District

The Hasbrouck Heights School District is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade from Hasbrouck Heights and Teterboro, in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States.[3] The district serves students from Teterboro, a non-operating district that was merged into the Hasbrouck Heights School District following its dissolution on July 1, 2010.[4]

Hasbrouck Heights School District
Address
379 Boulevard Hasbrouck Heights, NJ 07604 United States
Coordinates	40.867208°N 74.072963°W
District information
Grades	PreK-12
Superintendent	Dr. Matthew Helfant
Business administrator	Dina Messery
Schools	4
Students and staff
Enrollment	1,832 (as of 2017–18)[1]
Faculty	140.3 FTEs[1]
Student–teacher ratio	13.1:1[1]
Other information
District Factor Group	FG
Website	www.hhschools.org
Ind. Per pupil District spending Rank (*) K-12 average %± vs. average 1A Total Spending $15,127 5 $18,891 −19.9% 1 Budgetary Cost 12,134 9 14,783 −17.9% 2 Classroom Instruction 7,328 13 8,763 −16.4% 6 Support Services 1,930 23 2,392 −19.3% 8 Administrative Cost 1,253 7 1,485 −15.6% 10 Operations & Maintenance 1,219 5 1,783 −31.6% 13 Extracurricular Activities 396 37 268 47.8% 16 Median Teacher Salary 66,618 48 64,043 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

As of the 2017–18 school year, the district, comprising four schools, had an enrollment of 1,832 students and 140.3 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.1:1.[1]

The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "FG", 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]

Awards and recognition

For the 2005-06 school year, Lincoln School was one of 22 schools statewide selected as Governor's School of Excellence Winners, an award given to schools that have demonstrated significant improvement over the previous two academic years.[6]

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2017-18 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[7]) include:[8][9]

Elementary schools

• Euclid Elementary School[10] with 343 students in grades PreK-5
  • Michael Sickels, Principal
• Lincoln Elementary School[11] with 402 students in grades PreK-5
  • Joseph C. Colangelo, Principal

Middle school

• Hasbrouck Heights Middle School[12] with 490 students in grades 6-8
  • Joseph Mastropietro, Principal

High school

• Hasbrouck Heights High School[13] with 565 students in grades 9-12
  • Linda Simmons, Principal

Administration

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

• Dr. Matthew Helfant, Superintendent[15]
• Dina Messery, Business Administrator / Board Secretary[16]

The district's board of education has 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.[17][18][19]

References

1. District information for Hasbrouck Heights 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. Hasbrouck Heights Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, Hasbrouck Heights School District. Accessed February 18, 2020. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades Pre-Kindergarten through twelve in the Hasbrouck Heights School District. Composition: The Hasbrouck Heights School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Hasbrouck Heights."
4. Graham, Dr. Aaron R. Bergen County Report on Consolidation and Regionalization, Bergen County Executive County Superintendent, March 15, 2010. Accessed June 15, 2011. "Hasbrouck Heights (PK-12) and Teterboro (non-op): The two districts will form the newly merged district of Hasbrouck Heights with Teterboro, a non-operating district scheduled for elimination on July 1, 2010."
5. NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 4, 2014.
6. Snapshots of 2005 Governor's School of Excellence Winners, New Jersey Department of Education, backed up by the Internet Archive as of August 8, 2006. Accessed June 15, 2011.
7. School Data for the Hasbrouck Heights School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 7, 2016.
8. District Information, Hasbrouck Heights School District. Accessed February 18, 2020.
9. New Jersey School Directory for the Hasbrouck Heights School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
10. Elementary School, Hasbrouck Heights School District. Accessed February 18, 2020.
11. Lincoln Elementary School, Hasbrouck Heights School District. Accessed February 18, 2020.
12. Hasbrouck Heights Middle School, Hasbrouck Heights School District. Accessed February 18, 2020.
13. Hasbrouck Heights High School, Hasbrouck Heights School District. Accessed February 18, 2020.
14. New Jersey School Directory for Bergen County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
15. Superintendent of Schools, Hasbrouck Heights School District. Accessed February 18, 2020.
16. Business Office, Hasbrouck Heights School District. Accessed February 18, 2020.
17. 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.
18. Comprehensive Annual Financial Report of the Hasbrouck Heights School District, New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2018. Accessed February 18, 2020. "The Hasbrouck Heights School District (the 'District') is a Type II District located in the County of Bergen, State of New Jersey. As a Type II District, the District functions independently through a Board of Education (the “Board”). The Board is comprised of nine members elected to three-year terms. The purpose of the District is to educate students in grades K-12."
19. Board of Education Members, Hasbrouck Heights School District. Accessed February 18, 2020.

External links

• Hasbrouck Heights School District
• Hasbrouck Heights School District's 2015–16 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
• School Data for the Hasbrouck Heights School District, National Center for Education Statistics