Bass River Township School District
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11 North Maple Avenue
United StatesNew Gretna, NJ 08224 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | Coordinates: 39°35′32″N 74°27′06″W / 39.59235°N 74.451691°W | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Grades | PreK-6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Superintendent | Siobhan Grayson | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Business administrator | Nicholas Brown | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Schools | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Enrollment | 106 (as of 2018–19)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Faculty | 12.8 FTEs[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Student–teacher ratio | 8.3:1[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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District Factor Group | CD | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Website | Official website | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Bass River Township School District is a community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through sixth grade from Bass River Township, in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States.[3][4][5]
As of the 2018–19 school year, the district, comprising one school, had an enrollment of 106 students and 12.8 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 8.3:1.[1] In the 2016–17 school year, Bass River had the 10th-smallest enrollment of any school district in the state, with 102 students.[6]
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.[7]
Students in seventh through twelfth grades attend the schools of the Pinelands Regional School District, which also serves students from Eagleswood Township, Little Egg Harbor Township and Tuckerton Borough.[8][9][10][11] Schools in the district (with 2018–19 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[12]) are Pinelands Regional Junior High School[13] with 811 students in grades 7-9 and Pinelands Regional High School[14] with 744 students in grades 10–12.[15][16][17] The district's board of education includes nine members directly elected by the residents of the constituent municipalities to three-year terms on a staggered basis, with three seats up for election each year.[18] Bass River Township is allocated one of the nine seats.[19]
Schools[]
Bass River Township Elementary School served 106 students in grades PreK-6 (as of the 2018–19 school year, per the National Center for Education Statistics[20])
Administration[]
Core members of the district's administration are:[21][22]
- Siobhan Grayson, Superintendent
- Nicholas Brown, Business Administrator / Board Secretary
Board of education[]
The district's board of education, comprising five 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 either one or two 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.[23][24][25]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d District information for Bass River Township Board Of Education, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2020.
- ^ Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
- ^ Bass River Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, Bass River Township School District. Accessed June 23, 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 six in the Bass River Township School District. Composition: The Bass River Township School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Bass River Township."
- ^ Bass River Township School District 2015-16 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed June 23, 2020. "The Bass River Township School District is comprised of one elementary school which serves grades preschool through six. Students in grades seven through twelve attend Pinelands Regional School District."
- ^ 2018–2019 Burlington County Public Schools Directory, Burlington County, New Jersey. Accessed June 23, 2020.
- ^ Guion, Payton. "These 43 N.J. school districts have fewer than 200 students", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, September 2017. Accessed January 30, 2020. "Based on data from the state Department of Education from the last school year and the Census Bureau, NJ Advance Media made a list of the smallest of the small school districts in the state, excluding charter schools and specialty institutions.... 10. Bass River Township; Enrollment: 102; Grades: Pre-K-6; County: Burlington; Town population: 1,443"
- ^ NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 6, 2014.
- ^ Pinelands Regional School District 2016 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed June 23, 2020. "The Pinelands Regional School District is a regional school district located in southern Ocean County. The District consists of a Junior High School for grades 7-9 and a High School for grades 10-12. The communities of Bass River, Eagleswood, Little Egg Harbor, and Tuckerton are served by the District with approximately 1,700 students in grades 7-12."
- ^ School Choice Pinelands Regional School District. Accessed June 23, 2020. "Pinelands Regional School District is comprised of a Junior High School and a High School. The District serves students in grades 7 through 12 living in the communities of: Bass River Township (Burlington County), Eagleswood Township, Little Egg Harbor Township, Tuckerton Borough"
- ^ Staff. "Regional School Districts"[permanent dead link], Burlington County Times, April 26, 2015. Accessed June 23, 2020. "Pinelands Regional - Serves: Bass River in Burlington County; Eagleswood, Little Egg Harbor and Tuckerton in Ocean County"
- ^ Greenfield, Dr. Bruce. "Ocean County Report On Consolidation and Regionalization", Report of the Executive County Superintendent, March 15, 2010. Accessed April 21, 2011. "Pinelands Regional - Eagleswood, Tuckerton, Bass River, Little Egg Harbor"
- ^ School Data for the Pinelands Regional School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2020.
- ^ Junior High School, Pinelands Regional School District. Accessed January 22, 2020.
- ^ Senior High School, Pinelands Regional School District. Accessed January 22, 2020.
- ^ Contact Us, Pinelands Regional School District. Accessed January 22, 2020.
- ^ Living & Learning in Ocean County - Public Schools Directory 2018-2019, Ocean County, New Jersey. Accessed June 23, 2020.
- ^ New Jersey School Directory for the Pinelands Regional School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
- ^ Comprehensive Annual Financial Report for the Pinelands Regional School District, New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2013. Accessed June 23, 2020. "The Pinelands Regional 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 9 members elected to three-year terms. These terms are staggered so that three members' terms expire each year."
- ^ Board of Education: About Us, Pinelands Regional School District. Accessed June 23, 2020. "The Board of Education is composed of nine citizens elected to serve terms of three years each. Representatives are elected on the basis of constituent population - one from Bass River Township, one from Eagleswood Township, six from Little Egg Harbor Township, and one from the Borough of Tuckerton."
- ^ Bass River Township Elementary School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2020.
- ^ School Staff, Bass River Township School District. Accessed January 18, 2017.
- ^ New Jersey School Directory for Burlington County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Comprehensive Annual Financial Report of the Bass River Township School District, New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2019. Accessed June 22, 2020. "The School 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 five members appointed to three-year terms. These terms are staggered so that two members’ terms expire in two years and one members term expires in the third. The purpose of the School District is to educate student in grades pre-kindergarten through sixth at its one school."
- ^ Board of Education, Bass River Township School District. Accessed June 23, 2020.
External links[]
- Bass River Township, New Jersey
- New Jersey District Factor Group CD
- School districts in Burlington County, New Jersey
- Public elementary schools in New Jersey