Bayonne Board of Education
| Bayonne Board of Education | |||||
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| Superintendent: | Dr. Patricia McGeehan | ||||
| Business Administrator: | Leo Smith, Jr | ||||
| Address: | 669 Avenue A Bayonne, NJ 07002 |
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| Grade Range: | K-12 | ||||
| School facilities: | 12 | ||||
| Enrollment: | 8,810 (as of 2007-08)[1] | ||||
| Faculty (in FTEs): | 580.0 | ||||
| Student–teacher ratio: | 15.2 | ||||
| District Factor Group: | CD | ||||
| Web site: | http://www.bboed.org/ | ||||
| Ind. | Per Pupil | District Spending |
Rank (*) |
K-12 Average |
%± vs. Average |
| 1 | Comparative Cost | $11,418 | 18 | $13,632 | -16.2% |
| 2 | Classroom Instruction | 7,273 | 29 | 8,035 | -9.5% |
| 6 | Support Services | 1,441 | 12 | 2,166 | -33.5% |
| 8 | Administrative Cost | 1,150 | 18 | 1,379 | -16.6% |
| 10 | Operations & Maintenance | 1,325 | 26 | 1,674 | -20.8% |
| 13 | Extracurricular Activities | 126 | 6 | 258 | -51.2% |
| 16 | Median Teacher Salary | 51,958 | 16 | 57,597 | |
| Data from NJDoE 2009 Comparative Spending Guide.[2] *Of K-12 districts with 3,501+ students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=105 |
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Bayonne Board of Education is a comprehensive public school district serving students from Prekindergarten through twelfth grade in Bayonne, New Jersey.
As of the 2007-08 school year, the district's 12 schools had an enrollment of 8,810 students and 580.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 15.2.[1]
The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "CD", the sixth 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.[3]
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[edit] Awards and recognition
During the 2008-2009 school year, Washington Community School was awarded the ASCA Honor Council Excellence Award.[1] This award to given to school's Student Councils who have met the requirements and completed projects in the areas of in leadership, citizenship, and community service. Their hard work and dedication has been recognized by receiving this award.
During the 2008-09 school year, Public School #14 Gifted & Talented was recognized with the Blue Ribbon School Award of Excellence by the United States Department of Education[4], the highest award an American school can receive. In 2009-2010, Washington Community School was awarded the Blue Ribbon Award. [5][6]
For the 2004-05 school year, Mary J. Donohoe No. 4 School was named a "Star School" by the New Jersey Department of Education, the highest honor that a New Jersey school can achieve.[7] It is the fourth school in Bayonne to receive this honor. The other three are Bayonne High School in 1995-96,[8] Midtown Community School in 1996-97[9] and P.S. #14 in the 1998-99 school year.[10] This year P.S.#14 school was named a National Blue Ribbon School.
[edit] Schools
Schools in the district (with 2007-08 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[11]) are:
- Elementary Schools (PK-8, except as noted)
- Henry E. Harris No. 1 (627)
- Phillip G. Vroom No. 2 (418)
- Dr. Walter F. Robinson No. 3 (696)
- Mary J. Donohoe No. 4 (446)
- Lincoln Community School No. 5 (391)
- Horace Mann No. 6 (529)
- Midtown Community School No. 8 (1,019)
- Washington Community School No. 9 (547)
- Woodrow Wilson No. 10 (629)
- John M. Bailey No. 12 (666)
- Nicholas Oresko No. 14 (342)
- High School (9-12)
- Bayonne High School (2,500)
[edit] Dress code
The Board of Education has implemented a dress code that took effect in the 2006-07 school year for students in Pre-K through eighth grade. Under this code students wear a school logo shirt and a variety of pants, skorts, shorts, and other prescribed items. The plan was intended to "increase student identification with their schools and the district, Eliminate many of the distractions associated with differences in social or economic status, Allow the children, their teachers and the Board of Education to concentrate on shared pursuit of educational excellence [and] Instill a sense of belonging and school pride".[12][13] A heated battle was fought between enraged parents and the Board, with parents upset at the manner in which the policy was imposed, the cost of the uniforms, the loss of freedom of expression to students in choosing the clothing they wear and issues regarding the manner in which the contract was awarded[14]
[edit] Administration
Core members of the district's administration are:[15][16]
- Dr. Patricia McGeehan, Superintendent
- Leo Smith, Business Administrator
[edit] References
- ^ a b District information for the Bayonne School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed November 5, 2009.
- ^ Comparative Spending Guide March 2009, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed October 28, 2009.
- ^ NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed October 27, 2009.
- ^ U.S. Department of Education Blue Ribbon Schools Program: 2008 Schools, United States Department of Education. Accessed September 23, 2008.
- ^ "CIBA cited as one of the best by Education Department", Journal Inquirer, November 16, 2006. "The Blue Ribbon award is given only to schools that reach the top 10 percent of their state's testing scores over several years or show significant gains in student achievement. It is considered the highest honor a school can achieve."
- ^ "Viers Mill School Wins Blue Ribbon; School Scored High on Statewide Test", The Washington Post. September 29, 2005. "For their accomplishments, all three schools this month earned the status of Blue Ribbon School, the highest honor the U.S. Education Department can bestow upon a school."
- ^ New Jersey Department of Education Star School Award recipient 2004-05, accessed May 23, 2006
- ^ Star School Award recipient detail, New Jersey Department of Education, Archived December 18, 2006. Accessed November 30, 2009.
- ^ Star School Award recipient detail, New Jersey Department of Education, Archived December 18, 2006. Accessed November 30, 2009.
- ^ Star School Award recipient detail, New Jersey Department of Education, Archived December 18, 2006. Accessed November 30, 2009.
- ^ Data for the Bayonne Board of Education, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed November 30, 2009.
- ^ A Letter to Parents and Members of the Community, dated July 24, 2006
- ^ Dress Code, accessed July 31, 2006
- ^ School uniform policy to raise protest: Angry parents expect to confront School Board at next meeting, Hudson Reporter, July 19, 2006
- ^ Central Office Administration, Bayonne Board of Education. Accessed November 30, 2009.
- ^ Hudson County School Directory, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed November 5, 2009.
[edit] External links
- Bayonne Board of Education
- Bayonne Board of Education's 2009–10 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
- Data for the Bayonne Board of Education, National Center for Education Statistics
Coordinates: 40°40′18″N 74°07′16″W / 40.67176°N 74.121234°W
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